Dispatches From ECI 2018
The Ethics & Compliance Initiative held its annual conference (now breathlessly known as IMPACT2018) in Baltimore this week, drawing more than 300 ethics and compliance professionals from all over the place.
This time around yours truly did manage to crash the opening reception, although other obligations kept me from attending speeches and sessions on the agenda. So therefore, as always, I bring you a few snapshots of the conference as reported on social media.
First, we have a new acronym for the profession! “ToMo,” meaning “total motivation!” You may experience FOMO if your organization lacks ToMo.
Do you have a high total motivation (tomo) organization? Not only do high tomo organizations build trust, they also show concrete results of driving economic value. @neelvf Neel Doshi at IMPACT2018 #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/YtDR5ReIde
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 2, 2018
For more context, the concept of ToMo was developed by Neel Doshi, on stage below and author of Primed to Perform.
.@neelvf opens day 2 of @ECInitiative 2018 annual conference, explaining the science of total motivation. #eci2018 pic.twitter.com/466Iq0uxdM
— Yan (@yan_tougas) May 2, 2018
Nice panel discussion here. Pat Harned, the always thoughtful and charming president of the ECI, is seated at far left.
We’ve brought together a few leaders who truly have led change after their worst case scenarios. Featuring ethics officers from BP and Penn State for a chat on leading change after the Sandusky and Deepwater Horizon crises. #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/SJpLlmdIrb
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 2, 2018
Another popular speaker was Stephen Covey, author of SPEED of Trust. (Yes, “speed” is all-caps in the title.)
“Trust is reciprocal. You have to give it to get it.” – Stephen Covey at IMPACT2018 #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/tODsr0gCtc
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 1, 2018
Effective gimmick: Covey handed out “trust playing cards” to attendees so they can remember key points about building trust and have some key phrases to use to build it.
Did you know that organizations that have high levels of trust retain millennial employees at a rate 25x higher than organizations that don’t?
Stephen Covey leads a trust building workshop at IMPACT2018 because trust is a virtue as well as an economic driver. #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/8ih3dNN4Eh
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 1, 2018
Congratulations to Melissa Stapleton, chief ethics and compliance officer at Eli Lilly, for winning the ECI’s Marshall Award for 2018.
ECI presents the Carol R. Marshall Award for Innovation In Corporate Ethics to Melissa Stapleton Barnes of Eli Lilly and Co. @LillyPad at IMPACT2018.
Congratulations Melissa! #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/bTSbDEanR3
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 2, 2018
This is a great idea! More conferences should do it, although I will totally try to sneak Green Eggs and Ham into the display room and let others debate what a deep philosophical statement that is.
While you’re at IMPACT, don’t forget to visit our Book Room featuring an inspired, hand selected assortment of the best books in the industry. #ECI2018 pic.twitter.com/h1VicWOvm6
— E&C Initiative (@ECInitiative) May 1, 2018
And the obligatory photo from the cocktail reception on Tuesday night.
Source: Radical Compliance Images
That’s all from Baltimore. IMPACT2018 continues today, and you can follow the conversation on Twitter at #ECI2018. Thank you to the ECI for hosting it!