June 2006 View past newsletters Rate this newsletter
Ethics Study Reveals Enron Effect "Enron" as a symbol of corporate greed and scandal entered mainstream American culture in 2001. Five years later, the results of a national business ethics study show a dramatic increase in employee opinions on company integrity.    In the News Business Ethics Magazine Lists Top Corporate Citizens Business Ethics Magazine has released its annual survey of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens," with a small coffee company topping the list. Workers Admit to Stealing Supplies ... and Plants Employers might want to lock up the supply cabinet before leaving the office if they want to find it stocked when they return -- and maybe the plants, too! Training Gaps: Retirement, Ethics Companies are not providing training on some key topics, such as retirement or ethics training, according to Training magazine's industry report. Study: Unreadable Annual Reports Hide Truth There's a reason why some annual reports are difficult to read -- they're hiding something, according to a University of Michigan business professor. Report: Fannie Mae Manipulated Accounting In May, federal regulators issued a blistering report about mortgage giant Fannie Mae, alleging accounting manipulation aimed at lining executives' pockets and lying to investors about smooth growth in profits and earnings. From Working Values President David Gebler:  Comments on the Enron fraud trial verdict. Creating an Ethical Culture (PDF) - a feature excerpt from IMA's member publication, Strategic Finance    Spotlight Living the Code Online Courses for Real-Life Learning Each five-minute online episode introduces your employees to a brief video vignette on a specific ethics and compliance topic. Quarterly or monthly editions can be launched via an e-mail link or posted on your company's intranet. Each episode is easily customizable, and a reporting feature enables ethics and compliance managers to actively analyze and manage employees' understanding of the topics at hand.	Introducing: Integrity Toolkit - FastTrack A unique combination of ethics training and assessment tools. The Integrity Toolkit – FastTrack enables your company to quickly and economically launch your first ethics program, or quickly deploy a major enhancement to an existing program. More info Ethics & Compliance Learning Tools We shape our library of online, video, print and live courses and modules to meet your needs, and we also develop fully customized program elements to meet specific learning objectives. Contact us to customize a program. BOOK CORNER Moral Leadership: The Theory and Practice of Power, Judgement and Policy A volume of essays from leading scholars in law, leadership, psychology, political science, and ethics to provide practical, theoretical policy guidance. Get excerpts and more info  Are You Ready for an Ethics & Culture Risk Assessment? Determine your level of vulnerability and meet goals through a custom action plan.

About Working Values Working Values, Ltd., a SmartPros company, has earned a reputation as a worldwide leader in helping organizations align workplace behavior with their values and standards. We take clients beyond generic compliance to create ethics initiatives that address their unique cultural attributes. The results are learning and communication programs that are meaningful to employees' daily lives, and result in meaningful changes to the organization and how others regard it.
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