Integrity

Great managers know that when their individual employee's values are aligned with the companies their sense of pride, ownership and commitment grows exponentially.

The business case for managing integrity beyond compliance based on the tools shared in Corporate Integrity: A Toolkit for Managing Beyond Compliance, Donna Kennedy-Glans, publisher Wiley, 2005.

In the present environment of governance and rule-making, leaders within companies, governments and not-for-profit organizations are focused on compliance. Significant time and resources are being expended by Boards of Directors and management teams to ensure that reporting and governance systems are in compliance with emerging rules and laws. But, what is the result if "compliance" becomes an organization's primary motivation? Compliance alone may not help managers navigate the challenges of integrity dilemmas.

By making integrity a strategic priority (instead of something that they are forced to do or comply with), companies and other organizations can manage dilemmas more effectively to realize tangible financial returns and greater employee commitment. This program helps managers examine their organizations' motivation for acting with integrity, and provides tools, and best practices to approach integrity strategically in their individual departments. Their business case for integrity will be closely examined and they will be provided with the support to work with their teams as they integrate their integrity strategies into their department.

Donna Kennedy-Glans, LLB

Donna Kennedy-Glans is a seasoned international executive, with over twenty years' hands-on experience representing international corporations. Through direct experience in corporate executive positions, Donna has pioneered management thinking about business integrity and has championed implementation of best practices. Donna has spent her career linking head-office management strategy to on-the-ground operations.

As a lawyer and president of Kennedy-Glans Perspective Inc., Donna is in the unique position to bridge relationships between:

• the private sector and its critics, including human rights, environmental and transparency advocates and the media;
• corporate investors and impacted communities, local citizens, and consumers; and
• corporate management teams and the regulators, legislators and judiciaries who seek to govern and guide corporate integrity behaviours.

Whether at a formal dining table with a President, discussing business strategy with an operations team at a Board Room table, or meeting with local citizens impacted by development at their kitchen table, Donna brings her management and operational experience and an open mind to the meeting.

Donna's international experience spans all continents, includes complex development projects in North America and Europe, and a wide cross section of investments in over thirty countries.