How to Highlight Honesty in the Workplace

Honesty in the workplace encourages a sense of trust among employees, the company and the community. The leadership style and environment in the workplace often affects the level of honesty employees exhibit on the job. Changes to the way the company is run can help highlight and encourage honesty from your staff.

Company Values

When you hire employees, emphasize the value you place on honesty. While you can't always assess honesty and other values during the interview, do your best to get a sense of how each candidate values honesty.

Communication

Most employees appreciate transparency from the company even if the information they receive is negative. The honest communication encourages employees to exhibit the same level of honesty.