Value and Ethics Presentation Rev5

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Business Services Division1

Values and Ethics Discussion

David McGrawBusiness Services Division Director


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Values are important beliefs

and desires that shape

attitudes and motivate

actions.

Adapted from John W. Greggs (director of Controls & Accountability, UC Davis) Ethics presentation

2000 Josephson Institute, Ethics in the Workplace


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Integrity

Doing the right thing when

no one is looking

Fairness

(Safety & Trust)

Individual & Collective

Accountability

To ourselves & our profession

To each other

To management

To the Laboratory

Respect and Appreciation

for the individual

Ones expertise

Ones opinion

A persons uniqueness(Diversity is valued)

Reciprocal generosity

-We encourage responsible &

informed risk taking (judgment)

-We focus on positive reinforcement

BSD Shared Values


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Berkeley Lab Core Values

IntegrityResponsibilityRespectFairness

Excellence

Principles ofCommunity

Berkeley LabEthics Statement


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Integrity

Responsibility

Respect

Fairness

Excellence


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Benefits of Shared Values1. A sense of common direction for all staff & guidelines

for daily behavior

2. The social energy & esprit de corps that moves theorganization into action

3. Basis of individual and shared accountability

4. Basis of thoughtful decision making

5. A sense of stability & continuity in a rapidly changingenvironment


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Stated Values

Integrity

Responsibility

Respect

Fairness

Excellence

Perceived Values

Careerism

Play it safe

Lack of civility

Inequities

Good enough for government work

Are we, as leaders, really developing our team members to

create an organization of excellence?


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Relationship Between Values & PerformanceRelationship Between Values & Performance

OrganizationalOrganizational

ValuesValues

Harmony inHarmony in

ValuesValues

Discord inDiscord in

ValuesValues

Positive ImpactPositive Impact

On PerformanceOn Performance

Negative ImpactNegative Impact

On PerformanceOn Performance


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Effective codes of ethics flow from core valuesEffective codes of ethics flow from core values

which seek the best of an institutions culture.which seek the best of an institutions culture.


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Moral principles of duty and virtue that prescribe

how we should behavebehave; the foundation of our

internal control.

Integrity

Responsibility

RespectFairness

Excellence



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There is a big

differencebetween what

you have a rightto do and what is

right to do.Adapted from John W. Greggs (director of Controls & Accountability, UC Davis) Ethics presentation



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Its not about what we say, or intend, nor

is it simply a written code or a framed

credo.




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Thorny judgment calls

Dealing withChanging norms

Mixed messages

Ambiguity

Competing pressures

Business Ethics: Setting the Right Course Mary C. Gentile, Risk Management, Sept. 1998



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1. Who will be affected by my decision?

2. What general rules or principles underlie my decision? Are you handling similar matters

consistently?

3. What are the implications of my decision for the University and the Laboratory?

4. What does my decision say about my values? (We all know people who say one thing &

do another.)

5. One can be unethical without breaking the law.

6. What is right, what is fair and what is in your best interest may not be the same. Put your

bias aside.


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Influences employee behaviorInfluences employee behavior

Can help shape value systems that lastCan help shape value systems that last

a working lifetimea working lifetime

Can be one of a leaders legaciesCan be one of a leaders legacies


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Ethics & Corporate GovernanceEthics & Corporate Governance

To be truly effective, ethics must:To be truly effective, ethics must:

Be an integrated part of the organizational culture rather than an appendageBe an integrated part of the organizational culture rather than an appendagegrafted onto administrative systemsgrafted onto administrative systems

Be modeled by the leadership team, even when it is painful (audit disclosure)Be modeled by the leadership team, even when it is painful (audit disclosure)

Be designed to prevent problems before they occur & resolve issues whenBe designed to prevent problems before they occur & resolve issues whenthey arisethey arise

Prevent concealment or obfuscationPrevent concealment or obfuscation

Encourage recruitment & retention of the best & the brightestEncourage recruitment & retention of the best & the brightest

Increase public confidenceIncrease public confidence


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The real test of ethics and characteris whether we are willing to do the

right thing

even when it is

likely to cost more

than we want to pay.




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1.1. TRUSTWORTHINESSTRUSTWORTHINESS

HonestyHonesty

IntegrityIntegrity

ReliabilityReliability

LoyaltyLoyalty

2.2. RESPECTRESPECT

Civility, Courtesy andCivility, Courtesy and

DecencyDecency

Dignity and AutonomyDignity and Autonomy

Tolerance and AcceptanceTolerance and Acceptance

3.3. RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

AccountabilityAccountability

Pursuit of excellencePursuit of excellence

DiligenceDiligence

PerseverancePerseverance

Continual improvementContinual improvement


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4.4. FAIRNESSFAIRNESS

ProcessProcess

ImpartialityImpartiality

EquityEquity

5.5. CAR

INGCAR

ING The heart of ethicsThe heart of ethics

It is scarcely possible to beIt is scarcely possible to be

truly ethical and yettruly ethical and yet

unconcerned with theunconcerned with the

welfare of otherswelfare of others

6.6. CITIZENSHIPCITIZENSHIP

Civic virtues and duties thatCivic virtues and duties that

prescribe how we ought toprescribe how we ought to

behave as part of abehave as part of a

community.community.


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Establish shared valuesEstablish shared values

Establish a positive leadership climateEstablish a positive leadership climate

Develop self & othersDevelop self & others

Think strategicallyThink strategically

State & communicate your intentState & communicate your intent

DecentralizeDecentralize

Empower the work forceEmpower the work force

Emphasize continuous improvementEmphasize continuous improvement

Senior Leader ImperativesSenior Leader Imperatives


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Importance of Corporate ValuesImportance of Corporate Values

Let us suppose that we were asked for oneall-purpose bit of advice for management, onetruth that we were able to distill from theexcellent companies research.

We might be tempted to reply, Figure out yourvalue system. Decide what your companystands for.

Clarifying the value system and breathing life

into it are the greatest contributions a leadercan make.

-Peters & Waterman, In Search of Excellence


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Consider any great organization, one that has lasted

over the years, I think you will find that it owes itsresiliency not to its form of organization or

administrative skills, but to the power of what we call

beliefs (values) and the appeal these values have for

its people.

This then is my thesis: I firmly believe that any

organization, in order to survive and achieve success,

must have a sound set of beliefs (values) on which

it premises all of its policies and actions.

-Thomas Watson, Jr., CEO, IBM

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