| | AUGUST 20208By Neha Mahyavanshi, Senior Legal Counsel, SAPNeha Mahyavanshi is a corporate lawyer by profession and is currently serving as the compliance officer of a leading multinational software company.The Jamdani is an ancient artform of weaving cloth from cotton yarn, origi-nating in the Bengal region. It is woven by human hands that rhythmically work on a loom to create what is touted as the most refined muslin created by mankind. This fabric looks deceivingly delicate but is very enduring. The weaving of this textile is la-bour intensive and time-consuming usually translating to only one inch of fabric woven in a full workday. Similarly, "Trust" takes long time to build. It is collected in drops over time but can be lost in buckets. In this article, I explore the delicate art of weaving an ethical environment for business leaders who see the long-term benefits of doing-the-right-thing and the importance of cultivating a patronage for business ethics.1. Setting the Tone from the Very Top!The cultural environment of any organiza-tion in set at the top by its leaders. It usually has a quick trickle-down effect. The concept of "tone from the top" is said to have origi-nated in audit firms referring to an organi-sation's senior leadership's attitude towards internal financial controls. It was popular-ized following several accounting scandals THOUGHT LEADERSHIPWEAVING AN ETHICAL CULTURE: A GUIDE FOR LEADERSNeha Mahyavanshi
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