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Saturday, September 04, 2010

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Workplace Ethics...

Ensuring that you take all the necessary steps to foster a high level of ethics in your workplace and business practices is something that every organization – no matter what size – should do. This is very important because at the very foundation of business ethics is the commitment to treating customers, employees, partners, investors, vendors and anyone else involved with your organization with honesty, integrity and respect.
A high level of ethics starts at the very top with the executive leadership. After all, such a critical aspect of your organizational identity is something that needs to be owned by your leadership and management. Your workplace ethics is what identifies you.

Looking to the Public Sector for Our Leaders
Many baby boomers who have been successful in the private sector actively seek ways to bring ‘meaning’ to their lives by translating their skills into other sectors, such as non-profits. In fact, there has been a definite trend in the upsurge...

The Necessity Of Downtime For Leaders
I recently lamented to a colleague that I spent an entire day cleaning my home. He said he thought cleaning was a waste of time, that I should really consider hiring a cleaning person and use my time to invest in writing, research...

SCAMPER - Seven Tools to Being Creative
Companies are increasingly falling into two categories - those that are innovative and those who go out of business" Dan Branda CEO HP Canada A company should never be satisfied with its products and services. You must always...

	Letter to Premiers: Keep Momentum on Pension Reform
	Improvements Coming For Temporary Foreign Workers
	Now is Not the Time to Pull the Plug on Unemployed Canadians
	Each Province is Unique in How it Collects Taxes and Creates Incentives
	Support for Pakistan Emergency Relief
	Massive Loss of Full-Time Jobs Terrible Set-back to Economic Recovery
	QC: Minister Day Meets Quebec Leaders on Canada's Economy and Deficit Reduction
	Government of Canada Helping Internationally Trained Accountants Enter the Workforce
	Survey: Employee Output is Weakest Late in the Day
	Stressed University Students say Working Part Time Affects Grades
	Economic Action Plan Helps Manufacturing Workers

	ON: Moves to Strengthen Pension System
	AB: The Government of Canada Helps Edmonton Youth Prepare for Jobs
	NB: Improved Financial Programs for Fisheries, Aquaculture
	BC: Beef Industry Receives Help to Stay Competitive
	MB: A+ For Energy Efficiency

This Month
viewpoints
Knowing Right From Wrong
I do believe in having some form of Code of Conduct to guide management and employees alike, but is it really necessary?

features
Making It Work: Workplace Ethics
A high level of ethics starts at the very top with the executive leadership
We Should be Looking to the Public Sector for our Private Sector Leaders
Most private-sector executives are motivated by power or commercial interests
How To Recognize and Prevent Burnout
When you're burned out, normal everyday challenges and problems seem insurmountable

law
Appeal Court Overturns Executive’s Right to Exercise Stock Options after Termination
The man was only entitled to salary during his notice period, not benefits such as stock options
Employee Awarded $500,000 after Termination for Suspected Sick Leave Abuse
Employees are not like tissues to be used up and then thrown out at a whim,” the arbitrator stated
Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Justified for Safety, Tribunal Rules
A man claimed that mandatory workplace testing assumed he was addicted and the policy was therefore discriminatory

Decision Strategies
You need a concise and systematic approach to your decision-making process
White Space - The Necessity Of Downtime For Leaders At All Levels
Time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time

Shop Talk
SCAMPER - Seven Tools to Being Creative
A company should never be satisfied with its products and services
Crippled by legislation
Smaller employers, such as this one, will cease operating if it they are forced to pay the same wages and benefits

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