PAOAG PA State Ethics Commission Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public Service Ethics

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:

July 09, 2020

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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July 10, 2020

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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July 09, 2020

Cyber Security

Cyber-security is critically important to every organization. Computer Hackers have been around for quite a while, and they grow in number and in sophistication every year. The public trusts us to safeguard and secure their data; and we each have personal responsibility for cyber-security in the government workplace. This discussion includes several examples of actual attempts at hacking government entities in Pennsylvania.

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