1 po collins and bill kaplan ncma board of directors 19 jan 2013 10:15-11:00 ethical principles as...
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Po Collins and Bill Kaplan
NCMA Board of Directors
19 Jan 2013
10:15-11:00
Ethical Principles as Your Business Foundation
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What is Ethics?
Answer: Doing the right thing even when no one is looking.
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What is Ethics at the Chapter Level?
Answer:
1. The baseline of your Chapter’s operations
2. Sound business judgment and common sense
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Servant Leadership
• What is “servant leadership?”– Servant leadership is both a leadership philosophy and set of leadership
practices. Traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise of power by one at the “top of the pyramid.” By comparison, the servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible.
• Is this a (ethical) requirement for a chapter leader? Why or why not?
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Contract Management Code of Ethics
• What is it? Have you seen it?
• What does your chapter have for ethical operating principles?
• How did you develop them?
• Did your chapter leadership sign them?
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Chapter Leadership Breakdowns in Your Code of Ethics
• How can they happen?
• Have you had one?
• How did you address/resolve it?
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Ethics Challenges
• Procedures to address challenges
• Ethical vs. legal challenges• Do you know when to seek legal counsel?• Do you have legal counsel to contact?
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Operating in the Gray Areas
• Be thoughtful• Be introspective• Be mindful of short term and long term
outcomes of your decisions• Understand the public perception of your
actions• Be transparent• Be a leader!
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Examples to Keep Ethics in Focus in Your Chapter Messaging
• Each meeting have a volunteer take one of the 7 elements of the NCMA Code of Ethics and lead a 5 minute discussion of that element and its meaning – personally and chapter
• Speaker topics:• Unique ethical standards required for doing business with the
Federal Government vs. private sector• The key elements of FAR 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business
Ethics and Compliance -- compliance programs and audit compliance
• The Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (known as DII). Website: http://www.dii.org/
• Discuss a recent ethical breach in the news and what it means to the profession
• Feature ethics-related table topics
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How Do You Know that You Are Making the Right (Ethical) Decisions?
If you can you answer the following question:
Am I proud to tell my family and friends what I did today?
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Sign the Code of Ethics