Rock Center | From Dangerous Silence to a Culture of Trust

On October 20th, 2011 The Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School hosted the event, "From Dangerous Silence to a Culture of Trust."

Surveys of employees and in-depth research by KPMG and The Ethics Resource Center reveal that a significant cohort of corporate employees are unwilling to report serious misconduct that they witness at work. Ironically, the same cohort refuses to share their good ideas for improving products, services and business processes as well.
The fear of retaliation or retribution for speaking up, along with a nagging sense of the futility of their efforts are most often cited as why. Employees today have a particularly low level of trust in their companies, their senior management and board members. This panel presentation examines how the presence of an Organizational Ombudsman can penetrate this costly and dangerous silence and foster a culture of trust, candor and accountability.

For more info visit: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5887/

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