Civility is crucial in defining culture and building a strong foundation of good business behavior. It’s usually an underlying value that various successful business organizations work hard to achieve. Virtue ethics normally deals with individual’s character traits in a way which defines who they are as explained by Bourelle and Tiffany (2014). Respect, trustworthiness, empathy, truthfulness, consistent behavior in ways that a person treats others, is some of the ethical values that reflect civil behavior. In order to establish and maintain itself with the capability of reaching the full potential, any organization must manage its relationships in a way that promotes interactions and correlations that are respectful and civil. “It’s not a …show more content…
Therefore, one should understand his/her triggers. Be aware of the effects of your actions and words on other people. Familiarizing yourself with the things that get you upset or angry helps you gain control and monitor your reactions. It may not necessarily help you control your reaction, but it will manage your response (Thornton, K. D., 2015). 2. Respect Respect comes from the belief that however other people’s beliefs may differ from yours; you should always honor their views and accord others due consideration. Taking someone’s ideas, preferences and feelings into considerations show that their stand has value and worth, even when different to your own “(Bourelle & Tiffany, 2014)”. This authenticates the other person’s right to a varying opinion. 3. Refinement This is the pursuit for recurrent cultivation and enhancement of relationships at the workplace. Just like the Continual Quality Improvement process has been known as the means to increase efficiency and improve performance in an organization, thought refinement, ways of expressing the thoughts can help in promoting workplace civility. (Thornton, K. D., 2015) says that strengthening and improving relationships requires commitment and