con·science
/ˈkänSHən(t)s/
noun
an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
Watching Jiminy Cricket sitting on Pinocchio’s shoulder and whispering things about right and wrong in the puppet’s ear was probably the first introduction to the concept of a conscience that kids (like me) growing up in the 40’s and 50s had. Schools, both public and religious, played a part, but those children’s movies and television shows then, like music in the 60s, Sesame Street in the 80s and 90s, and social media today seem to have more influence with introducing values to young people. Not that parents don’t try, but the media has certainly had an impact on broadcasting values, both good and bad. Maybe that’s why the values that companies introduce along with their mission and vision statements resonate with employees. Interestingly, Tribal enterprises have a long and rich tradition of keeping their Nation’s culture and values alive and bringing them into their workplaces. The challenge is finding ways to apply those values throughout the workplace culture those companies work so hard to create. I advise clients to include them in their policies and practices – like inserting them in job descriptions and job postings, discussing them in interviews with potential employees, talking about them in orientation programs, including them in coaching sessions, and referencing them in performance evaluations. Because we want and need employees to have good values, see their relevance in their work life, and consider them when performing and making decisions. And to appreciate the importance of letting their conscience be their guide today.
Jiminy Cricket (created 1940): This character is the Disney version of the Talking Cricket, a fictional character created by Italian writer Carlo Collodi for his 1883 children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio, which Walt Disney adapted into the animated film Pinocchio in 1940.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiminy_Cricke
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