Ethics By Design...
provides training, tools, and advice to help organizations build trust, assure compliance, and prevent fraud and misconduct using the

7 Habits of Trustworthy People & Companies

Do good work

Tell the Truth

Play fair

Mind your manners

Keep your word

Obey the law

Do no harm

Click here to learn how to build these 7 core business virtues into the structure of your organization.

Ethics By Design Blog

Values Confusion, Morality, and Life in Work
Saturday, May 11, 2013
In my experience, many people who are not students of ethics or morality equate ethics with rules, command s, and duties. Do this. Don’t do that. Rules are a large part of the ethical enterprise, to be sure. But morality (and ethics) is about more than just a set of...Read More
What is a Great Organization?
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013
When asked at conferences and conventions what Ethics By Design does, I sometimes reply: "We seek to help leaders ignite a passion to make their organization great." Of course, that reply leads to the following question: What is a great organization? Well, it’s...Read More
Externalities and the Unintended Consequences of Limited Liability
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013
Most of us call it pollution or waste. Economists sometimes refer to it as “externalities.” By that they mean the shifting of costs from the producer or service provider to someone else, typically a larger community or the ecosystem. As the term is used by economists,...Read More
You Can't and Shouldn't Want to Be Steve Jobs
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012
Steve Jobs was unique. So are you. Jobs had a special collection of talents and, according to those who worked with him, not-so-pleasant traits. He was able to inspire others to create amazing products and, in the process, build valuable organizations. There is no doubt...Read More
The Atlanta School Fraud Case is Shocking, But Not Surprising
Sunday, Nov 18, 2012
The recent revelations that have rocked the Atlanta school system with reports of systemic fraud are shocking but not surprising -- at least not to people who study fraud detection and prevention. Ever since Donald Cressey devised it in the 50s, the fraud triangle...Read More

Values Confusion, Morality, and Life in Work
What is a Great Organization?
Externalities and the Unintended Consequences of Limited Liability
You Can't and Shouldn't Want to Be Steve Jobs
The Atlanta School Fraud Case is Shocking, But Not Surprising
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