University Report: Workplace Ethics in Corporate Risk Management

This report examines workplace ethics within a corporate risk management context, focusing on the dichotomy between blame and safety cultures. It presents a personal account of ethical dilemmas faced in the workplace, specifically concerning the reporting of mistakes made by colleagues. The report contrasts two scenarios: one where reporting a styling error to HR led to a positive outcome, and another where a significant error was not reported due to the potential consequences for the colleague's family. The author highlights the influence of personal relationships and the sense of belonging in shaping ethical decisions. The report also touches upon the key components of a safety culture and the importance of effective leadership and communication in fostering a positive work environment.

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Workplace Ethics
In a workspace there’s generally no such thing as complaint or in simple terms reporting
someone’s mistake in an official manner until and unless it is a very grave error on part of that
person which can cause a lot of damage to the organization both monetarily and otherwise. What
generally happens is that the people or rather employees complain to each other about their own
co-workers or staff under them or about their senior peers. It generally happens in a manner
which is both healthy for the workspace but can also prove to be harmful at times if this
“complaining” starts to demoralize or defame the people around you and becomes so general that
the whole office becomes use to it and ultimately, the ethics at workplace start degrading.
I can recall one instance, when it was comfortable for me to report about an error made by one of
my friends in the office and I did not feel any bad about it. I remember my friend having a very
bad sense of styling. This was something that could have offended him if I had approached him
by my own self. And that is the reason, that I avoided reaching out to him directly and reported
to the personal trainer who was also the manager HR at that time. The HR listened to me and
then carefully observed the way my friend was dressed up when he arrived in office. After some
days of observation, the HR manager prompted him and asked him to follow to his chamber. It
was the, when the HR, being the personal trainer also, guided him and gave him a few lessons on
personal grooming. It was soon enough that I was able see a change in my friend’s way of
dressing and the way he was carrying himself. I felt relieved that I had done the right thing by
reporting it to the trainer.
On the contrary, there was also a scene, where, I was not at all ready to report about my friend
though I knew that the mistake was really a big one. This happened when one of my friend from

my previous office had submitted a wrong inspection report and the boss passed it without even
having a look at it. This could have had all our office staff in big trouble since the inspection
report was supposed to be presented to the municipality officer. I did not feel to report about my
friend since it could have led to his termination. I was the only person who knew about the
mistake but still I avoided to intimate it to the boss. I did so, because the person who made the
mistake was the sole bread winner of the family and had he been jobless, it would have led to
extreme situation for his family.
The difference between the aforementioned situations is about how close we are to one another.
The feeling of human care becomes paramount at times and subsides all other feelings like what
happened in the former case. While in the first case, the degree of error was not exorbitant and
thereby, it was easy for me to report the same to my superior. In both the cases, the feeling was
of relief and content that someone around would be in a better position if I take this decision or if
I report or not report it to my senior peers. Corroborating further, it is the sense of belonging to
one another which makes the difference and leads to the transition of feelings at the final call.
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Both the accounts are first hand and are not assisted by any supporting statements from anyb
other source.