Today we will consider only some issues of ethics of business relations between a man and a woman.
Ethics and promotion
Ethical rules imply not so much exceptional political correctness as knowledge of the main problems that arise between different groups of people. The ethics of business relations require a minimum knowledge of business psychology, and the ability to behave in accordance with this knowledge.
Let's say that psychologists in the field of personnel management have long known that if you put a female or male name on the same resume, then the results of its evaluation by the directors of the enterprises will be different. To be able to qualify for the same position, the average applicant must have more serious experience, achievements and intelligence than the male applicant. Is this the behavior of the bosses ethically? Of course not. However, the norms and rules of behavior of a woman who wants to get a job, instruct her to accept such an inequality and go to a position for which she may be too highly qualified. Unpleasant, but true: there are almost no other ways for women in business.
If you have already taken a certain position in the company, then your ethical principles may not imply an endless adjustment to others. It is known that men like to steal ideas from women colleagues and hand them out for their own. Usually it looks like this: an experienced and influential employee in the company is eager to listen to all the suggestions of the new employee, nods his head, and then he heals them. It takes a month or two, and he voices her ideas on the planner as their own. Do not go against it with open visor and find out the relationship. The weapon of a woman is cunning, the ability to gently defend one's positions. Give him not the whole idea for consideration, leave the ace in his sleeve. And if you see that he gives out his idea to his colleagues before colleagues, be sure to specify that you are the author. Only not in a scandalous, but in a mild form. For example, say: "Thank you, Ivan Ivanych, that they appreciated my idea, which I gave you for consideration a week ago. Only I managed to supplement it with important data, which say that here and there it is necessary to go a little differently. " There are also purely technical ways to protect yourself from plagiarism: send all suggestions to your immediate boss with a copy of the boss. However, this decision may have opponents in the form of a direct leader.
Another kind of male chauvinism in business is manifested in the fact that men tend to retire to one another in a smoking room or a meeting room, and at a dinner to discuss important projects. They often quite deliberately leave the employees outside this clique. You need to be persistent and feel free to ask them to communicate. Walk together for lunch, go out with a cup of coffee in the smoking room, but do not stay away from important discussions.
Office romance and flirting at work
Some trample on the ethics of business relations between a man and a woman, which requires strictly refrain from personal relationships with colleagues. Then they often pay for such behavior by dismissal or problems in the team.
The fact is that a service romance from both men and women can be determined by mercantile interests. A woman may want to gain additional power, resources, or promotion. A man may wish to climb into the employee's home computer to learn how she gives birth to her brilliant ideas. Every time you shine a novel at work, think a hundred times before agreeing. This can be a serious problem for building your career.
And at the same time, it's worth knowing that one of the most common places where happy married couples are glued together is work. Most people do not need to travel to the far end of the world to find their fortunate, and work is among the five most popular places where future spouses meet. She even surpasses in the chance to create a normal family such places of acquaintance as clubs and nearest get-togethers by interests, conceding only to neighborly and friendly sit-rounds and acquaintances on vacation near the house. So if there is a mutual interest, and your spheres of activity in the company do not strongly overlap, do not depend on each other, then why not reciprocate by the sympathy that can naturally arise between a man and his work colleague.
Another thing - flirting at work. If service novels are more often relevant to free and single employees, then all can face flirting.
It has long been known that flirting can be a serious tool for achieving a goal in business. It is used as a tool for manipulating both men and women. Women wear the most tempting outfits, which can look quite business-like, but have a lower décolletage line. This seriously helps sometimes to sell projects or to protect reports.
Men also use their charm not only for sales, but also to fight with a rival for the right to raise. In matters of flirting, there is one detail: flirting unequally affects the image of a man and a woman. A businessman flirting with a negotiating colleague is not perceived worse than he is. The woman, to whom his flirting is directed, as well as the flirting woman, loses several points of rating in the eyes of others at once. So, in matters of flirting, the basic rule is to be able to manage the situation. Do not take signs of attention in important negotiations and meetings, if a woman does not want her words to be perceived with disbelief. You need to be able to firmly and clearly suppress attempts at flirting, trying to focus everyone's attention on the details of the deal.
Knowing these simple questions of business ethics will allow you to avoid many problems at work and in your own business.