Ethical practice and sustainable performance

Ethical practice and sustainable performance

Leaders can set the right example for their employees, through both words and deeds.

It’s no exaggeration to say that we are in living in a “do whatever I want” world. For example, riding against the traffic is the norm for motorcyclists, especially delivery drivers seeking to cash in on the huge spike in Covid-era demand. You may also have noticed more car drivers going the wrong way just to save a few seconds in closed spaces such as shopping mall parking lots.

Behavioural scientists coined the term “broken windows theory” to describe imitated bad behaviour. The bad news is that it’s not just something that happens on our roads or parking lots.

It can also happen in an organisation if its leaders do not pay proper attention. Although the motivations in each situation…