
Promoting Transparency and Trust in the Workplace
When family or friends receive special treatment at work, it creates resentment and undermines fairness. Nepotism not only damages morale but also raises conflict of interest concerns that put organizations at risk. This microlesson provides skills training to help employees and leaders recognize favoritism, address conflicts of interest, and support a culture of integrity.
Microlesson Description
In this microlesson, we demonstrate how hiring managers need to take unique steps when a friend or family member is among the candidates to hire. Conflict of interest situations can look bad to others. It’s important to have a fair process for everyone. We provide best practices to navigate these situations so that everyone gets a fair chance.
Key Concepts
- Why it’s important to let stakeholders and HR know about suggesting to hire a friend or family member for a position.
- Allowing others to evaluate or interview the friend or relative, even if they help to evaluate other candidates.
- How to give others visibility into the hiring process so they can see how a decision is made.
Microlesson Features
- Employee sentiment pulsing questions that provide leaders with insights into their workforce's core cultural competencies
- Emtrain's Expert Answers tool, enabling employeees to submit anonymous questions about sensitive issues.
- Rich, contemporary video scences illustrating key concepts through realistic scenarios
- A data driven, skill-based approach to eLearning that establishes a shared language for employees.

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Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to common questions that employees and managers have about this topic. These FAQs provide a preview of what you’ll learn in this microlesson and why it matters.