Dr.

Capel

Emily Henson

EL 504: Article Review

4/25/2021

Getting Ethics Training Right For Leaders and Employees

In this article Christopher Adkins, director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical

Leadership, discusses the need for more ethical training within every workplace. Chris discusses

that the recent push to make employees aware of how to report things has not created an increase

in reports. Just because we have increased the outlets for reporting ethical and moral compliance

does not mean employees feel comfortable enough to come forward and share their stories. Chris

also addresses how important it is for leadership in companies to take an ethical stance so that

their employees can know the standard that is expected in the workplace.

To address this Chris’ risk advisor suggests having more frequent ethical compliance

training as well as more frequent employee surveys. These surveys can provide measurable data

that you can closely compare over time. A yearly survey may not even be enough, a lot can

happen in 12 months. A more frequent survey can allow employers to ensure they have a good

idea of how things are going and that they don’t miss any ethical or moral problems happening

withing their workplace. It also builds employee trust which can lead to higher-performing

employees.

I believe a lot of things will need to happen before the majority of companies decide to

spend more time making ethical and moral decisions. When it comes down to it- a company is
going to do what is best for them financially. Only when the most ethical decision and the best

financial decision line up will companies start to change. Consumers demanding echo-friendly

products, choosing brands that support and protect their employees, and sharing consumer

experiences will begin to change the narrative of what companies are successful. A term that has

begun to pop up in our society is ‘influencer’, these are people who are payed to share their

thoughts on different products. The opinions of these ‘influencers’ help shape consumer

demand.The problem is they don’t have someone helping them navigate through what companies

are making ethical decisions and creating good products. They can be instrumental in helping

shed light on the companies who are doing the right things.

Deloitteeditor. (2018, December 18). Getting Ethics Training Right for Leaders and

Employees. Retrieved from

https://deloitte.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2018/04/09/getting-ethics-training-right-for-lea

ders-and-employees/