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Fairness at Work -Culture's Essential Ingredient with Dr. Wilson Wong OrgDev episode 51

Jan 23, 2025
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Dr. Wilson Wong
Dr. Wilson Wong, a seasoned data scientist and strategist with over 30 years of experience, delves into the pivotal role of fairness in the workplace. He discusses how perceptions of fairness can either build trust or lead to disengagement among employees. The conversation also covers the need for transparency in compensation and decision-making, especially during organizational changes. Dr. Wong emphasizes the importance of genuine cultural transformation over superficial diversity efforts, advocating for evidence-based management to foster a thriving work environment.
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Fairness at Work

  • Fairness is crucial for building trust, maintaining engagement, and driving performance.
  • Getting fairness wrong erodes trust, undermines morale, and fuels disengagement.
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Lenses of Fairness

  • People perceive fairness through different lenses, leading to misunderstandings.
  • Using fairness lenses helps to negotiate common ground and reduce frustration.
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HR's Fairness Focus

  • HR primarily focuses on organizational justice, encompassing procedural, distributive, and interactional justice.
  • This lens includes respecting procedures, accurate facts, appropriate input-output dynamics, and employee treatment.
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