Ethical Systems

Purpose driven companies come out ahead of the game. Read more about Caterina Bulgarella's column in Forbes. https://www.ethicalsystems.org//purpose-driven-companies-a

ES Advisory Member Carsten Tams presents a comprehensive argument for more self-governance in his first piece in Forbes. "Let's design smart E&C programs that provide both: guardrails against misconduct, and support for moral agency."

For businesses to truly succeed and build sustainable value, they have to look towards the horizon. Since a company is only as strong as its culture and employees, a new mindset that focuses on long-term thinking is the best way to obviate issues that can hobble even the most nimble- and profitable- organization.

Short-term thinking can lead to ethical lapses. Bravo to Dimon and Buffett for their leadership here.

TODAY at 3:30 p.m. on Twitter at @HBSBaker, join Professor @francescagino of @HarvardHBS for a discussion about leadership and her new book, Rebel Talent. Our interview with Francesca Gino: http://ethicalsystems.org//featured-expert-francesca-gino-

Our friend, Dennis Gentilin, on recent developments in the Australian Banking and Finance industry via the ES blog. "The wrongdoing within the banking and finance industry that has been the catalyst for the inquiry does not emanate from the corporate lending functions of Australia’s financial institutions. Rather, it has primarily occurred in financial markets (rate rigging), wealth (mis-selling, poor advice, fee for no service and junk insurance) and, to a lesser extent, consumer lending. Necessarily, one should ask ‘Why’?"

At the recent Financial Conduct Authority meeting in London, Ethical Systems Executive Director Azish Filabi and collaborator Celia Moore participated in panels featuring fellow experts discussing current, pressing issues in regards to culture, regulation, ethics and compliance in the financial sector.

ES collab Francesca Gino offers a seven-day blueprint on how to break the rules. More on decision making: http://ethicalsystems.org/content/decision-making

In Regulating for ethical culture, ES collabs Linda Trevino and Jon Haidt and ES Exec Director Azish Filabi review the organizational behavior literature on ethical culture, define the components of ethical culture in organizations and summarize research into how to assess and strengthen it. They assert that culture assessment must be an integral part of regulatory efforts to strengthen ethical culture.

An interview with our ED Azish Filabi on the origins of Ethical Systems and our current work and research. This video was taken at the recent 2018 1LoD Summit.

Learn more about our approach to culture measurement in companies and then consider how our tools can help. The Ethical Culture Survey module 1 pinpoints the most relevant components for concise and constructive feedback to improve the systems that comprise a truly ethical culture in organizations.

A new page on our site provides information about our services for businesses and the opportunities for engagement around culture measurement, speaking, training, and research. We welcome inquiries from organizations.

See our "Open Research Opportunities" page which features available projects in companies currently seeking researchers. We also invite companies to submit research projects to us so we can help you gather helpful data!