Business Ethics Skills Workshop
Course Duration 1 Day
A company’s ethics will determine its reputation. Good business ethics are essential for the long term success of an organisation. Implementing an ethical program will foster a successful company culture and increase profitability. Developing a Business Ethics program takes time and effort, but doing so will do more than improve business, it will change lives.
A company’s ethics will have an influence on all levels of business. It will influence all who interact with the company including customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, etc. All of these groups will have an effect on the way a company’s ethics are developed. It is a two-way street; the influence goes both ways, which makes understanding ethics a very important part of doing business today. Ethics is very important, as news can now spread faster and farther than ever before
Course Objectives
At the end of the course participants will be able to :
- Define and understand ethics.
- Understand the benefits of ethics.
- Create strategies to implement ethics at work.
- Recognize social and business responsibility.
- Identify ethical and unethical behavior
- Learn how to make ethical decisions and lead with integrity.
- Find key financial levers
Course Outline
What is Ethics?
What is Business Ethics?
10 Benefits of Managing Ethics
Implementing Ethics in the Workplace
Benefits
Guidelines for Managing Ethics in the Workplace
Roles and Responsibilities
Employer/Employee Rights
Privacy Policies
Harassment Issues
Technology
Business & Social Responsibility
Identifying Types of Responsibilities
Handling Conflicting Social and Business Responsibilities
Ethical Decisions
The Basics
Balancing Personal and Organisational Ethics
Common Dilemmas
Making Ethical Decisions
Overcoming Obstacles
Whistle Blowing
Criteria and Risk
The Process
When You Should “Blow the Whistle”
Managerial Ethics
Ethical Management
Identifying the Characteristics
Ensuring Ethical Behaviour
Unethical Behaviour
Recognise & Identify
Preventing
Addressing
Interventions
Ethics in Business (I)
Organization Basics
Addressing the Needs
Ethical Principles
Ethics in Business (II)
Ethical Safeguards
Developing a Code of Ethics
Performing an Internal Ethics Audit
Upholding the Ethics Program
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