Is CC-ing your boss a good idea? Could transparency in the workplace be bad? Getting Ethics to Work host Andy Cullison discusses the pitfalls of email on this episode.

What is Getting Ethics to Work anyway? On this episode, you'll get to know our host Andy Cullison and producer Kate Berry. You'll hear why you should care about ethics, and why you should subscribe to this show.

Is it okay to tease co-workers? Is making gentle fun at work a bad thing? The answer is not as clear-cut as you might think. Getting Ethics to Work's host Andy Cullison and producer Kate Berry dissect a case about Bob, his weird shirts and the colleagues who make fun of him. On this episode and every episode, we dig into complicated stories from the workplace and discuss the underlying moral problems these cases bring up.

For this episode’s transcript and shownotes visit: https://www.prindleinstitute.org/podcast/making-fun/

Is it ever okay to make fun of your colleagues? On this episode of Getting Ethics to Work, we discuss the surprisingly complex problem of whether it's okay to tease a co-worker.

Is it ever okay to make fun of your colleagues? On this episode of Getting Ethics to Work, we discuss the surprisingly complex problem of whether it's okay to tease a co-worker.

What is Getting Ethics to Work anyway? What are we trying to do with this podcast? On this Very Special Episode™ you'll get to know our host Andy Cullison and producer Kate Berry. They explain that most workplace problems boil down to a tension over values, which is why it's important to learn about ethics and develop moral reasoning skills. You'll also hear about the Secret Sauce of Leadership™ and (surprise!) how it relates to ethics.

For a transcript of the show and shownotes, visit: https://www.prindleinstitute.org/podcast/what-are-we-doing-here/

Could there be anything wrong with looping your boss into an email thread? Isn't complete transparency a good thing? Andy Cullison and Getting Ethics to Work producer Kate Berry discuss a workplace dilemma in which an employee CCs his boss in an email exchange with a co-worker.

Could there be anything wrong with looping your boss into an email thread? Isn't complete transparency a good thing? Our resident ethicist Andy Cullison and Getting Ethics to Work producer Kate Berry discuss a workplace dilemma in which an employee CCs his boss in an email exchange with a co-worker.

On this episode and every episode, we dig into complicated stories from the workplace and discuss the underlying moral problems these cases bring up.

Download this episode’s transcript.

Shownotes

"CC-ing the Boss on Email Makes Employees Feel Less Trusted" by David De Cremer

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Related articles:

"Collaborative Overload" by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele and Adam Grant

"The Passive-Aggressive Email Tactic That All Office Workers Abhor" by Alison Green

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For this episode’s transcript and shownotes, visit: https://www.prindleinstitute.org/podcast/whats-so-bad-about-cc-ing-the-boss/

Getting Ethics to Work is a new podcast that tackles those tricky dilemmas you face everyday at work. New episodes out every 2nd and 4th Tuesday!

Getting Ethics to Work is a new podcast that tackles those tricky dilemmas you face everyday at work. New episodes out every 2nd and 4th Tuesday!

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