How to Create an Effective Business Ethics Training and Compliance Program

In the past, companies measured the effectiveness of their business ethics training and corporate compliance programs by examining course attendance and completion rates – in short, by tallying how many employees completed training courses.

Today, companies need to go beyond completion rates to ensure the effectiveness of their business ethics training programs. LRN, the leader in corporate ethics training and compliance education, believes that companies must focus instead on instilling the underlying values and professional business ethics into the very fabric of an organization.

The best business ethics training and corporate compliance programs inspire employees and management to integrate a company's code of ethics into their daily work. Corporate values – such as honesty, integrity and fairness – help employees move from a rules-only mind-set to guide what constitutes unethical conduct so they can recognize and report it as well as affirm that they are not engaging in it and take responsibility for safeguarding a company's ethical culture.

LRN has found that the most effective organizations create viable compliance and business ethics training programs when they:

• Engage corporate leadership to drive business ethics training efforts.
• Educate on values, not just laws and rules, to inspire principled behavior.
• Make the business ethics training entertaining, provocative and engaging.
• Make the business ethics training professionally relevant.
• Reinforce business ethics training and apply learning on the job.

Since 1993, LRN has helped nearly 300 companies around the world incorporate these five key elements into their daily business practices. LRN's business ethics training and compliance programs provide stimulating online and onsite ethics and compliance training courses tailored to your corporate culture and compliance needs. LRN's team of 350 dedicated professionals, with credentials and business backgrounds ranging from academics to law and philosophy to high technology, will work with you to create a unique set of communication and training tools. LRN's ethics and compliance training can serve as a powerful way to engage your workforce and fortify a winning corporate culture. Visit LRN.com to find out how we can help you create compliance management and business ethics training programs that inspire principled performance.