Ethical Behavior in the Business Environment
Actions that support an
environment of ethical excellence
Committed to doing business with
uncompromising integrity
Treats HP colleagues and the
community with dignity and respect
Accepts personal responsibility to
embody and model ethical behavior
Understands, follows and
encourages others to act in
accordance with the Standards of
Business Conduct
Avoids conflicts of interests
Handles sensitive information with
appropriate care
Protects HP's assets
Deals with HP partners, Suppliers and
customers in a manner consistent with
HP's core values and Standards of
Business Conduct
Recognizes ethical conduct concerns
and their possible impact on HP's
business overall
Consults appropriate resources when
faced with ethical uncertainty
Reports and encourages others to
report ethical concerns immediately
Protects confidentiality and privacy of
HP's information
Actively protects the anonymity of
individuals raising ethical conduct
allegations, if required
Unacceptable Actions
Takes material undisclosed personal
advantage from HP business with
others
Personally violates Standards of
Business Conduct guidelines
Sets a tone which allows violations of
the Standards of Business Conduct
Covers up violations of the Standards
of Business Conduct
Prevents visibility of management to
an ethical conduct concern
Retaliates against individuals raising
ethical concerns
Uses different Standards of Business
Conduct locally
Ethical Behavior at HP
What is the ethical behavior model?
The Standards of Business Conduct serve as the
basic infrastructure of policies, guidelines and
standards at HP. The Ethical Behavior model was
developed to aid individuals and teams in
understanding and supporting ethical behavior in
the workplace. This model will help identify
decisions and actions that support an environment of
ethical excellence. This practical tool was designed
to help you be an ethical leader with
uncompromising integrity.
The Ethical Behavior model highlights acceptable
and unacceptable ethical behavior in the workplace.
It depicts examples of ethical behavior that:
• support HP’s Core Value of uncompromising
integrity.
• are in alignment with the Standards of Business
Conduct.
• conflict with the Standards of Business Conduct.
• are unacceptable at HP.
Visit ethics@hp
http://standards.inet.cpqcorp.net/ethics/
for ethics tools, decision-making guidance,
and resources to help you lead with
uncompromising integrity.
…helping you lead with uncompromising integrity
When to use the ethical behavior model
The Ethical Behavior model is a tool to help you identify
ethical behavior in the workplace, so that you can strive
every day to be an ethical leader.
As you review the Ethical Behavior model, think about
your own business practices, as well as those you
encounter while working with others.
The Ethical Behavior model enables teammates,
colleagues, and managers to explore and challenge each
other to new levels of ethical leadership. Use the model to
explore independently, or as a team, and think about the
following:
1 Examine current business practices
• Which positive ethical decisions and actions do you
consistently demonstrate at work that support ethical
leadership?
• Which unacceptable actions do you see exhibited at
HP?
Explore how these actions, ethical or unethical,
impact you personally, your work group, or the
company at large.
2 Take ownership
• What one or two actions could you take to improve
your ethical leadership or the ethical leadership of
your work group?
Set goals for desired outcomes; commit to them.
3 Follow up
• Set a date to evaluate progress. Assess need for next
steps by repeating steps 1 and 2.
Institutionalizing ethical behavior
The Ethical Behavior model can be used in a variety of
workplace settings. Used independently, in private
discussions or in large-team dialogue, the model will serve
as a catalyst for discussion on leading with
uncompromising integrity.
Self discovery
A dialogue with yourself- an introspective process to
privately examine your behavior and strive for a new level
of ethical leadership.
Incorporate a regular self-examination as part of your
personal development plan to help you excel as a leader.
Review once a quarter.
1:1 dialogue
A dialogue with a teammate, colleague or manager to
discuss current actions, their impact on the business, and to
set goals reaching new levels of ethical leadership.
It can be used for:
- Peer discussions
- Mentor discussions
- Manager coaching
- Performance management discussions
- Identifying specific risk areas in your business
Group discussion
A conversation approach among a team to discuss current
ethical behavior and decisions, their impact on the
business, and to set goals for improved ethical leadership.
• Regularly incorporate into team dialogue to minimize
risk exposure for the company; identify any potential
areas of risk.
• Communicate team expectations
o establish team standards of ethical leadership
o recognize and reward for ethical leadership
o create an open and honest environment to
discuss ethical issues
o lead with uncompromising integrity
Conversation processes adapted for HP from Action Dialogues
by Debbe Kennedy © 2000 Berrett-Koehler with permission.