The document outlines the importance of promoting ethics in the workplace to create a successful and profitable organizational culture, referencing various sources for building an ethical environment. It details steps such as fostering trust, defining ethical expectations, and creating an honor code to guide employee behavior. Overall, it emphasizes that a strong ethical foundation leads to long-term success and enhanced reputation for companies.

1. Ethics in the
Workplace
Building an honorable kingdom
Set the stage for a successful quest
by promoting ethics in your organization:
Because an honorable kingdom is a profitable one.
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A medieval visionary:
Host visioning
sessions
step 1:
Determine what a meaningful
environment looks like
Gauge trust levels across
the organization
Empower employees to
do what’s right
Lay the foundation:
Build a castle no
one can infiltrate
step 2:
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2
3
4
The law of the land: Compliance
The foundation for long-term success
Fairness at the Round Table
Decision-making
Personal interactions
Pay and promotions
Allocation of resources
Trust: Chivalry in action
Character
Behaviors
Observed traits
Assumptions about ethical intentions
Always honor the code:
Ethical working self-concept
Employee actions are based on
organizational values
1
2
3
4
Teach: Define what it
means to “live” out
ethical expectations
Training
Performance reviews
Mentoring
Enforce
Encouragement
Praise
Consequences
Advocate: Promote
your organization’s
values everywhere
Marketing materials
Annual reports
Mentoring meetings
Performance reviews
Model: Always
emulate your
honor code
and other codes of conduct
Girl Scout®
Law: Do what’s right
The Honorable Merchant: Be honest and fair
Harvard Business School®
MBA Oath:
Act as a role model through all actions
Lockheed Martin Code of Conduct:
Exhibit high standards of integrity
Walt Disney®
World
Code of Business Conduct & Ethics:
Refrain from corruption, unfair competition
or business practices harmful to society
KNIGHTLY VIRTUES
Who follows and who administers the code?
Where do employees go with questions about
how the code is interpreted?How do employees handle a suspected
violation of the code?What happens following a reported
suspected code violation?Are there consequences for violating the code?
step 3:Create your honor code
Cultivating honor in
the workplace:
4 STEPS
TO NOBILITY
ETHICS AT WORK
How to build an honorable kingdom
Like a true knight: Live it
step 4:
300%by almost
100 most ethical companies
outperformed
the overall stock market= strongest predictor
of an ethical workplace
Company culture
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