Inspiring the Best of Your Best
Most business leaders will say that they wish they had more “A” players in their company. Sometimes you hear this from a new manager who inherited a team that is underperforming. Other times, from a leader who traditionally overperformed, but over time his team has changed with normal transition, and now he’s in the middle of the pack. We know what they mean when they say this – they wish they had more employees who don’t just exceed goals but crush them.
How to Defend Your Company Against a Discrimination or Harassment Lawsuit
Risk management is fundamental to every organization, and those risks can come from anywhere. Environmental disasters, security breaches, third-party vendors, you name it. But one of the most dangerous risks to a company comes from the inside in the form of a wayward employee.
Proximity Bias in a Hybrid Work Environment
Having created job opportunities for hybrid or remote workers, we must now adapt our business models and decision-making processes to apply at an individual level, too.
4 Signs That Your DEI Employee Training Has Been Ineffective
As an HR or compliance professional, what are those early warning signals that prior DEI training has been ineffective? In other words, what are the canaries in your coal mine?
Podcast: From a Feature-Based to a Problem-Based Website
In this episode of the Pathmonk Presents podcast, CEO J Rollins sheds light on ETHIX360’s journey from a feature-focused startup to a problem-focused company.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Continues to be a Priority
It's time to refocus and take the opportunity to build employee training programs that raise the bar on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
When Dinosaurs Wore Suits
Those who believe sexual harassment is acceptable, a.k.a. dinosaurs in suits, aren’t extinct. But it’s a new day now, and every business has a moral obligation to maintain a harassment-free workplace.
What SHOULD You Be Thinking About as We Ring in 2022?
The internet is full of articles and blog posts by compliance and HR professionals listing their “Top 5 Predictions for 2022,” but have you given thought to work from home tax and business license implications, updates to liability insurance, and reimagined perks and benefits?
Culture vs Compliance: Just Another Chicken and Egg Story?
This blog post brought me back to a philosophy class debate in college – what came first, the chicken or the egg? I don’t even remember all these years later which side of the debate I was assigned to! I suppose if we had the same debate in a science class as opposed to a philosophy class, the outcome might have been that eggs most certainly came before chickens, but chicken eggs did not. Regardless, at the end of the…
A Culture of Compliance
The simplest definition of compliance is “following a rule or order.” In fact, Merriam-Webster defines compliance as “the act or process of doing what you have been asked or ordered to do.” For a word that can invoke complexity, if properly instituted, a culture of compliance can help you move compliance from daunting to deliberate. At ETHIX360, we aim to…
Back to School, Back to Work, but Not Quite Back to Normal
Restaurants are back open for inside dining throughout most of the country, but there’s plenty of empty tables. Schools are reopening, but with desks six feet apart and sporting dividers. Some patrons wearing masks by mandate and others by choice, but all looking at unmasked patrons who are glaring back at masked patrons in some kind of bizarre staring contest.
Finishing Strong!
After the COVID chaos of 2020 and the year that seemed like a decade, 2021 feels like I just blinked and we are already halfway to 2022. I am sure most of you were as uncertain as we were at ETHIX360 on January 1st of what to do first. Vaccines were close, but not there yet. COVID was raging after folks couldn’t take being cooped up any longer and got together for…
Improving Employee Adoption of Company Policies
As news outlets contemplate the possibility that America will continue to work remotely even after the pandemic ends, HR managers are behind the scenes working to set up the structures necessary to support long-term work-from-home environments. Electronic processes are more important than ever, and HR departments across the country are drafting new policies for…
Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Who Bears the Burden of Proof?
Companies of all shapes and sizes have employees report issues in the workplace. These can range from sexual harassment, to workplace safety, to misuse of company resources. Some of these investigations are straightforward, and some of them not so much. Regardless, companies need to address and resolve a reported issue before it escalates and is out of their hands entirely. In the out-of-hand cases…
Top 6 HR Trends for 2021
2020 has been a busy year for HR professionals. So much has changed in such a short period of time. 2021 is fast approaching, and here are a few anticipated trends for HR in 2021.
Top 5 Compliance Predictions for 2021
2020 has kept Ethics & Compliance professionals on their toes. With the new year right around the corner, here are five anticipated compliance predictions for 2021.
November 20th Matters
November 20th matters. And it should matter to ethics and compliance professionals because it marks a day where many have not stepped up to their responsibilities as the ethical and moral center of their companies.
Remote Work Is Here to Stay
Over the past six months, many companies have been forced to allow their employees to work remotely. Is this a short-term trend? Or will companies allow their employees to continue working remotely after COVID-19 has released its grip on the world? It will be interesting to see if and how companies’ remote work programs continue over the next few years.
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Not Only Good for Workplace Culture; It’s Mandated
Sexual harassment affects more than just the employees involved — it affects your entire organization. Besides causing emotional stress, decreased productivity and performance, lawsuits resulting from sexual harassment are stressful and expensive.
Why Do People Hate Their Jobs?
I saw a Gallup poll about a year ago that concluded 30 percent of U.S. workers are engaged with their jobs, another 50 percent are “non-engaged,” and an astonishing 20 percent “actively disengaged.” So people not only hate their jobs — they’re completely checking out.