The bottom line is reliability engineers must balance honesty and transparency with the pressure to meet business and customer expectations. The second E in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Ethics. Three types of ethics are virtue, consequential, and duty-based. The most important aspect is understanding your ethical framework as you make decisions and communicate to others as a trusted advisor. These three tips will help you improve.
How to Fact Check and Enable Ethical Communication
Fact-checking is a crucial aspect of ethical responsibility. While no process can guarantee absolute accuracy. These ten ways will help.
Got Ethics? How to Fact Check and Enable Ethical Communication
Why Do the Ethical Standards of Technical Professionals Matter?
Ethics are how we make decisions. That’s why it is important to recognize that the ethical standards of professionals matter. As trusted advisors, you will also see our ethics play out in how we communicate.
Why Do the Ethical Standards of Technical Professionals Matter?
Trusted Advisors Develop a Default Ethical Framework
The time to develop a default ethical framework is before the action occurs. Spend some time studying ethics. More importantly, watch the ethical practices of others in your organization. Ethical communication is directly aligned with a professional’s ethical framework.
Trustworthy? Trusted Advisors Develop a Default Ethical Framework
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We provide the foundations of Ethics in this 3-minute video.
The Second E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication
The second E in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Ethics. Three types of ethics are virtue, consequential, and duty-based. The most important aspect is understanding your ethical framework as you make decisions and communicate to others as a trusted advisor. Ethics is one of the seven bones of FINESSE but stands alone on the rear fin, which is how a fish (and an engineer) are propelled forward. When it comes to your career, ethics are the driving force.
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JD Solomon is the creator of the FINESSE fishbone diagram®.
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