“Interestingly, many of the organizational characteristics that have been identified as conducive to effectively managing diversity and as conducive to fostering innovation and creativity in the workplace are also important for enabling employees to voice their values.” ImportantValuesCreativityDiversityInnovationEmployeeWorkplaceOrganizational Author:Mary C. Gentile
“By creating explicit occasions to invite dissenting viewpoints on a new project, strategy or policy, leaders enable employees to feel that their questions are welcomed and appreciated.” LeaderPolicyStrategyEmployeeAppreciatedExplicit Author:Mary C. Gentile
“When leaders are willing to talk through their own decision-making process, making visible that values are an important consideration, this sends a powerful signal to employees.” ImportantValuesPowerfulLeaderEmployeeConsideration Author:Mary C. Gentile
“Communicating and celebrating the times when individuals have made values-based decisions is, of course, empowering and can provide role models. But perhaps more importantly, it removes the sense of futility that often prevents employees from speaking up.” IndividualDecisionCommunicateCelebrateEmpoweringEmployeeRole ModelsFutility Author:Mary C. Gentile