The Five Levels of Building an Ethical Culture

"EXAMPLES OF GOOD EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR..." Every employer's dream would most likely be to have employees with glowing behaviors, making management of employees an easy task. With so many issues in the workplace, employers breathe a sigh of relief when they receive the gift of an employee not laden with issues and constantly on the brink of, if not fully, causing problems within the office or at least at their own desk. 1. Positive Attitude :- Being ready, available and willing to get the job done, and done well, should be traits that employees keep on the front burner. You should appreciate employees who seek out quality work to remain busy and productive for the company and who eagerly desire to go above and beyond their normal duties to bring further success to your company. Businesses that devote resources in deliberate cultivation of these employees create benefit with a higher skilled labor force that is loyal. 2. Courteous and Friendly :- Employe...

"WAYS TO IMPROVE AN ORGANIZATION'S ETHICAL CLIMATE..." Even businesses with a strong ethical   culture may find employee attitudes,     behaviors and patterns of decision-making that could be improved.   One key to changing employee attitudes and behaviors is to be the best example yourself,   since employees need to see how well you practice the expectations set forth in your code of ethics. Beyond that,   there are a number of measures you can take to improve your organization's ethical climate.   1.  Empowerment of Employees:-   One way to improve the ethical climate of your organization is to give employees more power over their work. If employees have an ethical code and more control over their work outcomes, they are likely to justify your trust in them to make the right decision. Empowerment also can produce better results from employees, such as more creative solutions to business problems, when implemented effectively. Gi...

"THE FIVE LEVELS OF BUILDING AN ETHICAL CULTURE" so the companies seeking to understand and build an ethical culture should consider systems thinking and group dynamics theory. We define what a successful approach look like, drawing on our experience helping companies create culture of sustainability. Our companies suggest that companies often overlook relationships among and within groups in the organization. Organizations are open system: Their properties are greater than the sum of their parts,and these properties nest within other systems,forming a network of relationships. Efforts to change culture must therefore focus on every level in the system. these efforts should target individual  engagement and motivation,interpersonal interactions, group dynamics,relationships among groups,and interactions with external organizations,including suppliers,customers,competitors and civil society. Five levels at which companies should build an ethical culture: 1. ...