This video library is made available by joint initiative of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. Our collaborative mission is to promote integrity and ethical conduct by educating public servants at all levels of government in Pennsylvania.
An Inside Look:
Civility in the Workplace
Civility is more than just good manners and etiquette; it includes mutual respect in avoiding that which is offensive, rude, demeaning or threatening. Incivility damages relationships while lowering work quality, morale, job satisfaction and personal commitment; do we know incivility when we see it?
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Reasons and Excuses
Everyone makes mistakes; but how we explain them shows our true character. Do we own up and provide real reasons, or do we try to shift blame with made-up excuses? When we rationalize, we put our own integrity and credibility at risk.
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Reputation
Your reputation is much too valuable to treat casually”¦ you can’t be in two places at once, but your reputation serves as your “stand-in” whenever you’re not around. Just as you guard your own good reputation, guard that of the government entity for which you work.
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