Promoting workplace integrity

By: Aurelkys Estevez

Facilitation Skills

Agenda• Objective• Ice breaker• Integrity• Unethical behavior• Promoting integrity in the workplace• Activity debrief• References• Questions and answers

Ice breaker

Objective

• Learn effective ways to promote integrity in the workplace

Integrity

‘‘the quality of a person who can be counted upon to give precedence to moral considerations, even when there is strong inducement to let self-interest or some claimant desire override them.’’

Unethical workplace behavior

RationalizationBad role

model in the organization

Peer pressureDifficulty in

deciding what is ethical

Corporate culture

Pressure from superiors

Unethical workplace behavior

Deliberate deception

Failure to honor commitments

Disregard of company policy

Violation of conscience

Unlawful conduct

Real life examples of integrity issues

Promoting workplace integrity

P what are the Policies, guidelines, and organizational procedures I must follow?

L what are the Laws I must abide by?

U Do I Understand the potential impacts/consequences to others?

S Does this Satisfy my personal Values or definition of what is right, fair and good?

Promoting workplace integrity

Strong ethical leadership

Effective ethics management

Dynamic ethics codes

Rewarding ethical behavior

Encourage continuous learning

Learn from mistakes

Act to prevent

Encourage timely reporting on integrity issues

Promoting workplace integrity

Activity:‘’Integrity counts’’ rewards program

• You just started working in a company where employees are disregarding the company’s policies and are having a unlawful conduct (such as taking bribes from customers to give them special treatment, spending companies’ funds for personal activities). Your duty will be to create a rewards program for employees that promote workplace integrity in the organization.

Based on what we have seen

• Why is integrity is important?• What are the benefits of having integrity present in the

workplace?• Consequences of not having workplace integrity?• Ways of promoting workplace integrity?

Conclusion

Integrity means that there is a

common ground between our

actions and our words.

Workplace integrity is

necessary in every

organization.

The PLUS approach is useful when difficult decisions should be

made.

Consider strong ethical leadership, effective ethics management,

dynamics ethics codes and rewarding ethical

behavior as part of effectively promoting workplace integrity.

REFERENCES

• A guide to building workplace integrity. Indicators and practice (PDF) Retrieved from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CFgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opi.vic.gov.au%2Ffile.php%3F188&ei=bre5T5b5MNPDgAf5-e3XAw&usg=AFQjCNGlhd4LHNMOACVHRLvJZU3WgiW4DA

• How to keep a positive work integrity. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/keep-positive-integrity-workplace-15990.html

• Minkler, A. Integrity and Agreement : Economics When Principles Also Matter (2008). University of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Worksmart learning systems Inc, class material.

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