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Even good managers and good people can make bad
decisions. Under the pressure and rapidity of everyday
business decisions and increasing competition, current
policies and procedures may not be adequate to ensure
responsible decision-making throughout an organization.
Resources assists organizations and senior management to assess the adequacy of current policies and business
practices to provide guidelines for ethical decision-making.
Resources helps to gauge the strength of corporate culture, evaluate the clarity of the organization's ethical expectations, and identify specific issues for management attention. Where policies and expectations have not been clear, Resources can, through low-key confidential interviews, assess the
organization's vulnerability and recommend positive ways to reinforce its commitment to responsible
management.
Applications:
Evaluate the efficacy of current policies, procedures and practices in promoting responsible decision making
Help to assess the perception and strength of corporate culture
Help organizations determine when ethical intervention is appropriate
Identify specific problems and issues requiring attention
Develop practical guidelines and support for ethical
decision-making
Methodology:
Resources typically begins with a series of
confidential interviews with key senior executives.
Their input and ideas are used to recommend the
scope of assessment and determine functional
areas to be included. A series of interviews and
focus group sessions is the preferred methodology.
On the basis of strictly confidential sessions,
Resources prepares an assessment of issues and
challenges with specific recommendations and action
plans. The specific methodology, number of interviews
and extent of the process, timetable and costs are
dictated by the particular issues and situation. (If a wider
employee survey is indicated, Resources can work with
WalkerInformation, a firm providing a comprehensive
research tool- "Business Integrity Assessment" to
measure the integrity and ethics of organizations).
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