Thank you for your wonderful presentation to our assistants. Your message was loud and strong: assistants today are a very important aspect of ethical issues in the workplace.
Alberta Esposito
Assistant to the Chairman/CEO
McGraw-Hill Companies
New York City, NY
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How to Keep Your Job and Your Ethics!
Nan DeMars believes that, “all administrative professionals, by virtue of their responsibilities, find themselves from time to time in the ethical crossfire of business activities.” This enjoyable and interactive ethics seminar will provide your administrative professionals with a practical guide to identifying and handling some of these most common ethical dilemmas— and, they’ll have fun in the process!
Specially Designed For:
- All administrative and support professionals
- Managers and supervisors
- Human Resource professionals
Main Themes:
- The New Accountability in the Workplace Today
- The Importance of Integrity And Respect
- The Significance of Confidentiality
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Through interactive discussions about reality-based ethical dilemmas (some ripped from today’s headlines), attendees will recognize their new role in today’s world of accountability and gain the knowledge to maintain confidentiality and loyalty in their workplace and safeguard the security and integrity of business information.
The following topics will be addressed (clients may custom design, if desired):
The New Accountability
- Myth-busting
- Personal accountability
- Your Ethics Audit®
- Traditional approach versus the New Ethical Office
Identifying Ethical and Moral Dilemmas
- Morals versus ethical dilemmas
- Your stages of moral development
- Guidelines for handling ethical dilemmas
Judgment Issues
- The “It depends” theory
- Your Ethical Priority Compass®
- Judgment calls about “Doing the right thing!”
- Surviving the no-win situations
Loyalty Issues
- Limits of loyalty
- Loyalty versus blind allegiance
- Company protection
Harassment Issues
- Kinds of harassment
- Harassment Audit
- Guidelines to prevent problems
- Steps to stop the behavior
- Workplace romance
- Workplace bullying
- Internet and email behavior
Confidentiality Issues
- The importance of confidentiality today
- The Golden Rule of Confidentiality
- Information protection
- Safeguarding security
- Protecting your supervisor(s) and your company
Maintaining The Ethical Office
- The Three “C’s”
- Office Ethics Audit®
- Communication tools ("How can I say that?”)
- Judgment calls about “doing the right thing”
- Trust and integrity issues
All sessions qualify for Continued Education Units (CEU’s).
Attendees will depart this energizing Workshop with renewed pride in their own professionalism on the job and pride in their company’s championing of The Ethical Workplace.
Workshops can be half-day or full-day in length (your preference).
Ms DeMars – I found your presentation to be poignant and extremely relevant. It landed the message that ethical decisions are made at every level and that each of us will be held accountable.
Marilyn Williams
Executive Assistant to CEO/Vice Chairman
Best Buy Company
Minneapolis, MN
…..We have received so many compliments and accolades (from your Seminar) that my Manager, Raul Luzarraga, VP of Human Resources, asked me what I had them put in the luncheon fish!”
Sherry Carroll
HR Department
METRO of Harris County, TX
Houston, TX
“Your topics are awesome and you definitely captured your audience’s attention. This is by far the best seminar I’ve ever attended.
Carma P. Lynch
Administrative Assistant
Pfizer World Wide Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ann Arbor, MI