Workplace Behavior

Conscious Quitting Attracts Gen Z to Organizations That Share Their Values

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Matching Moral Values of Employees and Organizations Conscious quitting is an emerging workplace trend where employees leave organizations because their personal values no longer align with company culture or leadership. A good definition is provided by AI: “Conscious quitting refers to the intentional decision to resign from a job when an individual’s personal ethics, values, or […]

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Building a Speak Up Culture in the Workplace

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Changing Behavior, Whether in Life or the Workplace, is Difficult I just read a post by Jasmin Stollhof who addresses the “speak up” culture that some organizations build into their whistleblowing policies. This is an important issue as it addresses workplace accountability and transparency, and fosters intra communication of problems before they get overwhelming. Stollhof

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Ethics and AI: A Cautionary Tale

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Why Students and Employees Fear for the Worst We recently concluded the commencement season and one thing we learned is that students are not embracing the growing trend of AI in the workplace and fear they may lose job opportunities. I address this issue in today’s blog as well as why the use of AI

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Supporting an Ethical Workplace Culture: Expectations of Employees

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How to Reduce Frustrations at Work I have previously blogged about workplace culture and how it can stifle a ‘speak up’ culture.” The problem is deeper than that. Some workplaces are toxic and contribute to frustration. Passive aggressiveness or workplace gossip creates a toxic environment built on indirect communication. Instead of addressing issues directly, colleagues

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Protections for Employees under the National Labor Relations Act

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What Employers Should Know The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects the rights of employees to act together to address conditions at work, with or without a union. This protection extends to certain work-related conversations conducted on social media, such as Facebook and Twitter. Employees who act together on workplace issues – by, for example,

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Workplace Ethics in Decline

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Reasons for Unethical Behavior in the Workplace I’ve been writing about workplace ethics for many years. I’ve tackled issues such as organizational culture, governance, the evils of social media, bullying, sexual harassment, and whistleblowing, to mention a few. Yesterday, I was shocked to read about the steep decline in ethics in the workplace and its

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2025 Gallup Poll Ranks Nurses #1 in Honesty and Ethics

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Are Accountants Honest and Ethical? My goal in this blog is to discuss why the ratings of accountants for honesty and ethics in the latest Gallup Poll is in decline.  As an accounting educator and professional, I am quite concerned. In part, because of the changing scope of services provided by accounting professionals as discussed

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Gen Z Blames Parents for Their Workplace Failures 

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What is the Role of Education? I recently read the results of a survey by Resume Builder that shows that Gen Z workers are blaming their parents, not employers, the economy, or AI, for being underpaid, passed over, and disciplined at work. This got me thinking, whether Gen Z takes accountability for their actions, or

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Is Congress Doing Enough to Protect Staff from Sexual Harassment?

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The Lack of Boundaries Needs to Change Perhaps you have heard about the controversy over whether Congress is doing enough to protect its staff against sexual harassment. The issue arises now and again. Most recently, with Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who announced last Monday he is resigning from Congress, a day after sexual assault and

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