“When you say ‘integrity
always,’ it’s distinguished from ‘integrity when it’s convenient’ or ‘integrity if I don’t get caught.’ That’s all ‘integrity
sometimes.’ It’s amazing the difference one little word can make
,” Yapchai mused.
Keeping it simple
“If you look at our four values, they’re in plain English. … No matter what your role is within the organization, or where you’re at from a career perspective, you can always tie them back to your day-to-day activities,” Kolo explained.
Simplicity was also the strategy for Tenneco’s revamped code of conduct, launching in the second quarter of 2021. The text is readable. “It’s the equivalent of picking up a magazine,” Kolo said. The economy of style makes the content versatile. The plain language is understandable to non-native English speakers across Tenneco’s global workforce and applicable to all manner of workplace scenarios.