Here we go again with still another industry rocked by scandal. Now it’s baseball with the steroid controversy.
It is becoming more apparent to me, that now matter what the industry or business, (i.e. the office romance with a subordinate of the married, non-profit organization president, the subprime mortgage scandal, and now major league baseball) that being ethical is like being pregnant. Either you are or you are not! A person cannot be ethical in one area of your life and unethical in another area of your life and still be considered upright, conscientious, above board, and/or of solid character.
What happened to principles, character, business ethics, morals, integrity and values? Some people continue to think that “no one will know”, “who will care,” or “what are the odds of something going wrong?” Well, there is a law of the universe that says, what goes around, comes around. No matter what, it will come around.
Well “it” is certainly going around and coming back around in almost every industry! Who is paying the price today? Who will pay the price tomorrow?
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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!
