Compliance(knowledge) and Ethics(wisdom): This the link to more effective training.

Which is easier to teach/train on knowledge or wisdom? Knowledge is “the stuff”, the information and wisdom is what you do with than “stuff” or information.
Is your compliance training based solely on knowledge ,i.e. here’s what the law states and thus we do it or does your compliance training also focus on the wisdom of the law?
It seems to me that there is an intertwined link between knowledge and wisdom and yet, in many cases, knowledge is what is solely stressed. What is knowledge without wisdom?
Knowledge is everywhere, so who helps of the wisdom of such knowledge? For example, you know when you’re sick (knowledge) but you go to a doctor to be treated ( wisdom), right?
If compliance has as its focus knowledge (letter of the law), who provides the wisdom (the spirit of the law) as they are not the same and are only truly effective if linked together.
True education only happens when learning links up to the people’s experience. Knowledge is “what happens “; wisdom is the” linking” dimension. For example, isn’t this what you best teacher/s did i.e., found ways to make the subject relatable in the students’ experience? This is the purpose of wisdom and of ethics education, to make law as relatable as possible, beyond what is stated.
Knowledge without wisdom falls short of begin truly effective. Now is the time, 2nd quarter of 2015 to evaluate if knowledge AND wisdom are partners in all of your training.
Think about the work, the time, and effort your best teacher put into “linking” subject matter (knowledge) to experience,(wisdom) . Is this not a great model for the integration of compliance (knowledge) with ethics(wisdom)?

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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!