To redirect office chat away from harmful gossip and to delightful humor or sharing stories of our own lives. Reverence for life means acting responsibly, consciously to protect life, to promote love. Forgiveness, compassion and non-judgment are part of this. It is traditional for students of Buddhism to recite precepts in Sanskrit or in Japanese, depending upon their tradition. A noble and lovely vow.
Generosity includes both refraining from stealing and also sharing.
In many work environments it is territory and ideas which are at issue. The grammar school ethics of not stealing another's candy must be matured into not plagiarizing for example. Please don't misunderstand. Generosity does not mean becoming less than yourself, or other than you are able. It means sharing time, talent, resources to serve others in a way that strengthens and nourishes your heart.