Ethics

Given the right circumstances, there are many reasons to blow the whistle. But there are also many reasons to think twice before doing so. Here are 5 questions to ask yourself before becoming a whistleblower.

Follow the Resources How do you know whether your ethics and compliance program will succeed? One surefire way to gauge its potential efficacy is to see just how well equipped it is to do the job at hand. Does your compliance team have the manpower and budget it needs? An effective ethics and compliance program depends on the Chief Compliance...

The eLearning Community Cruises to New Heights by Taking Cues From the Airline Industry I recently traveled with a colleague to an off-site meeting and it seemed like the whole plane was doing the same, squeezing one or two more flights in before the end of the year. You could tell who they were. The seasoned business travelers knew where...

EEOC’s New Civility Training Shows How Thin The Line Really Is Workplace harassment has dominated the headlines of late. NAVEX Global Vice President Ingrid Fredeen discusses the importance of culture and training, and how incivility has been described as “the gateway drug” to harassment in the workplace. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced a new training program on “respectful...

Bienvenue, Sapin II The introduction of Sapin II adds to the growing list of laws aimed to reduce corporate corruption. While these laws are important and beneficial, they cannot improve corporate culture to the extent that high-quality ethics and compliance programs do. To that end, every organization should prioritize internal ethical culture while complying with the law. By now, the enactment...

Leveraging COSO’s Internal Control – Integrated Framework Cultures may vary widely, but all organizations should be proactive about building and maintaining a culture of compliance. The COSO Integrated Framework provides extensive guidance on how to accomplish this. Ron Kral offers insights on integrating your company’s C&E program with a control framework. While many organizations have a compliance and ethics program...

3 Ways to Affect a Different Kind of Climate Change In light of the corporate compliance failures that have entered the news cycle, compliance programs have increasingly focused on the role culture plays in causing these failures. However, while most compliance executives understand the link between culture and employee misconduct, they are not sure how to act on it. In...

How Involved is Your Board? It’s long been said that an effective compliance program can’t exist without a strong culture of ethics and compliance. Also critical is tone from the top, without which there’s no clear directive for the organization and employees on the importance of compliance. The board of directors plays a critical role in setting the right tone....

Morals and Morale in the Workplace There’s a degree of trust at every level of an organisation. Depending on size, it may or may not be easy to communicate with every echelon, but senior figures should always be fully aware of what the attitude and outlook is throughout the company and of their function as role models. Strong ties within...

When Organizations Lack Real Commitment to E&C Every Chief Compliance Officer wants to be on the same page as the C-Suite and board of directors when it comes to a commitment to ethics and compliance. Without experience working inside the organization, however, it is difficult to tell the difference between a company that truly values the E&C program and one...

Ethics experts from Bentley University's Center for Business Ethics discuss several reasons why businesses should have values-driven management, as well as give you a good starting point for implementing values-driven management in your company.

All of us are faced by those moments when doing what’s right is very different from doing what’s easy or what would be the most profitable. Ask yourself what you would do in some of these business situations. Then, ask yourself what you've done.