In episode 2 of the Ethics and Compliance Library, we will analyze Giving Voice to Values by Mary Gentile. Giving Voice to Values, or GVV, not only explores how each of us can prepare to voice our values in different situations, why we do and don’t, but also sets up a framework with tools for how to strengthen the muscle for doing so. Through an interview with Dr. Mary Gentile herself as well as an interview with E&C leader, Blair Marks of Lockheed Martin, we will begin to uncover not only how to action this practice as individuals, but how and why it is invaluable to do so at the organizational level. Listeners can expect to better understand the framework laid out in Giving Voice to Values and have some actionable take-aways for how to implement that framework as an individual looking to more consistently step into voicing their values, and as leaders looking to positively impact our organizations. Join me in the Converge community (Converge.convercent.com) to continue engaging in the conversation started in this podcast episode today!
It is easy to look around the business world, or really our everyday world even, and wonder how we could possibly voice our values. Stifled by regulations and pressures from managers and peers, our values are so easily brushed under the rug. What are our values, even? I would encourage all listeners to first think about what key values they feel most connected to in their life. These will change over time, but often are deeply tied to who we are as family members, friends, employees, and global citizens. For me, one of those values is honesty, another, vulnerability. What are your values? What are your organization’s values? Now, place yourself in a though experiment and explicitly ask yourself: “what if you were going to act on your values – what would you say and do.” Dr. Gentile continuously asks this and helps to equip us with a toolkit to “grease the skids that might carry us there,” there being the place where we can effectively voice our values, “sidestepping all the preemptive arguments and rationalizations that pop up naturally, about how difficult or even impossible it may be to do so.”
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Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In Part 2 of the 2-part series with Dr. Mary Gentile, the founder of Giving Voice to Values, Lisa talks with Dr. Gentile about how ethics and compliance professionals can use GVV to help build an organization’s culture and help with ethical decision-making. In particular, we discuss how E&C professionals can start with 3 questions underpinning GVV: What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective? This starting point can empower people to make good choices, leading to better decision-making and ultimately a stronger organization. Dr. Gentile provides real-life examples of how GVV has been applied in different contexts, some very practical advice and a lot of resources that can be used to help improve decision-making.
Have you heard that Lisa and Mary have published a book? Yes, you can get your very own copy of “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020) on Amazon right now! Enjoyed your copy? Don’t forget to leave a review!
Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.
Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.
In this Part 1 of a special two-part series, Lisa welcomes Dr. Mary Gentile who is the creator and architect of Giving Voice to Values (GVV), which is a globally recognized program which shifts the focus from ethical analysis, to ethical implementation. This aligns with the manner in which many ethics and compliance professionals look to support their organizations by helping people act ethically. In this first episode, Lisa talks with Dr. Gentile about how GVV started from her review and analysis of how everyone has internal and external pressures surrounding their decisions, and that some people do voice and act on their values, and some do not.
Dr. Gentile’s research led to the development of GVV to give practical tools to help people make better decisions. She talks about how to and build a practice to help people move from knowing what the ethical thing is to do, to having the ability to effectively respond when challenged. She discusses global challenges and challenges for women when being pressured to act unethically and the tools that GVV provides in those situations.
Have you heard that Lisa and Mary have published a book? Yes, you can get your very own copy of “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020) on Amazon right now! Enjoyed your copy? Don’t forget to leave a review!
Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.
