Needless to Say?

Everything that is important in the workplace can be taught, but there are certain facts that are so obvious you hope they don't have to be mentioned.

Do we really need to explain that:

• If a message has not been received, then you have not communicated?
• Blaming your team does not build loyalty?
• The number of hours you spend on the job does not determine your effectiveness?
• Fostering a caste system is going to damage trust?
• Talking only to members of an inner circle will severely limit your knowledge of what's happening?
• Rushing through a hiring decision is not likely to produce the best selection?
• Telling ethnic or sexist jokes is inconsistent with integrity?
• Executives who cut ethical corners overseas will probably bring that behavior back home?
• Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do?
• You should not have double standards?
• Bullying or harassment should not be tolerated?
• You should know what your employees do?
• You should periodically revisit your priorities?
• It makes sense to get legal advice on a matter that might go to court?
• Employees who drag down the team should be reassigned or fired?
• You can't get by on the workshop you attended ten years ago?

Look around the workplace. Hmmm. I guess we do have review those items.