BUY COURSE NOW - online self directed

A company's ethics will determine its reputation. Developing a Business Ethics program through this comprehensive workshop will do more than improve business - it will change lives. Good business ethics are essential for the long-term success of an organization. Implementing an ethical program will foster a successful company culture and increase profitability.

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 and competitors. 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. With news and information spreading faster and farther than ever before, protect yourself and your organization with this essential business program.

*This course pairs well with Business Acumen and/or Lean Process and Six Sigma in developing/enhancing essential business skills

Course Objectives:

• 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

Course Outline:


Business Ethics

Module One: What is Ethics?

• What is Business Ethics?

• 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics

• Case Study

Module Two: Implementing Ethics in the Workplace

• Benefits

• Guidelines

• Roles and Responsibilities

Module Three: Employer / Employee Rights

• Privacy Policies

• Harassment Issues

• Technology

Module Four: Business and Social Responsibilities

• Identifying Types of Responsibilities

• Case Study

• When Social and Business Responsibilities conflict

• Case Study

Module Five: Ethical Decisions

• The Basics

• Balancing Personal and Organizational Ethics

• Common Dilemmas

• Making Ethical Decisions

• Overcoming Obstacles

Module Six: Whistle Blowing

• Criteria and Risk

• The Process

• When You Should "Blow the Whistle"

Module Seven: Managerial Ethics

• Ethical Management

• Identifying the Characteristics

• Ensuring Ethical Behavior

Module Eight: Unethical Behavior

• Recognize and Identify

• Preventing

• Addressing

• Interventions

Module Nine: Ethics in Business (I)

• Organization Basics

• Addressing Needs

• Ethical Principles

Module Ten: Ethics in Business (II)

• Ethical Safeguards

• Developing a Code of Ethics

• Performing an Internal Ethics Audit

• Upholding the Ethics Program

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up