I’ve been studying, writing and presenting on this process, particularly as it may relate to the process of thinking legally.
What is the process of thinking legally(compliance)? Is there a process at all? If it is compliance, isn’t the process already been decided by other entities and to be compliant means to “obey” the law?
To be complaint is a reactive process. The process of thinking ethically is proactive. There is no right or wrong here as both are necessary and invaluable. Yet in compliance we only need to “comply”i.e., no qualitative decision needs to be made by us ,as the decision has been made for us and we only need to obey it. However, with the process of thinking ethically, you are proactively deciding on your own with ongoing values based training, to embrace values, with full accountability for your decisions.
Now, the law is important and being complaint needs to be done for very good reasons. But think about this, where are most of your training dollars going? Is there an equal amount of your training dollars going to the “process” of thinking in terms of the law and the process of thinking ethically?
If there is disparity in your training budget for this type of process, i.e. does the training in the process of thinking ethically get the smaller share?
Questions for us to ponder are:
1. Is the process of thinking ethically at least as important as the process of thinking in terms of compliance?
2. How would your people know it?
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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!