Ethics in

workplace

Work ethics is an invisible employee

behavior, noticeable by its absence.

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What to do?
My producer is a bully and
hiring
like-minded people.
Ethics is becoming a
question in my
organization.

Mike,
Graphic Designer
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I find few employees of my

organization, disclosing
confidential client data to
our competitors.

Stella,
HR, Executive
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Should the performance

feedback session follow a
corrective or punitive
approach?

Stephany,
HR, Executive
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All these are issues addressing common

workplace ethics.
Ethical Problems are inevitable in all levels of
business.

Ethics is something you either have or you

dont have.

Ethics is something that is learned and

chosen throughout one's life.

In the work place the senior management have

a responsibility to set an example that reflect
the
company expectations.

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Ethics is two- way!

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Employees, having
strong ethics in
personal and
professional life, need
no explanation, unlike
those employees for
whom work ethics is
a growing problem.

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By the time employees hit the workforce,

can they be taught things like ethics - or is it
too late?

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Training on workplace ethics is imperative.

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Ethics help a lot in effective productivity as

well as a great balance of responsibilities in
your life on personal & professional front.

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Common Workplace Ethics

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Responsibili
ty

Punctuality

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Integrity & Loyalty

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Teamwork

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Professionalism

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How do you train your employees to be ethical

to one and all, whether in the professional
realm or personal?

A written code of conduct

Define ethics to be maintained in an organization.
Each employee should have one, including new
hires.

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Training programs
Organizations should focus on training in ethics at
the workplace.
A few members from the top level management
can lead the ethics training programs.

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Performance feedback sessions

should be
corrective in nature.

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Good Behavior should

be acknowledged.

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Role model
Seniors behaving in a morally upright manner will
set an example for employees to follow.

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Here are a few thoughts to get the

ball rolling.

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Clearly, consistently, and frequently

communicate the desired behaviors and why
they are important to the organization.
Model these behaviors as a leader

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Hold people accountable for demonstrating

these behaviors on an escalating path

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Ethics depends on situation.

In spite of training sessions on ethics,
enforcement is ultimately left to the
individual.

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And finally, it is essential to communicate

ethical values to employees as you are
giving them the authority to take
appropriate ethical decision
in any given situations.

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