You've Got to Be Kidding!: How to Keep Your Job Without Losing Your Integrity

The Benefits

The case for the Ethical Office is a moral and economic imperative. Office ethics remain the hinge upon which countless other productivity-building programs swing. It’s just that simple: If you improve office ethics, you improve productivity, and when you improve productivity, you improve profitability.

When people who work together share a common understanding of office ethics, they work smarter, with more enthusiasm, and get more of the important tasks done. Lies, second-guessing, deceptions, fabrications, harassments, favoritism, lack of trust, lack of confidence, and cover-your-behind activities are the aspects of office interaction that drag people down and drain them of their potential contributions. Imagine an office team that could collaborate without all of the “ethical static” confusing the communication.

Building an Ethical Office comes down to managing the practical aspects of everyday tasks and relationships, and no one is better positioned than administrative professionals.