Building a Civil Workplace: Is It Ever Possible?

by Nov 30, 2015

It can be observed that a good business venture demands civility at the workplace. With civility, productivity, efficiency, and overall performance appear to be relatively evident.

A civil workplace is a place, legal and ethical, wherein people work together in a civil atmosphere and where potential problems are raised and addressed before it may actually happen or develop into a disaster. Reports state that learning should be a key part of the process of building a civil workplace culture. Further discussed, learning should be a continuous progress and does not simply constitute pieces of documents and paper and training requirements to brandish and serve as defense for possible claims or complaints, which should have been avoided in the first place.

To conclude, learning may be acquired through civility training. However, building such set up requires fundamental commitment from the corporate leadership. The management must be able to apply key principles and settle behavioral and ethical matters in the workplace as part of their daily business activities. Building a civil workplace may be possible with proper grasp of the dynamics in workplace behavior and ethics. Nevertheless, once achieved, a civil workplace proved to be the most profitable and productive organizations, from the bottom line to improved quality, efficiency, safety, and competency.

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Catherine

About Catherine Mattice

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, an organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500’s to small businesses across many industries. Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought-leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker, author and blogger, and has 50+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning. Catherine’s award-winning book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, was hailed by international leadership-guru, Ken Blanchard, as, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.” Her latest book is Navigating Toxic Work Environments For Dummies (Wiley),

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