ETHICS-IN-WORKPLACE.ppt

Work ethics is an invisible employee behavior,
noticeable by its absence.
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Mike,
Graphic Designer
“What to do?
My producer is a bully and hiring
like-minded people.
Ethics is becoming a question in
my organization.”

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Stella,
HR, Executive
“I find few employees of my
organization, disclosing
confidential client data to our
competitors.”

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Stephany,
HR, Executive
“Should the performance
feedback session follow a
corrective or punitive
approach?”

All these are issues addressing common
workplace ethics.
Ethical problems are inevitable in all
levels of business.
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Ethics is something you either have
or you don’t have.
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Ethics is something that is learned and chosen
throughout one's life.
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In the work place the senior management
have a responsibility to set an example that
reflect the company expectations.
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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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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.
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Model these behaviors as a leader

Hold people accountable for demonstrating these
behaviors on an escalating path
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Ethics depends on situation.
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In spite of training sessions on ethics, enforcement
is ultimately left to the individual.

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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10 CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK
ETHICS
1. ATTENDANCE
 - Attend workplace, arrives/leaves
/leaves on time
 - Make advance notice for planned absences
 - Punctuality
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2. CHARACTER
- Display loyalty, honesty,
trustworthiness, reliability,
dependability, initiative,
self - discipline,
and self-responsibility
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3. TEAMWORK
Team worker, cooperative,
assertive, display a
customer service attitude,
continuous learning,
mannerly behavior.
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4. APPEARANCE
Display appropriate dress,
grooming, hygiene and
etiquette
5. ATTITUDE
 Positive attitude, self
confident, realistic
expectation of self
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6. COMMUNICATION
 - Appropriate verbal and
non verbal skill.
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7. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL
 - Skill personal
management, time
management, prioritizing,
flexibility, stress
management and dealing
with chance.
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8. PRODUCTIVITY
Safety practices,
conserve materials, keep
work area neat and
clean, follow directions
and procedures.
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9. COOPERATION
 Display leadership, appropriate
handle criticism and complaints,
demonstrate problem solving
capacity, maintain appropriate
relationship with supervisors and
peers, and follow chain of
command.
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10. RESPECT
 Respect the rights of
others, deal appropriately
with cultural/racial
diversity and not engaged
in harassment of any kind
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CORE VALUES
Essential for individuals
in acquiring a high quality
of life, a successful
career and to be a good
citizen.
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CORE VALUES
Organization has to adopt a
set of core values for creating
code of conduct or standard
of behaviors expected of
individual serving in that
entity.
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CORE VALUES
1. HONESTY
Being truthful an truthful
and non deceptive or
fraudulent.
 The credo is “there is no
substitute for the truth”

2. RESPECT
 Having a genuine regard
for others and a sharing
of consideration.
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3. COMPASSION
Understanding the feeling
of others and recognizing
the effects of one’s
actions will have on
others.
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4. FAIRNESS
Practicing actions that are
just and impartial along
with treating people in a
consistent manner.
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5. RESPONSIBILITES
 Assuming ownership for
personal actions and to
be accountable for one’s
action and behavior,
assigned task, duties and
functions.
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Taking action against
wrongdoing and
dishonesty, misconduct
or such inappropriate
behavior.
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BENEFIT OF GOOD WORK
ETHICS
Good work ethics will accomplish the following goals:
 Positive work ethics s k ethics
skill make for more employable
and valuable employees.
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 Employers will ha will
have workers with
desirable work habits
 More motivated and
attentive workers
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