One of our top legislative priorities for this current session is ethics reform. That’s great news.
Why? Because ethics problems, meaning the lack of ethics and how well they are hidden or glossed over, are hurting pretty much every facet of our lives, from our children to our economy. Most business and government leaders are focused on a few top priorities, so we are asking that the view be expanded a bit. We believe our intelligent, talented, creative and compassionate leaders will figure out a new way to approach and resolve this matter.
Why is My Advocate Center engaged in supporting and provoking ethics reform debate?
Consider that ethics problems affect our ability to create or replace jobs, encourage housing loss, and negatively limit talent and creativity in how our law enforcement and schools are run. We expect great results, but we aren’t necessarily getting them, at least not compared to the money being invested and spent.
How is this impacting the Needs of Children?
The examples we follow at the top of the food chain in various sectors seem to be sending a poor message – the actual message, not the packaged message.
If numbers, efficiency, cost-effectiveness mean something to you around business development, then be a part of the conversation around what we have been missing in terms of how poor ethics are hitting us and draining our resources. It has much to do with honesty and loyalty to our state and its citizens. And it’s going to take more than lip service, glossy ads and well-run campaigns to get through on this.
(Even children, thanks to movies like WALL-E, can see what many of us are missing. If you haven’t seen this, even with no children present, it might surprise you with some new insight and empathy.)
We have researched and produced case studies to help this sink in for government, business and community leaders: because drained resources and inefficiency and problems running amok are getting in the way of serving and uplifting children.
Look at it from this angle: a lack of integrity or ethics in leadership or professional conduct skews how families, parents, youth and individuals are treated in our Court system. Individuals are so significantly harmed by poor ethics and a lack of Fiduciary Duty (by professionals) that it is taking a hit on our workforce, small business investment, local spending, and greatly increasing the burden on our healthcare system and schools.
If you’d like to understand how a company, say of 3,000 employees, is affected from a quality and cost standpoint, we can show you. Our case studies can reveal not only the plight of children, families and individuals, but what this means to those investing in our local workforce and economy.
What might happen if we demanded better integrity and performance? Isn’t that what we plan for and demand in our companies and in our homes? How much more in benefits – profit, peace and enjoyment – could we experience here in this state by getting the ethics discussion on the right track?
By all means, let’s grab this ethics topic not only with both hands and with our microphones and pens, but by digging in our heels and holding on tight. This will not be an easy resolution to reach in a meaningful way. There is just too much money at stake for a few to let go of the status quo. Only now it is time to ask the right questions and look at the issues in new ways, and to ask Oz to come out from behind the curtain.
Thank you in advance for choosing to be a Part of the Solution.
Now, let’s get to work…
For more detail, please refer to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s January 14th edition, and attend the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues breakfast at the World Congress this Wednesday morning at 7am, January 16th, 2013.
