#303 Why Professional Courage is Dead. Standing up for what's right at work.

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of professional courage and the challenges faced when witnessing unethical behavior at work.

Welcome to the 303rd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! In this episode, I'm exploring professional courage and asking a critical question: what do people do when they witness unethical behaviour at work but fear the consequences?

People in this episode

Host: Leyla Okhai

Topics covered

• professional courage
• unethical behavior
• workplace ethics
• fear of consequences
• standing up for what's right

Keywords

• professional courage
• unethical behavior
• workplace
• fear
• consequences

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