Shifting Sands of Accountability in the Age of Transparency
This is the transcript of the speech given by Anthony Smith-Meyer at the IMH 6th International Compliance Forum on 28 September 2020. A video version of the speech and powerpoint presentation may be found at https://vimeo.com/468926626 In pre-Covid-19 days, I met a young PhD student at an event at...
Diversity & Inclusion: The business of promises and what companies are doing
On 25 June 2020, Liverpool FC were crowned Champions of the English Premiership football league, adding to their already enviable current titles of European Champions and Club World Champions. If there is a case study of inclusion and success to be written, it would be of the determination shown...
If you really want change: Don’t just walk the talk; talk while walking!
By Anthony Smith-Meyer This article ends a sequence of three exploring prejudice and discrimination at work. One final piece will look at how some companies are responding now to #BlackLivesMatter (#BLM). In our first epistle, we looked at the causes and drivers of exclusive behaviours and why it influences...
Diversity & Inclusion: Navigating the Path to Change
When the comfort zone gets uncomfortable In my first D&I article, “Inclusion or Exclusion: Know yourself; know your neighbour“, we sought to understand the nature of exclusion, and the importance of inclusion, as a moral and strategic imperative. We looked at the role of fear and distrust on both...
Inclusion or Exclusion: Know yourself; know your neighbour
This is the first of four articles inspired by the confluence of a personal mission to promote integrity in business and society and the outrage that drives the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is the new paradigm of company direction and business management that have gradually gained currency...
The US #BLM Sickness: Why Europeans are Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
The editor of the Miami University Dolibois European Center newsletter asked me to write to our US students a piece to explain my motivation for participating in a #BlackLivesMatter demonstration that took place on a wet and cold Friday afternoon outside the US embassy in Luxembourg. Under the circumstances,...
MGT291 VideoCast Sem2 Ep11 – A Semester Like No Other
Professors Michael Schweiger & Anthony Smith-Meyer conclude the 2nd semester of casts in conversation with MGT291 students Ali Von Erden & Emily Stegmeyer about “A Semester Like No Other”. Looking back, glancing forward at what its like to be a Corona Age student and professor at Miami University in...
The Business of Ethics in the Corona Age
How does business ethics mutate under the pressure of a crisis? Where are the pressure points and what will be the reaction of regulators in terms of focus? Have we finally reached a point where public sector compliance surfaces and what are the challenges facing a disrupted compliance landscape?...
MGT291 VideoCast Sem2 Ep10 – Ethics in Crisis
Any catastrophe reveals the base instincts of its victims. Co-Professors Michael Schweiger and Anthony Smith-Meyer discuss the ethical challenges of the Covid19 crisis to companies and governments fighting for survival. How do we strengthen ethical resolve and support our internal control functions? (Cast inspired by questions raised by Richard...
MGT291 Sem2 Ep9 – Crisis, Change and Leadership
As organisations start to consider their “confinement exit” strategies, Co-Professors Michael Schweiger and Anthony Smith-Meyer reflect on the types of change firms will have to face and the importance of leadership styles when acting on them. https://vimeo.com/409460268
