Compliance is Just the Beginning - Ethics in the Workplace

How do you make better ethical decisions at work? Just because a particular choice is legal does not make it right.

Seeing legal compliance as the goal of ethics rather than the starting point can lead to poor decision making with disastrous consequences for the individuals involved and their organizations. Compliance is essential - but it's not enough.

This 2 part series presents an easy-to-learn approach that will help employees at all levels make better ethical decisions.

Program 1: 3 Steps to Ethical Decisions(24 Minutes)

3 Steps to Ethical Decisions introduces the process. We hear from a former Enron executive as well as six ethics experts who discuss the pressures people can feel that may lead them to make poor decisions. We explore the importance of being aware of our core values as well as the standards of behavior expected by our organizations and our communities. Most importantly, we learn the 3 steps we can each take when faced with a tough ethical choice to help us make the best possible decision. These are:

1. The Compliance Test
2. The Ripple Effect
3. The Gut Check

Program 2: Ethical Situations to Consider(32 Minutes)

Ethical Situations to Consider presents us with 8 dramatized scenarios. These stories represent familiar ethical issues most of us will face at some time. By discussing these situations and applying the 3 Steps process in each case, employees gain valuable practice and reinforcement.

Package Includes

• DVD or VHS
• Course Outlines
• Training Ativities
• Reproducible Handouts
• PowerPoint Slides

COMPLIMENTARY REVIEW (From Training Media Review):

"I can’t see why a company would pass on an opportunity to teach ethical decision making in these turbulent times. Compliance Is Just the Beginning provides the perfect backdrop to discuss company values, difficult decision making, and ethical issues affecting today’s workers. The variety of scenarios and quality of the content will take the sting out of training such a touchy subject. As a facilitator, you will benefit from the structure and flexibility to pick and choose how to conduct discussions and exercises. Your audience will appreciate the credible expert opinions that they wouldn’t get in a typical compliance meeting."

Running Time: 56 minutes
Closed-Captioned
Copyright Date: 2004

Style

• Dramatic Vignettes w/Instruction

Uses

• Workplace Issues
• Ethics

Enterprise Media offers the following discounted pricing on this program (discounts applied at checkout):

• Federal Government (20% off)
• State and Local Government (20% off)
• Federal Government (GSA) (20% off)
• Non Profit (20% off)
• University and Graduate School (20% off)
• K-12 (20% off)

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