Positive character trait
Ethical
Guided by fair and morally sound principles.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Asks whether something is right, not only whether it is allowed.
- Declares a conflict of interest before anyone else finds it.
- Treats people fairly when no one would notice the difference.
Fits when conduct follows defensible moral or professional standards
Not when something is merely legal, conventional, or efficient
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Resume line Flagged [conflict of interest or compliance risk] in [deal or process], proposed [safeguard], and kept [project or client] on schedule.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is ethical in the way that protects an organization: when [situation] offered an easy shortcut, they [declined it and raised the issue].
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Report card comment [Name] plays fairly and owns up when a rule has been broken, even in a game.
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In a story, shown not told The client never asked about the second invoice. He sent it back marked as a duplicate.
The ethical adviser disclosed the conflict and stepped away from the decision.
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