Ethics Training Is Becoming An Increasingly Popular Trend

INTRODUCTION In almost each and every organization there are many problems that are existing and are being faced by the employees of those organizations as well as organizations. Diversity is one of those problems, diverse workplace is made up of employees of different races, genders, abilities, ages and cultural differences. A company that lacks diversity often experiences deterioration of employee morale, a drop in productivity and a flat-lining bottom line. Maintaining diversity and ethics practices is important to most small businesses who want to gain the loyalty of employees and trust of consumers. According to Joshua Joseph of the Ethics Resource Centre, ethics training is becoming an increasingly popular trend in business, helping†¦show more content†¦Because of this, each one of us brings something different to the table. We each bring a different set of skills, knowledge, and experience that makes up the diversity of us all. It s in this diversity that we can flourish as a comp any. (Wink 1-4) With diversity on its side, a company stands a better chance at finding working solutions and in less time. Not only does a variety of experience and background provide a vast array of knowledge and skills, but it also sparks creativity among those involved. The creativity is sparked by those taking part in the setting of diversity itself, not only supplying their own unique slice of diversity but discovering inspiration from others around them. (Wink 1-4) This creates a brand new diversity in itself and adds to that which is already diverse. In our workplaces, most of us would accept cultural diversity as part of everyday life. If we were to think though about why embracing or being explicit about celebrating diversity matters, I think we can put it in the following terms: it is about capturing talent, it is about boosting innovation, it is about encouraging productivity. Let’s think about what the future Australian workforce is going to look like. If we are talking about a country that still takes in a significant number of immigrants every year, where almost half that population is first or second generation, then this diversity isn’t likely to