ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Ethical behavior
Ethical behavior is to treat people the way you want to be treated, while holding the standards of honesty, fairness and responsibility. The standards so attained are applicable to whatever position you hold, whether it is academic relationships, commerce and science etc.
Ethical behavior at work
Organizational ethics and behavior are very cardinal elements that help companies towards better performance, productivity and elevated spirits. The rules, policies and standard operating procedures of a company should have supperior ethical base to encourage morals among its work force. The morals so attained enable employees to go about their respective jobs with fairness, honesty and integrity. It is the duty of leaders and management to ensure that the morals sown be maintained continuously for betterment of employees and company.
Compensation or advantages of ethical behavior :-
- Employees realize the values and inspired to follow good culture
- Employees feel more job satisfaction
- Enables Company to respect its customers and maintain good relations
- Companies with strong ethical behavior never resort to exploitation and ill treatment of its employees
- Company gets good name and stay ahead of competition
Positive work culture
Every organization has its goal and every employee has his or her own role. In order to make the employee to play an effective role towards his assigned task. the organizations should establish positive work culture. Employees are influenced by company policies, managerial behavior and job satisfaction. A clear cut communication across the organization with transparency supported by strong ethical values, those should be practiced in letter and spirit, will create a positive work environment, where all the employees work in unity with integrity and responsibility.
Positivity is measurable
Positivity in workplace is measurable with a check sheet and continuous review system. The necessary points to check positivity are given below. Proper remedial actions will be taken accordingly to maintain positive work culture in an organization:-
- is our communication system open and honest?
- Do we have proper leadership and accountability?
- Are we gender neutral?
- Do we have impartial recruitment system?
- Are all employees allocated flexible work hours?
- Do we have performance based pay and recognition system?
- Is our work system zero tolerant on harassment and bullying?
- Is our work environment safe and healthy?
- Are we following fair and equal treatment policy?
- Is our management style is open?
- Do we have regular and clear feedback system?
- Are we defining goals clearly?
- Are we conducting personality and other training programs?
- Are we giving equal opportunities to all employees?
- Are we sharing the organizational success with all employees?
- Do we have assistance programs for personal problems?
- Do we have compulsory leave and leisure travel policy?
