You don’t have to look far in society to realize that as the generations change from Generation X through Y now to Generation Z (with Generation Alpha behind them), the ethics of the common person are changing. Ethics and compliance consultant Calvin London talks about the impact on ethical behavior and the ability to create a positive culture and a compliant workforce.
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for CCI titled “Everyone Wants to Do the Right Thing. Really?” In the compliance world, we want to believe this, but as the generations evolve, my view is this is less of a reality. Why? Because compliance is based on ethical behavior and ethical behavior is dependent on people.
Compliance folks do not have it easy. Whether your organization is large or small, people have a fear of compliance. It is this mystical requirement that they know they must comply with but often don’t really understand why or what it is about.
I recently wrote about whether we should educate or train employees. The premise here was that moving away from traditional forms of training and embracing compliance education, rather than feeding information and hoping for the best, will breathe new life into your compliance program. Educating rather than training provides employees with the opportunity to develop skills…
