Embed ethics management processes

livelihoods if they spoke out against the evil they observed in their workplaces. They feared harassment, reprisal and victimisation for daring to report misdeeds by colleagues and those at the top, but not anymore.
Ethical employees in various organisations are redeeming their minds and hearts from the grip of fear and naivety.
They are conquering their fear, and can no longer be intimidated or silenced by the wrong.
They now understand the wisdom in Mahatma Gandhi’s words when he said: “We must be the change we want to see happen in the world.”
The ethical are coming out of their cocoons to take charge of their situations, and assert themselves against those bent on pillaging their organisations.
They have awakened from their deep slumber, and are ready to front the attack on inappropriate behaviour making certain the scourge is consumed on every side.
They now understand that theirs is a moral obligation to transform institutions and the society at large by propagating ethical business conduct.
They are now waking up to the fact that the owl doesn’t have horns but ears. They now realise that those who have been looting organisations and State assets through voracious greed are not as powerful and invincible as they thought they were.
The ethical are astounded by the level of fearfulness and timidity exhibited by the wrong as they stare annihilation.
They now recognise that these monsters never deserved to be feared in the first place.
Their war cry is, “fear brings poverty, and courage brings prosperity”. This is the stance the ethical in our organisations and society are taking.
Their courage continues to grow as they search deeper and discover the great wisdom of those who were there before them. They are discovering the wisdom of those who eloquently stood for the right and led their organisations and followers with great ethical insight and inspiration. The luminary Martin Luther King Jnr once said: “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.”
True to these prudent and remarkable words, the ethical in our organisations now refuse to remain silent and are clearly inspired to speak out against the evil they see in their organisations and communities.
They no longer want to be accomplices to the decimation of their organisations and livelihood by remaining silent where they see hare-brained plunder and looting of public assets.
They now understand that remaining silent and inactive where they are supposed to protest is sin.
They now comprehend the game of numbers, and have realised that their power rests in their collective resolve, courage and unified action.
Because it is the ethical’s momentous time to bring about an historic change in our society, the wrong are aware they can no longer continue to stand in the way of the right.
The reality of an ethics tsunami is in our midst, and the once fearsome “Goliaths” of misdemeanour see and tremble for their fall is nigh. Corporate vultures are sure to be vanquished. Yes, the ethical are ready to push for their cause, and are geared up for the battle, for they know that the wrong will not fall without a fight.
But victory is certain because theirs is a cause galvanised and stirred by a blissful and calm force that no human power can withstand.
They want to blot out evil, and bolster the truth because they know it is the truth that moves visions and unlock the value in organisations and societies, not choreographed deception or cheap tricks.
The ethical now recognise that they are the leading edge for sustainable organisational change, and are ready to exert this mighty force that is bound to shake the foundations of the value systems in the country.
They are ready to unleash the remarkable force not because they want to destroy their organisations, but because they are passionate about creating positive change that impacts organisational performance and productivity.
They want their contributions to help shape the future of their organisations for their lives and that of generations to come depend on the sustainability of these organisations.
They want organisations to build in their operational structure ethics reporting and management processes that assure confidentiality of information passed on.
They want the State to cement the process by enacting legislation that protects whistleblowers from victimisation and retaliation by perpetrators of unethical behaviour.
They also want legislation that makes it mandatory for organisations to embed ethics management processes in their operational structures in order to protect businesses and the economy from the wrong and uncouth.
They have decided to stand tall and courageous in order to protect and affirm their belief in the good against the bad, the right against the wrong, and the moral against the immoral in institutions.
They now understand that to be unpopular for doing good is a true test of one’s ethical character.
They are the real champions, the “commandos”, and the true societal heroes against moral decadence whom we should all embrace and lift up higher, singing praises for them.
You only need to attend the business ethics training workshops we are conducting for you to appreciate this new reality of our businesses and public institutions.
Next week’s article will reveal some of the telling anonymous comments about the goings on in our workplaces. Don’t miss it.