Ethics & Compliance Programs
Ethics By Design’s Ethics & Compliance programs are part of an enterprise risk management approach grounded in our integrated business philosophy: Organizations are more prosperous when they adopt a strategic and systemic approach to trust building, legal compliance, and the prevention of fraud, theft, and corruption. A strategic code of conduct, workforce training, an anti-harassment policy, a social media policy, an ethics hotline, and other components of good governance should be informed by and aligned with the entity’s mission, vision, and values. They are means of translating the company’s values into action, of infusing them throughout the culture—tools for normalizing goodness and building a self-governing organization. Done well these structural management tools can inspire employees to build cathedrals, not just bust rocks.
Built on state-of-the art science and eternal ethical principles, our Ethics & Compliance programs are designed to improve the quality of ethical competence, enhance expertise, and strengthen moral character at all levels, contributing to better ethical leadership (the tone at the top), enhanced moral sensitivity, and professionalism throughout the organization.
Effective policies, procedures, practices, and programs are as important to an ethical culture, organizational excellence, and business success as ISO 9000 and Six Sigma are to high quality in design and production. They can be like a lighthouse in the fog. We have designed our resources to help entities avoid fragmentation of effort and break down communication silos through comprehensive and interactive systems.
Build Trust
The 7 Habits of Trustworthy People and Organizations™ and
the tools and techniques of Strategic Negotiation™ are means for enhancing
trust among all internal stakeholders as well as with customers, suppliers,
government agents, and community members. They are the foundation for
Interest-Centered Management™, a skill set and body of knowledge that empower
executives, managers, and supervisors to exercise discretionary judgment
consistent with their fiduciary responsibilities to the o rganization, while respecting the legitimate interests of and developing
enduring relationships with external stakeholders.
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Assure Compliance
The state and federal law of ethics is contained in a growing body of statutes, court decisions, and industry best-practice benchmarks, including the Federal Sentencing Guideliines, Sarbanes-Oxley, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, state workplace harassment laws (e.g., California’s AB 1825), In re Caremark, Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, and more. Our Assured Compliance™ program provides a cost-effective modular solution to compliance challenges in a comprehensive package. Many of the carbon-free courses on our e-learning management system are self-paced and certified for continuing professional education credit. (See our current catalog.)
We provide guidance, training, and other resources to develop and implement a strategic code of conduct, social media and workplace harassment policies, an ethics hotline and case management system, leadership coaching, an ethics metrics system, an ombuds office, and more. We can custom-tailor our resources as appropriate to the size and special needs of each organization, including training on specific laws on an as-needed basis.
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Prevent Fraud & Misconduct
The big three of ethics-related enterprise risks are (a) workplace harassment and discrimination, (b) fraud, theft, and corruption, and (c) abuse of discretionary power and authority. These three drain money, motivation, employee engagement, and other resources from organizations, leading to direct financial losses and impaired operation of the company. Harassment, fraud, and abuse are silent and unseen enterprise killers, much like high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, and inflamation are to the human body.