workplace ethics

What is Ethical Intelligence in the Workplace?

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Reviewing What Others Say About It I’ve always been attracted to the concepts of Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Intelligence. They are character traits that make for healthy relationships. However, I haven’t given them enough coverage in my blogs as it pertains to ethics in the workplace. According to ethicist Bruce Weinstein: “Emotionally intelligent people are aware of how they and […]

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What Should Be Included in an Organization’s Code of Ethics?

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Setting an Ethical Tone at the Top I have previously blogged about the importance of having a code of conduct for all organizations. A code of conduct establishes the ethical principles upon which the behavior of employees will be judged. It helps to distinguish right from wrong. A code provides guidelines on reporting wrongdoing, and so much

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It’s Time to Reign in Excessive Executive Compensation Pay Packages

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Fairness Dictates That Workers Should Be Paid More  The size of executive compensation pay packages seems to be an issue at least once a year, after information is provided on the average CEO compensation versus the average pay for a worker. It’s not just a fairness issue. Every so often, we hear about a CEO

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Can Ethics Be Taught to College Students?

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Should We Expect Our Teaching Methods to Make Students More Ethical? There is no one answer to this question. However, research has shown that the teaching of ethics does have short-term beneficial effects but not long-term ones. This has been my experience as well. The reason is, in part, once students go to work, they

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Ways to Promote EDI in the Workplace

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Overcoming Bias Last Tuesday, I blogged about the meaning of equity, diversity, and inclusion and its importance in developing an ethical organizational culture. In today’s blog, I look at ways to promote EDI. LinkedIn Survey Recent events have sparked important conversations around racial bias and social injustice, calling upon institutions and organizations to do their

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Creating a “Speak Up Culture” in the Workplace

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Reporting Wrongdoing Enhances Workplace Ethics I have previously blogged about the speak up culture, a phenomenon that broadly encourages employees to bring matters of concern to top management so that corrective action can be taken when warranted. What is a Speak Up Culture? Tanya Finnie addresses the issue in a LinkedIn post. She says: “speak

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Is the Gap Between Executive and Employee Compensation Ethical?

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Median Pay was $14.2 million in 2021 for CEOs A few days ago, I read that pay increases for U.S. CEOs are on the rise in the post-pandemic period. Median pay rose to $14.2 million last year for the leaders of S&P 500 companies, up from a record $13.4 million for the same companies a year

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Are You a Victim of Gaslighting in the Workplace?

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How to Deal with Gaslighting Through Your Own Actions I have previously blogged about gaslighting in personal relationships. A good resource for you to look at if you believe you are a victim of it has been posted by psycom.net. Today, I will address the issue of gaslighting in the workplace, a problem that can

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Can Employees Be Fired for Using Social Media at Work?

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Rules of the Road  The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects us from the government interfering with our speech – meaning we can typically express opinions (even if they are offensive) without being arrested or charged with a crime. But that does not mean you can say whatever you want online without suffering consequences. It is

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