When you look at your ethics training programming, has it designed it to forestall possible future ethics lapses or is it “lost” in compliance requirements and therefore “muddying” the difference between ethics and compliance?
Is your ethics training just to fulfill a requirement(“ a have to”) or is it a chosen proactive approach to help deal with future situations?
When ethics training is a “band-aid” approach to the artery:
– it is a temporary “fix”. No real problem will be solved.
– thoughtful consideration about cause and effect of such an approach.
– the concept of ethics is cheapened, due to the sporadic training, reinforcement.
-can the skills of discernment, moral decision making, case studies, analysis, etc really be
taught, or are “yes and no” answers the modus operandi?
When ethics training embraces a “sutures the artery problem” approach:
– Time is taken to develop an ongoing ethics training program.
– Actual skills are taught, modeled and reinforced.
– Ethical theories, research and their applications are explained and internalized.
– Ethical resources are made available in ways and formats all can access and use.
– Case studies, real life example situations are examined and discussed in order to apply ethical theories.
So which is it, the band-aid approach to the artery problem or taking the time to suture that problem up?
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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!
