I heard an interesting distinction between a coach and a consultant.
A coach is one that is hired to research and ask the right questions. A consultant is one that will lead you to the right answers.
In my field of ethics, I don’t know of one ethics “coach.” Here’s why from my perspective. Leaders already know what their questions are regarding ethics, but don’t know how to answer them!
For example, unethical companies have never hired me. Why would they? For over 25 years, I have been speaking, training and consulting with organizations that:
1. want to take their ethics training to the “next level.”
2. want current ideas, research and approaches to their ethics training initiatives
3. training of leaders in values based approaches of creating and developing ethical cultures in their organizations.
4. want me to partner with the Compliance department to design and help implement the “ethics part” of compliance training.
Coach or consultant? Which do you really need?
fbucaro
Like you, business ethics and ethical leadership expert, Frank Bucaro has seen the challenges and problems of corporate leadership, particularly over the past few years in regards to poor decision-making, SEC violations, and record breaking financial settlements in a number of different industries.
With over two decades of executive training, speaking, writing and with real life experiences, his view and approach to ethics in the workplace is uniquely different. He emphasizes that ethics is a moment-to-moment choice and has little to do with position, titles, personalities or education. Ethics is everybody’s responsibility from the top down.
His goal is to help organizations to:
a. Strengthen their ethics training initiatives in order to significantly decrease the odds of an ethical/compliance violation.
b. Energize, train and motivate employees to understand the value of consistent “high road” behavior as a business advantage.
c. Support individuals and thereby the organization by contributing to its success by quality, ongoing values based leadership development.
Frank is known for his very practical, slightly irreverent, yet somewhat humorous approach to ethics and leadership development. His conversational style and real life stories connect with his audience in a personal, intense and practical level.
Companies such as Bayer Healthcare, BP, ReMax International, EnMax Energy, Danone, etc. have partnered with Frank when they want to proactively stress the message, tools, insights and practical applications that good ethics IS good for business!
