According to an April 2007 report from Deloitte & Touché, employees are more likely to commit
ethical transgressions on the job when they see their supervisors doing the same.
About 40% of the surveyed workers said that behavior of management was the top factor in
influencing ethics on the job, with 35% saying the behavior of direct supervisors was the
most prominent factor.
And the financial costs are staggering.
Moral analysis is rarely a defined part of management decision making. Ethical issues are
generally managed by exception. And the financial costs are staggering.
According to a 2005 National Business Ethics Survey, employees in organizations with a weak
ethical culture reported a much higher level of observing at least one type of misconduct
than employees in an organization with a strong ethical culture (70% compared to 34%).
Aside from one’s own ethical parameters, the financial cost is almost impossible to comprehend.
Fraud is rampant with 50% of all organizations experiencing fraud at any given time and the
average company losing 5% of its annual revenue to fraud. It’s about ethics and it’s about
the bottom line.
Tone at the top is widely acknowledged to be the most important factor in influencing ethics
at the workplace, yet ethics is a responsibility that must be assumed by every employee in
the company.
Read How Ethical Advocate's Ethics Trainings Can Profoundly Affect Your Organization
The U.S. federal sentencing guidelines for organizational defendants established minimum
compliance and ethics program requirements for organizations seeking to mitigate penalties
for corporate misconduct. Amended on November 1, 2004, these guidelines now make more explicit
the expectation that organizations promote a culture of ethical conduct; tailor each program
element based on compliance risk; and periodically evaluate program effectiveness.
To meet these guidelines, Ethical Advocate created an Online Training that is customizable
to your organization and is delivered to all employees using scenarios consistent with your
organization's policies. The interactive format requires employees to answer the questions
and explain how they arrived at their conclusions.
Ethical Advocate’s Online Training will help your organization reduce its risks, as employees
will be more aware of your policies, what is consistent with your Code of Conduct and with
appropriate laws.
Over 1.2 million users across all sectors trust Ethical Advocate to be the right place to
do the right thing.
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Ethical Advocate Online Training System for Employees
It's customizable for your needs
You can choose from Ethical Advocate's extensive menu of courses, or we can customize it
for your organization's needs, culture and risk factors.
It's convenient for your employees
Ethical Advocate's online training is available 24/7/365, so employees can choose a time
that works best with their workload.
Do it over a cappuccino
Each training module takes approximately 30 minutes. Your employees can easily do it at
their desk, at home or from any wi-fi location.
It's easy
If an employee can log onto a website they can take the training. And detailed instructions
are provided.
No starting over
Our Online Training respects the challenges of work. Courses can be stopped and picked up
where users left off.
Recognition for taking the course(s)
Employees can print a certificate of completion, with the name of each course taken and the date completed.
Executive Ethics Training and Consultation
Set the Tone at the Top for Your Entire Organization
Tone at the top is widely acknowledged to be the most important factor in influencing
ethics at the workplace, yet ethics is a responsibility that must be assumed by every
employee in the company.
Active and reactive situational consultation for individuals and executives
- Determine in advance how you and your executive/management staff will ethically react in crisis and potentially
threatening situations.
Doing the right thing
- When you believe your job is on the line
- Acting honestly no matter how big or small the circumstance
- Communicating with personal responsibility
"Tone at the Top" training for individuals and executive management
- Code of Conduct/appropriate behavior
- Conflicts of interest
- Financial integrity
Creating Transformational Organizations
One of the most vital books in the field of business,
Built to Last studied a number of long-standing, highly
successful companies to determine if there were clearly identified common denominators relative to the
achievement off their success.
There were three common denominators:
- timeless values
- an enduring purpose beyond making money that never changes and
- a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) a huge daunting goal to challenge and transform
themselves, a goal so enormous, it will change the company in its pursuit.
Ethical Advocate's consulting arm has taken the findings of the book, and utilizing its principles, created a series of
processes for companies to follow in achieving their own great success.
Contact Ethical Advocate to find out how we can assist you in transformational work for your organization.
"The process you facilitated for us may be the best of its kind that I've ever experienced."
"I have never seen a group of individuals form into a cohesive solid working unit within
such a short time frame. It has truly given our company the momentum required to carry us
forward with a single goal and vision."
"Many thanks for what I suspect may well be remembered as the most important day in our company's history."