Organizational Culture: Identifying and Addressing Toxic Managers
It may only be August, but with Halloween decorations already showing up in stores it will not be long before we are [hopefully] attending holiday parties and watching our favorite holiday movies with the family. In my house, there is an annual tradition after Thanksgiving to watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. This classic comedy contains […]
How Your Behavior Can Effect Organizational Culture and May Impact Your Company’s Strategic Objectives
Have you put much thought into how you conduct yourself while on the job? Your actions will have a direct impact on your fellow employees, which in turn can affect the organizational culture. For example, if you treat everyone around you with courtesy and respect, you’re contributing to a healthier, happier work environment. On the […]
Evolving Issues in Workplace Harassment: Where do We Go from Here?
The prevention of workplace harassment has evolved in recent years from liability avoidance to cultural improvement and incident prevention. In order to facilitate cultural change, it is necessary to offer the workforce an education program that goes far beyond what is required for legal compliance. The issue of harassment has evolved from the pure legal […]
Should You Leave a Job for Ethical Reasons?
We all want to feel good about where we work, and we want to believe that the organization adheres to the highest ethical standards. But what happens when you take a job that falls short of your expectations from an ethics perspective? And what should you do when what used to be a great environment […]
7 Benefits of Being a Whistleblower
Understandably, most employees do not relish the thought of becoming a “whistleblower,” which is an individual who takes the bold step of reporting incidents of misconduct or noncompliance. It takes courage to move forward with a complaint without knowing what the outcome will be. Concerns range from being labeled as a “snitch” and becoming an […]
Tips for Hotline Users
We give you access to a third-party ethics hotline for a good reason: to allow you to report possible incidents of misconduct that can be detrimental to you, your coworkers and the organization. Furthermore, by enabling you to make your report anonymously and confidentially, the hotline prevents the need to take the matter to your […]
Think Like a Marketer: Engaging Employees in Learning and Development
A strong learning program can drive employee engagement and vice versa. Instead of groans and sighs, imagine smiles!
When Politics Come to Work
With the US election season ending this week, we now return to our regularly-scheduled programming—or, in other words, back to work. Or do we? In fact, after the election is over and leaders are chosen, heated discussions about politics don’t necessarily end. It’s true that leaders have an outsized influence on the tone of a […]