“Don’t Feed The Octopus” Anti-corruption Training
Brings all your anti-bribery and anti-corruption awareness objectives to life in a training programme that is ready to roll-out and reduce your ethics risks
Fulfill governance obligations
Promote confidence in the integrity and anti-corruption commitment of your organisation in the eyes of shareholders, regulators, funders, sponsors, auditors and the general public.
Engage audience hearts
Shock, horror, and fear at the human and legal consequences of corruption deliver a marked shift in attitudes and action.
Deliver comprehensive knowledge
Described by expert reviewers as the best available description of corruption and its tools, bribery, fraud, abuse of position, blackmail and extortion.
Motivate anti-corruption compliance
The consequences of non-compliance for the organisation and the individual employee are brought powerfully home.
Clarify speak-up expectations
A simple model sets out the obligations on all employees to recognise, resist and report corruption.
Key Anti-corruption Training Programme Features
The magic of microlearning
Five short videos distributed with pre-drafted text communication over one work week achieves superior results compared to traditional, time-consuming training.
Reach every employee, at every level with a consistent message
Carefully crafted content serves as a timely reminder to some while delivering powerful new insights to others. Simultaneous distribution brings you the magic of momentum.
Content that speaks to diverse audiences
Everyone in the workplace will see themselves somewhere in the series which positions corruption as a global issue.
Ready to roll-out with supporting content
The programme comes standard with pre-drafted and editable text communication content that takes the hassle out of your positioning of the programme.
Optional knowledge checks
Expert-designed, editable knowledge checks for online delivery or in-person administration, giving your evidence of learning and ease of summary reporting.
Optional certificates of completion
An Ethicalways Certificate of Completion template for ease of population instils pride in delegates and reinforces commitment.
Sub-titled in multiple languages
Available in English (original) or with subtitles in English, Portuguese, French, isiZulu, Afrikaans and Spanish.
Content Overview for anti-corruption training
“Don’t Feed The Octopus”
WHAT TO EXPECT
Day 1 – Episode 1
“The Turn of the Tide”
APPROX. DURATION 05 MINUTES, 19 SECONDS
A motivational scene-setter that shatters the commonly held perception that ‘everyone is doing it and getting away with it’. We take a whirlwind tour of global developments that indicate that the tide is turning against corruption.
International trends developing behind the spotlight on corruption are revealed – showing that unless individuals and organisations embrace anti-corruption practices, they may well drown in a deluge of compliance enforcement and reputation destruction.
Day 2 – Episode 2
“The craft of Corruption”
APPROX. DURATION 05MINUTES, 39 SECONDS
A high-impact back to basics overview of what corruption actually is, and an insight into the corruptor’s ‘toolkit’ – the tools or methods by which corruption is achieved. We explain each of the tools – bribery (and kickbacks), abuse of position, blackmail, and extortion, and fraud.
The common characteristics and consequences of a corrupt act are reviewed: secrecy, collusion or coercion, abuse, loss (there is always a victim), and profit in its broadest sense (for the perpetrator).
The concepts of grand versus petty corruption are brought home in a way that sets up the focus of Episode 3 on the two most commonly encountered tools of corruption in the workplace.
Day 3 – Episode 3
“The Lure and the Bait”
APPROX. DURATION 07 MINUTES, 08 SECONDS
In this episode we take an in-depth look at 1) Bribery and 2) Abuse of Position – the tools of corruption that employees of all levels need to understand, recognise and resist.
The use and abuse of one’s position to demand or cajole subordinate employees or colleagues into deviating from appropriate practices is shown to be a far too common workplace reality. We empower delegates with the knowledge that they do not need to blindly follow suspicious or irregular instructions and warn them to avoid conceding to untoward requests from colleagues simply in order to maintain harmony.
Day 4 – Episode 4
“The Octopus in the Deep”
APPROX. DURATION 09 MINUTES, 01 SECONDS
The fact that it is increasingly hard to transact corruptly in secret due to social media, and an increasing propensity of individuals and organisations to confess to corruption, are the two trends that set the scene for this episode.
Using the octopus as a way of explaining the tricky concept of anti-bribery laws with extraterritorial reach, we explain the objectives and operation of foreign bribery laws.
This includes an overview of the powerful and even terrifying ‘carrots and sticks’ used by enforcement agencies. From an understanding of profit disgorgement orders to an appreciation of the concept of reduced penalties for full disclosure that includes identifying internal wrongdoers, delegates come to understand the peril that their employer and they are exposed to when corruption occurs in business.
Day 5 – Episode 5 – The finale!
“Securing Safe Harbour”
APPROX. DURATION 08 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS
Our concluding episode focuses on the reputational risk for individuals and organisations found to have conducted business corruptly and on the need for all employees of every level to commit to a set of three practices – ongoing self-reflection, recognition of unethical activity around us, and speaking up when we become aware of potential ethical risks.
The concept of a moral duty to act in the best interests of the employer as lying at the heart of the employment relationship is discussed, together with the fact that exercising this duty is not optional – and that it includes sharing information about risk that the employer may not be aware of.
Use of the different channels for reporting concerns is encouraged (direct, open and internal versus anonymous and confidential ethics hotlines).
The series ends on a motivational note – encouraging all to be a lighthouse that helps their organisation navigate to safe harbour rather than drown in the deluge of an anti-corruption enforcement tidal wave.
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Promotional Items
We source locally made lasting reminders of the anti-corruption message. Available in your brand colours.
- Key rings – made on demand, support the bead workers of Southern Africa.
- T-shirts & hoodies – in association with TrackBack designs.
- Tote shoppers.
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