Leader as an integrity builder Achala Dahal/ Shiva Hari Adhikari

Session outlines Factors influencing integrity Integrity leader/ integrity builder Ethical dilemma during decision making Solving integrity problem Compliance vs. Integrity

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Key questions Am I giving my best? Will my action or decisions be in the interest of or for the greatest good for the greatest number? How do I decide upon ethical dilemma? Am I willing to stand up for and defend what is right? Do you know what is right or good at work? Is it enough? How potential am I? Am I am performing with my full potentiality? What is my approach of decision making? Am I guided with public interest?

Factors influencing integrity Individual Factors Social Factors Contextual Factors Values Ethics Moral principle Knowledge/ Experience Personal goal Personality Social relations Culture Religion MY CHOICE Politicial Economic Legal Technological Powers

Integrity Leader and Integrity Builder

Recall the characteristics of the leader who you find with high integrity.

Integrity Leader and Builder Consistency in actions Committed to do the right thing for the right reason. Shows concerns on public interest Transparency Believes in zero tolerance to corruption Establishes and constructs ethical culture Communicates and follows ethical standards consistently Innovates and takes risk Shows courage Integrity Builder

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Core Characteristics of Integrity Builder 1. Commitment to public interest 2. Incorruptibility 4. Experimentation 3. Consistency of goal 6. Institutional intelligence 5. Competence

Core Characteristics of Toxic Leader  the capacity to work effectively within organizations. It involves understanding how institutions work and knowing how best to foster  1. Commitment to public interest 1. Commitment to public interest 2. Incorruptibility 2. Incorruptibility 4. Experimentation 3. Consistency of goal 6. Institutional intelligence 5. Competence

Core Characteristics of Popular and Self-serving Leader 1. Commitment to public interest 1. Commitment to public interest 2. Incorruptibility 2. Incorruptibility 4. Experimentation 3. Consistency of goal 6. Institutional intelligence 5. Competence

Integrity Building Approaches A lawyer’s approach Toughening laws & legislations A businessman’s approach Offering incentives to officials to disengage from corruption (buy out corruption). A market or an economist’s approach Introduce or increase competition An institutional approach Genuine political/leadership commitment

Integrity building: compliance v/s integrity When going on the journey of integrity leader has to choose various approaches Based on compliance (reactive and proactive) Based on integrity building (reactive and proactive)

Compliance Approach  A Compliance Approach to reducing corruption and/or solving integrity or ethical challenges is characterized by being: • Rules-based • Focused on the application and enforcement of rules and procedures • Adversarial: naming, shaming, litigation • Problem-focused • Less Discretion

Integrity Approach  The Integrity Approach to reducing corruption and/or solving integrity or ethical challenges is characterized by being: • Values-based • Aware of discrepancies between policies, rules and laws, and its implementation • Collaboration-focused • Solution-focused • More discretion

Reactive Proactive Compliance Integrity Compliance training Integrity testing Zero tolerance policy Code of Conduct Supplier “white lists” Rewards to whistle-blowers Integrity Pact Medium return, Medium risk Multi-stakeholder initiatives with oversight Integrity as competitive differentiator Holistic/step change High return, High risk The Integrity Pact, developed by Transparency International, is a tool for preventing corruption, mainly used in public contracting. It is essentially an agreement between the government agency offering a contract and the companies bidding for it, that they will abstain from bribery, collusion and other corrupt practices for the extent of the contract.  Most Integrity Pacts rely on digitally-based procedures to prevent direct contact between bidders with their bids, and the persons involved in the decision-making process.  To ensure accountability, Integrity Pacts also include a monitoring system typically led by civil society or other external groups. Whistle-blower hotline Whistle-blower protection Supplier “black lists” Low return, Low risk Ethics officer Code of Ethics Low return, Low risk Compliance Integrity Adopted from Integrity Action

Reactive Proactive Compliance Integrity Compliance training Integrity testing Zero tolerance policy Code of Conduct Supplier “white lists” Rewards to whistle-blowers Integrity Pact Medium return, Medium risk Multi-stakeholder initiatives with oversight Integrity as competitive differentiator Holistic/step change High return, High risk The Integrity Pact, developed by Transparency International, is a tool for preventing corruption, mainly used in public contracting. It is essentially an agreement between the government agency offering a contract and the companies bidding for it, that they will abstain from bribery, collusion and other corrupt practices for the extent of the contract.  Most Integrity Pacts rely on digitally-based procedures to prevent direct contact between bidders with their bids, and the persons involved in the decision-making process.  To ensure accountability, Integrity Pacts also include a monitoring system typically led by civil society or other external groups. Whistle-blower hotline Whistle-blower protection Supplier “black lists” Low return, Low risk Ethics officer Code of Ethics Low return, Low risk Compliance Integrity Adopted from Integrity Action

Conclusion No single way or quadrants is enough. But everyone base their action based on one way and move to and fro. Integrity leader based their efforts being on reactive compliance to proactive integrity and Integrity builder based their approach based on proactive integrity and use reactive compliance as on means when necessary.

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