Ethical Problems of Managers

Ethical Problems ofManagersEthical Problems ofManagers

Chapter 6Chapter 6

Employee EngagementEmployee Engagement

Actively engaged:Actively engaged:

Passionate and enthusiasticPassionate and enthusiastic

Feel profoundly connected to the companyFeel profoundly connected to the company

Drive innovationDrive innovation

Move the company forwardMove the company forward

Eagerly go all the “extra mile”Eagerly go all the “extra mile”

Employee EngagementEmployee Engagement

Not engaged:Not engaged:

“checked out”“checked out”

SleepwalkingSleepwalking

Put time – but not passion or energy into theirworkPut time – but not passion or energy into theirwork

May or may not go the “extra mile”May or may not go the “extra mile”

Employee EngagementEmployee Engagement

Actively disengaged:Actively disengaged:

“It’s not my job”“It’s not my job”

Negative drag on the cultureNegative drag on the culture

Little or no company loyaltyLittle or no company loyalty

Undermine what engaged coworkersaccomplishUndermine what engaged coworkersaccomplish

May well sabotage company initiatives andemployee goodwillMay well sabotage company initiatives andemployee goodwill

Drivers of EngagementDrivers of Engagement

Line of sightLine of sight

InvolvementInvolvement

Information sharingInformation sharing

Rewards and recognitionRewards and recognition

Managing the BasicsManaging the Basics

Hiring and work assignmentsHiring and work assignments

Performance evaluationsPerformance evaluations

DisciplineDiscipline

TerminationsTerminations

Managing a Diverse WorkforceManaging a Diverse Workforce

DiversityDiversity

HarassmentHarassment

Family and personal issuesFamily and personal issues

Manager as LensManager as Lens

Begin with clear standardsBegin with clear standards

Design a plan to continually communicateyour standardsDesign a plan to continually communicateyour standards

Managers are role modelsManagers are role models

Managing Up and AcrossManaging Up and Across

Honesty is rule oneHonesty is rule one

Standards go both waysStandards go both ways

Linda K. Trevino and Katherine A. Nelson,Managing Business Ethics, (Wiley, NewJersey) pp. 152-176.Linda K. Trevino and Katherine A. Nelson,Managing Business Ethics, (Wiley, NewJersey) pp. 152-176.