It is the responsibility of every employer and employee to contribute to their organization’s integrity. How can your organization foment the kind of positive behavior that supports an ethical work environment?
In this highly practical presentation, Tim Dimoff’ will discuss how a formal Code of Conduct and Ethical Workplace document can unite your organization’s goals and your employees’ work to create and support an ethical workplace.
Participants in this workshop will:
- Learn the difference between ethics and morals
- Understand the consequences of unethical decisions
- Identify ways to make the best decisions in the workplace
- Learn what kinds of behavior need to be clearly addressed in your organization’s Code of Conduct and Ethical Workplace document
- Consider what kinds of resources to include in your document
- Get useful ideas for proliferating your employees’ complete understanding and practical use of the Code’s content
Tim will cover how to make clear what forms of behavior are unacceptable at work, how violations and misconduct should be reported, and the consequences for any breach. And he’ll share resources for professional help that you can make available to support your team’s adherence to the Code. For example, an employee experiencing workplace bullying from a manager may need some external support before laying an internal complaint.
Positive Employee Engagement Leads to a Safe, Trustworthy and Enjoyable Work Environment
Once your new Code is finalized, publish it! Then publicize it to all staff with the appropriate level of fanfare. Next, design activities to engage your team in useful dialogue on the Code’s various topics. This kind of intentional, programmatic activity promotes positive behavior and builds mutual trust across your workforce. Tim will provide some ideas for this activity in his presentation.
The Code helps you hire effectively too!
A published code of ethics is a great recruiting tool! Clear, written expectations make it easy for prospective employees to decide whether the company is a good fit for their personal moral code. It also gives employers a useful tool with which to readily assess whether candidates are a suitable match for the company culture.
How does this affect remote workers?
For an organization in which some or all of its employees have no physical contact, the factors in creating a Code get a little more complicated. Do you have a well-defined remote culture that helps your remote workers feel like a valued part of the company? Everyone should feel equally vested in creating the kind of ethical work environment that supports your organization’s integrity.
Ready to get started on your Code of Conduct and Ethical Workplace document?
Contact Tim and schedule him to share these best practices with your team.