"Check the box" isn't cutting it anymore with regulators and prosecutors

• Regulators now expect companies to instill ethical cultures to meet compliance objectives.

• Amended Federal Sentencing Guidelines require companies to promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct.

Does your organization know how to keep its good employees from being pressured to do bad things? A "Yes" answer to this question minimizes legal and reputational liability and helps drive performance. That's why we co-designed our proprietary methodology to establish an Engagement and Ethics Effectiveness Quotient (E3q℠) with our compliance partner SmartPros Legal & Ethics. This is a best practices benchmark for designing and developing programs that maximize performance and effectiveness.
 

Values: Where Engagement & Ethics Come Together and Come Alive
This model is based on an enterprise approach to business, which combines business thinking with values thinking to serve and integrate the interests of ALL stakeholders. In other words, this approach considers the common good.

Foundation level programs set the basis for establishing a healthy organizational culture and preventing, detecting and resolving legal and regulatory compliance violations. The behavioral focus is on compliance and the business focus is on the organization (people, profit & process). As we move from Foundation to Transformation, we grow while we retain mastery of the Foundation level.

Transformation level programs support a shift from a compliance focus to compliance and ethics. The behavioral focus is on compliance and ethics promoted by values-based leadership. There is an embracing of the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. The business focus grows to include primary stakeholders (customers, suppliers, investors/financiers, and communities in operating areas).

Sustainability level programs foster aspirational behavior and contribute to the organization's continued success. The behavioral focus is on compliance, ethics and honor, collaboration and meaning - all promoted by values-based leadership. The business focus grows to include secondary stakeholders (special interest groups, media, government, competitors, consumer advocates, and global society).

What we offer you is seamless Engagement and Ethics program development, grounded in our common understanding of values and our shared use of Cultural Transformation Tools. We know that ethics and compliance are strongest when anchored in values. We also know employee engagement is super-charged when anchored in values. This unified approach not only ensures that you have no waste or overlap by creating disconnected programs, but also delivers the synergistic effects of our common ground in the values-based paradigm.

There is a consensus among thought leaders today that values-driven companies are the most successful companies on earth. These companies tend to be driven by a vision that considers the common good. Cultural capital has become the new frontier of competitive advantage. It is the difference between a good company and a great company. As much as 60-70% of corporate value is now derived from items that do not show up on the traditional balance sheet.

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For more information about bridging your employee ethics and engagement programs and measuring your Engagement and Ethics Effectiveness Quotient (E3q℠), Contact Leadership Beyond Limits today.