Ethical Workplace and Civility Today

Today’s workplace is very dynamic, sometimes very stressful, and too often not very civil. We certainly observe the lack of civility in the workplace with people calling each other names, engaging in personal attacks on each other, exhibiting rude and disruptive behaviors and the lack of respect for one another or ignorance of how behaviors affect others. I believe there is a real desire for the restoration of civility in the workplace.

Your strategic thinking business coach offers some tips on how to achieve civility in today’s workplace.

+ Always respect the value of everyone’s time by showing up for meetings prepared and on time.

+ Keep your cell phone turned off or in silent or vibrate mode whenever possible.

+ Use an appropriate volume of speaking when talking in the office, at meetings or on your cell phone.

+ Greet everyone with “hello” and a smile.

+ Avoid multi-tasking when you are talking on the phone or on a conference call.

+ Pay attention in meetings and do not constantly check your personal electronic devices for emails, test messages, etc.

+ Respect someone’s request for a “quiet zone” or “do not disturb” time.

+ Say please, thank you and/or I am sorry.

+ Communicate in a professional and courteous manner in all forms and at all times

+ Respect all people, policies, rules and regulations.

+ Take responsibility for one’s choices and actions.

+ Accept consequences of one’s inappropriate choices and actions.

+ Demonstrate acceptable etiquette and manners.

Glenn Ebersole, Jr. is a multi-faceted professional, who is recognized as a visionary, guide and facilitator in the fields of business coaching, marketing, public relations, management, strategic planning and engineering. Glenn is the Founder and Chief Executive of two Lancaster, PA based consulting practices: The Renaissance Group, a creative marketing, public relations, strategic planning and business development consulting firm and J. G. Ebersole Associates, an independent professional engineering, marketing, and management consulting firm. He is a Certified Facilitator and serves as a business coach and a strategic planning facilitator and consultant to a diverse list of clients. Glenn is also the author of a monthly newsletter, “Glenn’s Guiding Lines – Thoughts From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach” and has published more than 250 articles on business.

To find out more about the benefits & rewards of effectively working with a strategic thinking business coach, please visit Glenn Ebersole through his web site.

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