Congratulations! Because of your high ethical standards you have been selected by the company CEO to lead a new company-wide program to increase ethical behavior in the workplace. Provide an overview of common ethical issues and hot spots your coworkers should be aware of. Next, outline a strategy for your company to encourage ethical conduct.

Ethical issues and hot spots:
(1) Ethical hot spots: Employees engaging in unethical or illegal acts at work. The number one workplace hot spot responsible for triggering unethical and illegal conduct was found to be balancing work and family.
(2) Pressure from above: This is the actual or perceived pressure from superiors for results. This can lead to blind conformity.
(3) Ambiguous situations: Employees feel uncomfortable when faced with ambiguous situations in which there are no clear-cut guidelines. Ethical codes can satisfy these needs for guidelines.
Encouraging ethical conduct
1. Create an ethics training program, required for all employees. Key features include: top management support; a clear focus on ethical issues specific to the organization; Integration of ethics in all training; Hotlines or other ways for employees to report violations anonymously; create a corporate climate that reward ethical conduct.
2. Identify an ethical advocate that can attend meetings and deliberations with the role of critical questioner.
3. Develop and provide a copy of a Code of Ethics for every employee.