Trust Across America is a new national movement whose mission is twofold: To help rebuild trustworthy behavior in public companies throughout the U.S., and to provide an educational forum for companies to share their best practices. Resources offered to individuals and corporations include: – Weekly radio show – LinkedIn page – Trust Across America Blog … Continue reading
A highlight of the ASTD Conference (American Society for Training & Development), held in Chicago, May 16-19, 2010, was an informal talk at the Ken Blanchard Companies® exhibit booth by Ken Blanchard, Chief Spiritual Officer. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, respected for his years of groundbreaking work in … Continue reading
In the 1/19/10 issue of Forbes.com, Don Kraus, CEO, Clorox, discussed how an organization can influence customers with the way it conducts its business. “Influence comes from integrity and trust,” says Mr. Kraus. “Integrity, to me, is the foundation of trust, and trust is the grease of commerce.” To build and maintain trust with customers: … Continue reading
A Wall Street Journal article (April 15, 2010) reports that many business schools are giving ethics more classroom time, in response to critics who have suggested that B-schools bear some responsibility for the “culture of excess risk-taking” that contributed to the financial crisis. Faculty are recognizing that … “a company has responsibilities beyond its shareholders’ … Continue reading
The Ethisphere Institute announced its fourth annual selection of the World’s Most Ethical Companies on March 22, 2010. The list shows a strong correlation between business ethics and performance. These companies go beyond making statements about doing business “ethically” and translate those words into action. Investing in ethics is beneficial for any company, even in … Continue reading
The 2009/2010 Staying@Work report, a joint survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health, found that many companies have not dealt with the impact of stress in the workplace: The survey, based on a survey of 282 companies in the United States, showed that the primary sources of stress affecting organizations … Continue reading
A 2/16/10 article in Ethisphere magazine, Cheating: You Have to Sweat the Small Stuff, reports that cheating is widespread in our culture. Rushworth Kidder, the founder of the Institute for Global Ethics and author of books including Moral Courage. found that people consistently tend to cite truth-telling or honesty as one of their five most … Continue reading
This Trust in Business model, developed by Trust Matters Group, centers around the following three elements and seven imperatives: Trust Elements: 1. Relationships 2. Communication 3. Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration Trust Imperatives: 1. Accountability 2. Authenticity 3. Credibility 4. Honesty 5. Integrity 6. Respect 7. Transparency Trust Matters Group’s Trust model in detail: Trust in … Continue reading
The 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer Survey reports a modest global rise in trust in business, however, informed adults believe that companies will revert to their old ways as memory of the economic downturn fades. According to survey results released today, 54% of adults said that they trusted business, up from 50% in 2008. For the … Continue reading
Ethisphere announced its annual List of 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics on December 16, 2009. The year 2009 saw increased scrutiny of corporate transparency, oversight and ethics. “This year we not only saw the catastrophic consequences that ethical failings can have on an organization and industry at large, but we were also able … Continue reading