Sunday, April 13, 2008

Ethical Lapses

There is a lot of corruption in the world today, and this article goes to show how common ethical lapses are in the workplace. Sadly, I’m not too surprised by the frequency of the occurrences. Even though this article is rather short, it does a good job of putting into perspective the amount of time that is consumed by worrying and dealing with ethical issues instead of spent working. I was surprised to read how badly a problem can affect colleagues who are not even directly involved in the issue.

I also agree that companies who do not attempt to pay attention to the small issues shows that the company is willing to tolerate a level of questionable behavior. By not addressing the minor issues, the company is showing that they do not hold their employees to a high level of performance. It is most likely that if more companies addressed ethical problems, even minor ones, they could increase the performance and productivity of their company.

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