Organisational Cultural audits

Organisational culture, in all sizes of organisations, is both complex and dynamic and if not managed effectively can mean the difference between spectacular success and meagre survival. Valuable resources can be tied up in dysfunctional organisational activities, profitability and effectiveness can be compromised and keeping good people can become increasingly difficult.

We carry out cultural diagnostics to identify barriers to organisational effectiveness and highlight opportunities for releasing emotional intelligence and increasing employee discretionary effort.

Clients here have included national corporations operating in Australia and Australasia as well as China. Industry experience includes construction, travel, financial services, health, transport, agribusiness and the food industry.

Business Ethics Training

Ethics is the depth dimension of any organisation, only truly tested in times of crisis. How sound is your organisation's corporate personality? Where are the risks to your image and reputation? How well do your people know why the organisation exists, how it succeeds, how people should be managed and how external stakeholders can add or subtract value from your business? These are some of the fundamental questions we help you to answer by carrying out a thorough Ethical Review of an organisation's activities and relationships.

Clients here have included State governments, financial institutions, FMCG's and the educational sector.

Managing Values has developed an Ethics Training Tool Kit that presents a range of workplace ethical dilemmas that are centered on typical organizational scenarios employees may find themselves addressing. These dilemmas pose several possible resolutions all with specific consequences for the organisation. They encourage participants to review issues from multiple stakeholder perspectives and encourage participants to make decisions that are informed by the organisation's stated values. Group co-operation in scenario solving encourages a greater insight into the different perspectives that can co-exist within a team and which can cause its members to misunderstand each other and respond in different ways to similar issues. Participants quickly learn that, although there may be consensus around a decision, not everyone operates from the same motivations. This reveals the complexity of group dynamics and its implications on performance is critically highlighted.

Ethics, Values and Governance Training Programs

We have a high reputation for the quality of learning programs we have developed in ethics, values and governance. These can include:

• E-learning programs
  
• Development and roll-out of Codes of Ethics
• Management development programs in ethics, CR, governance, mission, vision and values
  
• Intranet ethics quizzes and games
• Train-the-trainer and experiential learning packages
• Self-directed learning books on ethics and values
• Learning packages around Codes of Conduct

Sustainability Advisory Services

We have extensive experience in a range of Sustainability services, including:

• Designing and facilitating large-scale stakeholder dialogue processes+
• Developing the infrastructure for Social Reporting
  
• Consulting on compliance with international protocols such as the GRI, AA1000s, Sentencing Guidelines and Sarbanes Oxley
• Risk management assessment
• Social & Environmental auditing

Clients here are predominately in the mining, FMCG and financial sector areas.

 Professional Speaker Presentations

Both Attracta and Brian are popular professional business speakers. They regularly present at national forums, industry conferences, and professional development programs and are currently acting as adjunct university lecturers. Attracta is a member of the Saxon Speaker Bureau www.saxtons.com.au and has also presented at several international forums on business ethics and corruption. Brian can be engaged through nathan@values.com.au

Clients have included several industry peak bodies, Boards, executive teams, NGO's and regulatory authorities and most of the top 200 business and government organisations in Australia.