How important is it for management to align their behavior with their beliefs in regards to ethics?
If there is one way that humanity has discovered, in regards to effectively changing behavior, it is role modeling. There is no other way to affect change in a group setting. People learn more by watching their leaders than by listening to their speeches. It is of paramount importance that employees and staff get a consistent message from the top leaders and that these values are aligned. How should a company’s ethical standards be communicated to employees? We can use modern technologies like e-mail, we can have bulletin boards, we can have town hall meetings, but what really matters is how a company practices ethical principles on a daily basis. The ethical framework has to be tangible in a company’s daily conduct. Nothing underscores a message as forcefully as when a company takes a stance on an issue that has lasting ethical implications. In this manner, you communicate the message in a way that employees are acutely aware of where management stands. You can have it written all ove
