The morals of your company
Recently, I’ve heard a lot about businesses, their ethical beliefs, and their training. Sadly, the majority of businesses do not do enough to fully integrate ethics into their workforce. Even a one-hour seminar once every two years is no longer sufficient. In today’s high schools and colleges, ethics is no longer required.
You don’t even see any ethics promoted on television (it doesn’t matter if it’s cable or main stream media, which is unfortunate) or in movies (if the movie is about business, you can almost guarantee that a number of unethical situations will be shown, whether within the business or outside of it). Here are some crucial ways to restore ethics to the business in order to prevent it from falling into the category of companies known for their questionable ethical practices.
The best way to build a group of ethical workers is to start before they are even hired. Morals should be completely expressed and addressed during the enrollment and meeting processes. Before an applicant is even considered for the position, they must demonstrate, adhere to, and insist on strict and specific standards. Although it may initially seem time-consuming and likely will cost a little more money, establishing and promoting the standards prior to hiring will prevent future legal issues.
Be sure to inform and discuss with the person you hire any applicable federal, state, and local laws, company codes of ethics, and relevant policy information in all training and orientation manuals you provide to new and existing employees.
Such data might incorporate, yet is not the slightest bit restricted to, informant insurance, nepotism, use or organization gear and vehicle, monetary revelation, and present giving and getting. You wouldn’t believe how many people with good intentions end up in bad positions because the ethical standards aren’t followed or even mentioned. Even worse would it be if they followed the example of an unethical or dishonest supervisor!
After you hire them, don’t stop talking about ethics and making ethical business decisions. There might be room in your company newsletter for a section on ethics in the business or industry. Additionally, employees’ and supervisors’ ethical concerns can be discussed in work groups.
Finally, ensure that ethics and ethical evaluations are incorporated into the plans and procedure during the training, performance, and annual review processes.
