Surviving the Toxic Workplace: Protect Yourself Against Coworkers, Bosses, and Work Environments That Poison Your Day

CHAPTER 6Good Business Relationships Are Built on Trust, Honesty, and Open Communication

Trust, honesty, and open communication are the cornerstones of good business relationships and a healthy organization. Owners, managers, supervisors, and bosses need to establish a company with the values of candor, support, and empowerment for all employees. They should establish high but attainable goals, reward employees for their achievement, and acknowledge their accomplishments in all they do. Communication, collaboration, and compromise are three keys of getting along in an office; you don’t want to sell out, compromise your integrity, or do something that you feel is unethical or immoral, but you want to be flexible, understanding, and see it from ...