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🚨 Ethics – It’s Not Meant to Make Things Easier!🚨 What’s the difference between compliance and ethics? Why does ethics go deeper, making us question not just what we do, but who we are as an organization? In the latest episode of the The Eight Mindsets podcast, Jason Meyer and myself go BEYOND COMPLIANCE to tackle the big questions with Roderick Noordhoek, Head of the Global Ethics Office at Rabobank. 🎙️ 🔑 Key points we’re diving into: 💡 Why ethics is essential to sustainable business practices (even if it slows you down). 🌍 How global companies balance universal principles with local cultural differences. 🤝 Ethics as dialogue: Facilitating tough conversations, not dictating rules. ⚖️ The ethical tightrope of stakeholderism—making decisions that align values with impact. Spoiler Alert: Ethics isn’t a quick fix or an easy road, but it’s what separates a good organization from a great one. It’s about making decisions we can proudly own—today, tomorrow, and years from now. 💬 Join us as we explore how ethics shapes business, culture, and leadership. Ready to think beyond compliance? 🎧 Tune in now! https://lnkd.in/gGVbGnua

BUSINESS & SOCIETY-PART 1 Ethics and Stakeholder Management Seventh Edition Archie B. Carroll University of Georgia Ann K. Buchholtz University of Georgia Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, Seventh Edition, employs a stakeholder management framework that emphasizes business’s social and ethical responsibilities to external and internal stakeholder groups. A managerial perspective is embedded within the book’s dual themes of business ethics and stakeholder management. The ethics dimension is central because it has become increasingly clear that ethical or moral considerations are woven into the fabric of the public issues that organizations face. Economic and legal issues are inevitably present, too. However, these aspects are treated more directly in other business administration courses. The stakeholder management perspective is essential because it requires managers to (1) identify the various groups or individuals who have stakes in the firm or its actions, decisions, and practices, and (2) incorporate those stakeholders’ concerns into the firm’s strategic plans and daily operations. Stakeholder management is an approach that increases the likelihood that decision makers will integrate ethical wisdom with management wisdom in all that they do.

BUSINESS & SOCIETY-PART 4 Ethics and Stakeholder Management Seventh Edition Archie B. Carroll University of Georgia Ann K. Buchholtz University of Georgia Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, Seventh Edition, employs a stakeholder management framework that emphasizes business’s social and ethical responsibilities to external and internal stakeholder groups. A managerial perspective is embedded within the book’s dual themes of business ethics and stakeholder management. The ethics dimension is central because it has become increasingly clear that ethical or moral considerations are woven into the fabric of the public issues that organizations face. Economic and legal issues are inevitably present, too. However, these aspects are treated more directly in other business administration courses. The stakeholder management perspective is essential because it requires managers to (1) identify the various groups or individuals who have stakes in the firm or its actions, decisions, and practices, and (2) incorporate those stakeholders’ concerns into the firm’s strategic plans and daily operations. Stakeholder management is an approach that increases the likelihood that decision makers will integrate ethical wisdom with management wisdom in all that they do.

BUSINESS & SOCIETY-PART 3 Ethics and Stakeholder Management Seventh Edition Archie B. Carroll University of Georgia Ann K. Buchholtz University of Georgia Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, Seventh Edition, employs a stakeholder management framework that emphasizes business’s social and ethical responsibilities to external and internal stakeholder groups. A managerial perspective is embedded within the book’s dual themes of business ethics and stakeholder management. The ethics dimension is central because it has become increasingly clear that ethical or moral considerations are woven into the fabric of the public issues that organizations face. Economic and legal issues are inevitably present, too. However, these aspects are treated more directly in other business administration courses. The stakeholder management perspective is essential because it requires managers to (1) identify the various groups or individuals who have stakes in the firm or its actions, decisions, and practices, and (2) incorporate those stakeholders’ concerns into the firm’s strategic plans and daily operations. Stakeholder management is an approach that increases the likelihood that decision makers will integrate ethical wisdom with management wisdom in all that they do.

BUSINESS & SOCIETY-PART 2 Ethics and Stakeholder Management Seventh Edition Archie B. Carroll University of Georgia Ann K. Buchholtz University of Georgia Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, Seventh Edition, employs a stakeholder management framework that emphasizes business’s social and ethical responsibilities to external and internal stakeholder groups. A managerial perspective is embedded within the book’s dual themes of business ethics and stakeholder management. The ethics dimension is central because it has become increasingly clear that ethical or moral considerations are woven into the fabric of the public issues that organizations face. Economic and legal issues are inevitably present, too. However, these aspects are treated more directly in other business administration courses. The stakeholder management perspective is essential because it requires managers to (1) identify the various groups or individuals who have stakes in the firm or its actions, decisions, and practices, and (2) incorporate those stakeholders’ concerns into the firm’s strategic plans and daily operations. Stakeholder management is an approach that increases the likelihood that decision makers will integrate ethical wisdom with management wisdom in all that they do.

Business & Ethics webinar Lunch & Learn with Mike Nally on Tuesday, September 10th! Join us as we dive deep into defining ethics in HR, exploring real-world examples, and assessing your organization’s ethical alignment. Human Resource Professionals can be the catalyst for ensuring an organization is aligned around the company’s ethical business standards. During this session, participants will define ethics, examine real, “everyday” examples of ethical dilemmas in the workplace, and practice a process for managing those situations. The tools acquired in this session will help participants work through dilemmas they experience first-hand as well as prepare them to guide others through situations where ethics is in question. Session Objectives: ✅ Define ethics and how it relates to your role in HR. ✅ Analyze examples of ethical and unethical practices. ✅ Explore business ethics and what that means for organizational leaders. ✅ Assess your organization’s ethical alignment and determine a process for handling ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Key Details: 🗓️ Tuesday, September 10th, 12pm - 1pm 📍 Zoom Virtual Meeting 🌟 1 SHRM & HRCI Credit 🎟️ Free for ASHRM Members | $5.00 for Non-ASHRM Members - https://lnkd.in/ewyp59mA

Ethics isn't just a fluffy concept open to multiple interpretations; it's a crucial framework with real impact. Our favorite Ethics Team, ARCTIC FC, provides the guidelines to ensure business growth that protects all stakeholders. Research has shown that consistently applying ethical principles leads to a stronger brand reputation, attracting and retaining the right talent, gaining more customers, and enhancing customer loyalty. Ultimately, this results in sustained and improved profitability. You might think, "This all sounds great, but it takes too much time, doesn't directly impact the bottom line, and seems like a distraction, especially for smaller companies." However, the truth is that a board's ethical duties are not burdensome. When done correctly, they provide a high-quality blank canvas. What you add to that canvas depends on your organisation's stage of maturity. Think of it in bite-sized pieces – more like tapas than Garfield devouring a saucepan of spaghetti 😊 As we continue our focus on Boardroom Ethics this August, remember: Ethics is an essential foundation, not just for major corporations but for enterprises of all sizes and forms. Stay tuned for tomorrow's discussion on Board Maturity. Until next time, I will leave you with our latest corny joke…. Why did the ethics committee bring a broom to the meeting? To sweep away all the shady business!

Ethics are taking center stage in most professional marketing discussions. To many of us in business, when ethics come up, thoughts run straight to accounting fraud, supplier mismanagement, and probably inappropriate behavior toward staff. This is not wrong. In today’s insight, we will get a fresh perspective that will anchor our ethics appreciation this year. In 2013, while at a class reunion at Duke University, the now Apple CEO Tim Cook stated, “when I think of ethics, I think of leaving things better than you found them" and to me that goes for everything from environmental issues, to how you work with suppliers, the environmental effects of your products, to the things you choose to support as a business, to the way you treat your employees. Your whole persona as a business fits under the umbrella of ethics. This for me was the most powerful yet simple understanding of ethics that I’ve come across. Imagine if as marketers, we take center stage - with a goal to simply leave things better than we found them, to value the organizational reputations we are entrusted with, to improve the product and service offerings we manage, to improve the business relations with its key stakeholders and customers, think of all aspects that we find intact when we join organizations. Then unethical behavior becomes simple as well, leaving things worse than you found them in all aspects. What’s your thought on this angle toward ethics? How do you personally keep ethics at the center stage of what you do? #KitendaInsights2024

“Strong ethics is good business.” That’s the credo guiding Alpine Investors-backed Ethisphere in its quest to help more companies create and strengthen their ethics, governance and integrity practices in measurable, sustainable ways. Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ethisphere has spent the past 17 years providing companies with the data, tools, community and resources they need to create better practices that benefit employees, partners, customers and the world at large. Whether providing ethics and compliance data, expertise and resources that help large companies make informed decisions or building a network of industry leaders who define the meaning of “good” ethics practices as part of their Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, Ethisphere uses data to understand impact and to help inform corporate decision making. The Ethisphere team shares Alpine’s belief that doing good is not only the right thing to do but that it also benefits a business’ bottom line. Both companies understand how businesses that operate with integrity outperform their peers, experience higher employee retention and consumer preference and develop better overall brand recognition. Now, in partnership with Alpine, Ethisphere spent 2023 applying its proven methods to new areas while strengthening existing initiatives aimed at advancing business ethics around the world. To learn more, read the full case study in our 2024 Force For Good report or on our website: https://lnkd.in/gvscNKAX #esg #governance #forceforgood #privateequity #impactreport

I’m so excited to be sharing the stage with Juliana Molina and Barbara-Ann Boehler in Brazil for this impressive conference. We can’t wait to speak about the groundbreaking research and tips and techniques to navigate your career in compliance and ethics. #compliance #ethics