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TrainingBriefs® Misusing Confidential Information
Updated! A code of ethics establishes parameters for professional conduct. It involves the principles and moral values of an organization. If you are informed of the inappropriate use of confidential information, take the claim seriously. A breach of confidential information by a former employee can be disastrous.
TrainingBriefs® Providing Accurate Information
Updated! In the absence of accurate, reliable, and timely information, people and organizations will make bad decisions; they will be unable to help or persuade others to make better decisions. One problem all too often faced in the workplace is when someone is asked or told to compromise their ethical code. Accurate information and maintaining our ethical code are one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.
TrainingBriefs® Selling with Integrity
Updated! One definition of being ethical is “conforming to professional standards of conduct.” Herein lies both a problem and an opportunity for those of us in the world of sales. The problem lies in the fact that many people do not think of sales as a profession. Negative stereotypes have caused them to avoid or look down at a salesperson with disdain.
TrainingBriefs® Using Inside Information
New Micro-Learning! Everyone needs to remember that it is a federal crime to trade securities, including the distribution of 401k’s, based on "inside information" - information you learn about your company or a closely allied company which is not generally available to the public, and which could cause the security's price to change if it became known.
Got Compliance?™ Unintended Ethical Dilemmas
In this eLearning module, we’ll discuss different reactions to ethical dilemmas at work. Two situations are explored, with people feeling compelled to intervene in a constructive way, with them wanting to influence a coworker to help them avoid an ethical conflict and to bring about a more positive outcome. Both obtaining inside information to win a contract bid and fostering uncertainty about a competitor are covered in this topic.
Got Compliance?™ When Someone Asks You to Lie
When someone at work asks you to deceive others by lying or breaking promises, they’re asking you to compromise your integrity, your reputation, your job, and at times, even the company’s reputation and the safety of others. By completing this course, you will learn some ways to respond if someone in the workplace asks you to behave deceptively, explore the possible reasons why people may ask you to lie, and realize the implications of various responses to their requests.
Got Ethics?® A Short Term Gain (for Managers)
This eLearning course focuses on the responsibility manager’s have to be fair and consistent in counseling and disciplining individuals who violate the organization’s standards of business conduct.
Got Ethics?® Accepting and Giving Gifts
The acceptance of gifts, services, and hospitality can leave an organization vulnerable to accusations of unfairness, partiality, deceit, or even unlawful conduct. The acceptance of gifts is one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.
Got Ethics?® Accepting Gifts - Outside the Office
A newly approved vendor sends an expensive gift to an employee through the mail. Accepting gifts from vendors or partners could cloud objectivity.
Got Ethics?® An Overview
This introductory module to the Got Ethics? series provides a great overview of the different ethical situations that employees might face in the workplace.
Got Ethics?® Better Use It Now
We all have personal responsibility for understanding our corporate financial standards and conduct. This eLearning module focuses on a problem many individuals within an organization struggle with. Namely, understanding financial responsibility.
Got Ethics?® Confidential Information
Maintaining confidentiality at the workplace is of utmost importance in today’s competitive world to ensure that information about customers, clients, and employees is safe. Confidentiality is one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.
Got Ethics?® Conflict of Interest
This module focuses on conflict of interest. A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly bias the motivation for an act in the other.
Got Ethics?® Document Retention & Destruction
Straight to the point! Destroying documents should be done per company or departmental policy.
Got Ethics?® Faking It (for More Vacation Time)
An organization’s success depends on the integrity of its employees. In this eLearning course, we'll take a look at an example of an ethical situation (taking more PTO than requested) and spend some time reviewing what we can do if such a situation arises.
Got Ethics?® Gathering Competitive Information
This module focuses on the appropriate ways to gather competitive information. There are right ways and wrong ways to get that information; we must always choose the right way. Bottom line: Know and follow the organization’s policy on gathering competitive information.
Got Ethics?® Hearsay (for Managers)
This eLearning module focuses on the problem many leaders struggle with, namely, perceived retaliation against an associate who reports a violation of the organization’s Code of Conduct.
Got Ethics?® I Didn’t Really Say Anything
This eLearning module focuses on a problem many individuals within an organization struggle with. Namely, ensuring that confidential or, need to know only, information does not become compromised when they find themselves in an awkward situation.
Got Ethics?® Is It a Done Deal?
This eLearning course focuses on the problem of maintaining inside information confidential regarding the ventures of an organization.
Got Ethics?® It Isn’t in Their Best Interest
This eLearning course focuses on the appropriate ways to compare your organization to the competition. Comparing your products and services to the competition must be done in a truthful manner.