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As a professional in this industry; what do you do when no one is watching you? How do you respond to tough situations? How do you play safe in your management roles?

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do, what is right to do and why it is done. This principle extends out to all players at any role in the built environment. It is now obvious that mistakes cannot remain hidden. Violations of professional ethics can lead to legal consequences, financial losses, and damage to a professional's or organization's reputation.

Case example an example of an approval authority taking bribes to approve non-compliant drawings. That is breach of the code of social responsibility. The community is now in danger of uncontrolled development which ends up affecting privacy and equity of resources. The client fails to adhere to timely payments to contractors. That is breach of business ethics. The contractor engages in bid rigging. That is breach of honesty. Manufacturers colluding for price fixing. That is breach of integrity. The consultants underdelivering in line of duty. That is breach of professional competence.

I think it’s safe to say that the common ethics has been redefined as a result of the vexed culture we have around. We have normalized the abnormal and to an extent of defending it. There is a stiff competition to be non-compliant, of course all for the money and influence. You will even find some clients calling for you to be unethical. Woe unto you if thy fall in to temptation as the karma of truth is organizing for a very good headline to go viral immediately you are the next item on the devil`s menu.

In your practice, both from training and personal experience, you have the obligation to do what is right and stand for what is right no matter what. In the end you are always vindicated. The client can be wrong. Your colleague can be wrong. The authority can be compromised. Why join the convoy? You have you own brand. The reputation, competency, trust and Integrity you have built overtime will be turned to ruins only for one single deal gone wrong.

Are you an open book? What is it you do when no one is watching? If there is something, then there is a problem. Laws are created to bring out the vices and illuminate the consequences. Unfortunately, we still have the choice to heed or discard. We have an obligation to ensure client satisfaction within the right protocols as this is what hands over referrals or makes us be called again. You dare to compromise in anything, it will catchup with you and your portfolio rating shall plummet in a blink of an eye.

Published by CPM Mwangi.

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