Identify the value of self-respect and respect for others.

Identification should include the concepts that

  • respect for others often stems from self-respect
  • employers hire and promote ethical individuals because employees represent the image of the employer, who requires and relies on professional respect. 

Teacher Resource: Excellence Through Ethics: Develop Your Work Ethic, Junior Achievement (https://www.juniorachievement.org/documents/20009/1187238/Elementary4.pdf Links to an external site.)

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How do ethical employees help a business?
  • Why is it so important for businesses to maintain ethical standards?
  • Why is accepting feedback important for personal and interpersonal growth?
  • How might an individual broaden his/her perspectives by communicating with others in a diverse workplace?