Radhika NamburiAssociate Vice President Site coordinator| Wills Towers Watson CompanyVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
"A code is a solution to a coordination problem.” (Davis, Michael. “Thinking Like an Engineer” pp.153-4). I think we can look at this in two ways. One, cultural difference causing a misunderstanding and the second lack of proper understanding. I think the best way to sort this out is to understand which one of the above said aspects are we looking at. Saving Changes...
I agree, really good thoughts. One aspect I miss: Even if we state we follow the same values (at least use the words in the list) it does mean different things to the individual. There's the influence of culture, of profession and of company - but there's also the individual life story and thoughts of the individual that results in the meaning and perception of these values. So if you speak about respect, that might have slightly (or not so slightly) different meaning for different individuals causing different actions and behaviour. The same is true for all other value terms. Of course, that does not justify every behaviour. But it explains why we have different opinions if something is ethical or not, even if every involved person is sure to act in an ethical way. Saving Changes...
Karthik TSenior Engineering Manager| NikeBangalore, Karnataka, India
All looks good when everything runs smoothly as expected.
When it comes to escalations / emergency meetings on issues / arguments, few people tend to forget the ethics. These are all part of the project. Most commonly people tend to blame each-other, shout on the floors etc. looks very odd! :)
Ethics and conduct should be at each and every stage. Saving Changes...
