How do I firmly embed integrity in my corporate culture?
A decline in norms and values can pose a considerable risk to your organisation and can end up costing you a lot of money. We would be happy promote prevention throughout your organisation by raising the level of integrity. After all, our motto is: ‘Integrity is the key to success’.
Integrity: more than just damage prevention
After all, customers, employees, shareholders and social institutions all evaluate you on the basis is your integrity! Openness and honesty in your organisation actively contributes to your competitive edge, to your business objectives and also, therefore, to your continuity.
Openness, honesty and transparency
Integrity requires a systematic approach that converts words into tangible deeds. In concrete terms, this involves detecting bottlenecks, defining objectives, taking measures and making agreements. A principled organisation is open, transparent and honest.
A principled organisation does not come about of itself and does not continue to exist without a conscious effort. Auditing and control are key concepts in safeguarding the integrity of the employees and the organisation.
Temptation, opportunity and cause
Unprincipled behaviour depends on three factors. The temptation factor (money, goods, time and information) is almost always present. The opportunity for unprincipled behaviour depends on the degree of internal and social control in the organisation. The cause is determined by factors such as the culture in a department, the personal circumstances of employees, or conflicts between employees and management.
By influencing the factors of cause and opportunity, you can prevent your employees from gradually slipping into unprincipled behaviour.
Hoffmann Strategic Risk Management can help you realise and implement a principled organisation. In many cases, this results in a code of conduct. But a principled organisation is more than jut a code of conduct. We will also help you, for example, to:
- identify the vulnerable spots in your organisation
- make agreements
- set up a package of measures that can be applied immediately
- set up an effective system of (internal) checks
- organise an adequate division of tasks
- set up a whistle-blower arrangement
- organise an anonymous information line
- organise dilemma sessions and consciousness-raising sessions (for both management and employees)
- perform a periodical audit
- hold customised training and instruction courses.
Hoffmann Strategic Risk Management is the ideal partner when you want to increase the level of integrity in your organisation. In a project-oriented way, we can act as an animator, project manager, and supervisor as well as participate in a steering group, working group, etc. And as an external independent party, we are in the perfect position to identify any problems. We can also make integrity aspects open to discussion on ever level in your organisation in a way that does not intimidate your personnel.
Prevention is better than cure
Read more about the services offered by Hoffmann Strategic Risk Management®:
- Integrity survey
- Security/pre-employment screening
- ICT security
- Risk assessment/security investigation
- Financial accounting risk analysis
- Due diligence in the case of takeovers