To create a positive workplace culture, top leadership must model civility and the expected behaviors.

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To create a positive workplace culture, top leadership must model civility and the expected behaviors.

In this episode,  I talk about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s behavior toward his staff, as it has come to light. How did he, and how do others get away with abusive behavior for a long time? Enablers are required.

Also discussed, workplace surveys from a variety of sources:

•EVERFI/HR.com Research Institute survey which says 40 percent of employees agree their organization is toxic, and 55  percent agree their leaders aren’t good at preventing problems before they start.
•84 percent of employees that think they have a positive workplace culture, have leadership that live out the company’s values, that is, leadership walks the talk.
•Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) found in their report, The High Cost of a Toxic Workplace Culture, from a 2019 survey that 60 percent of workplace misconduct came from managers; and in the previous 5 years 1 in 5 employees left their job due to a toxic workplace culture. (For more information, visit the SHRM blog https://www.talkworkculture.com/)

Takeaways:
•Abusive workplace behavior is costly to employee health, to business success and profitability.
•The topmost leadership needs to model the behaviors that promote healthy workplace behaviors.
•Create a code of conduct that’s required of everyone. In the workplace people bring their experiences and backgrounds into a new environment, let people know what’s expected of them, and measure them and the organization on these expectations.

Music: New Orleans Country Clarinet Shuffle, John Covert; Landscape, Adrian Berenguer;  Oz Funk Full Solo, William Newman; Latin Spanish Salsa Music, Bobby Cole; Smoky Jazz, Bobby Cole; Such a Swingin’ Good Time Neil Cross.