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Leadership Skills: Professional Ethics
A Road to Self-Discovery
By Diane M. Meldi, CPCS, CPMSM, MBA
T
he NAMSS Code of Professional Conduct sets forth principals that connect the values and ideals of the profession to the work that medical services professionals (MSPs) perform. NAMSS members accept responsibility to improve ethical standards in order to maintain the respect and credibility of the profession as well as the association. It’s important to have a keen awareness of one’s own ethics as demonstrated daily through actions.
/ SYNERGY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012
Defining Ethics
What are ethical standards? Chris McDonald, Ph.D., states: “Ethics can be defined as the critical, structured examination of how we should behave — in particular, how we should constrain the pursuit of self-interest when our actions affect others. For practical purposes, ethics means providing reasoned justification for our choices and behavior when it affects others, and reasoned justification for our praise or criticism of other people’s behavior.”
Why do people make unethical choices? In his book, “Ethics 101,” John Maxwell suggests three reasons: 1. We do what’s most convenient. 2. We do what we must to win. Few people set out with the desire to be dishonest, but nobody wants to lose. 3. We rationalize our choices with relativism. According to Maxwell, most people fall into the following ethical categories:
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Synergy - November/December 2012
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Synergy - November/December 2012
Synergy - December 2012
Contents
Editor’s Column
President’s Column
Leadership Skills: Professional Ethics
NAMSS Responds to Hugh Greeley
Member Profile
NAMSS Gathers in the City by the Bay
Congratulations to the Namss 2012 Award Winners!
Introducing NAMSS’ 2013 Board of Directors
Bylaw Bits
Happenings
NAMSS News
Consultants Directory
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Synergy - November/December 2012 - 1
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Contents
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Synergy - November/December 2012 - 4
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 5
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Editor’s Column
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 7
Synergy - November/December 2012 - President’s Column
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 9
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Leadership Skills: Professional Ethics
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 11
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 12
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 13
Synergy - November/December 2012 - NAMSS Responds to Hugh Greeley
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 15
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Member Profile
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 17
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 18
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 19
Synergy - November/December 2012 - NAMSS Gathers in the City by the Bay
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 21
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 22
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 23
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Congratulations to the Namss 2012 Award Winners!
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 25
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Introducing NAMSS’ 2013 Board of Directors
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 27
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Bylaw Bits
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 29
Synergy - November/December 2012 - 30
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Happenings
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Consultants Directory
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Cover3
Synergy - November/December 2012 - Cover4
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