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Where To Draw The Line

Where To Draw The Line
by Catherine Iste

Leaders must be clear, firm and consistent. Here are three steps to ensure you are drawing the line at the right time, the right way and for the most benefit.

Integrity

Integrity is a big word to throw around at work. Most of us do not work in an environment that tests our ethics regularly. Yet it is because of this, many supervisors do not know where to draw the line.

My specialty and favorite kind of work challenges are those that push me to think about ethics, integrity and the impact the lack of these characteristics can have on the work environment.

I have a lot of practice seeing the slippery slopes down which steps in this direction can lead. However, those that do not might not heed the yellow warning flags as readily.

For example, should you be worried when a team member starts jotting notes in a separate notebook after every meeting? My first thought is that she is tracking some injustice she will later use in her defense.

Is that what always happens? Of course not, but I look at the action as something I should address directly with her, sooner rather than later, instead of ignoring it.

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