Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., The Ethics Guy®, for The Compliance & Ethics Blog:
Honest employees are truthful employees. Ken Meyer, vice president of human resources at Community Health Services in New York City, told me how an employee’s passion for the truth potentially saved lives, certainly vanquished a cheater, and changed the way Ken runs employee orientation sessions. Read more
Emel Akan for Epoch Times
Not all leaders are the same. But good leaders have common personality and ability traits, says Harvard Business Review (HBR). It challenges the common belief that leadership is hard to predict and largely dependent on the circumstances. Read more
Kate Gerasimova for Business 2 Community
To avoid confusion about ethics in global businesses, it is suggested that businesses take three steps to help guarantee their companies’ employees behave appropriately and ethically. Read more
Fiona Lam for HRM Asia
In screening job candidates, “courage” should be among the traits that recruiters look for, suggested Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, President of the Singapore Exchange. Organisations should bring in people who are not just committed and confident, but will also “stand up for what they think is right or wrong”, instead of those who behave ethically simply because they fear getting caught. Read more
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