I help develop
Ethics Warriors
I am passionate about building ethical
and crime free organisations.
Contact me to reduce your risk of
major financial loss and reputational damage.
Like taking a shower, no one can “do ethics” for you, you have to do it yourself! My role as The Ethics Architect™ is to assist you to build an ethical structure and defeat workplace crime and unethical behaviour. I offer a comprehensive range of services to assist you to build your dream organisation.
In her book “Ethics Can”, Cynthia Schoeman introduces the concept of the “new ROI” which refers to a return on integrity and postulates that companies with high levels of ethics really do have better bottom-lines. So “ethical capital” is not (and never really has been) a nice-to-have but is an absolutely critical element to ensure the success and sustainability of any organisation.
Hi! I'm
Brian Adams
I assist organisations by putting practical solutions in place to address ethics and workplace crime.
I have more than 30 year’s experience in corporate risk management and regularly consult, speak and write on related issues.
Hi! I'm
Brian Adams
I assist organisations by putting practical solutions in place to address ethics and workplace crime.
I have more than 30 year’s experience in corporate risk management and regularly consult, speak and write on related issues.
“Ethics is not a department or a project managed by some external consultant!
It is a set of values and beliefs that have to be woven into the fabric of your organisation and embraced by everyone from the top to the bottom!”
BRIAN ADAMS
My
Services
Consulting
One of the primary services provided by The Ethics Architect™ is to offer advice and consulting services to top management of organisations.
Surveys
We have a primary survey we have developed for team members, as well as customised surveys for sub-contractors and suppliers.
Speaking
I am a member of the Professional Speakers Association of SA and have addressed hundreds of conferences, seminars and workshops over the past 30 years.
Workshops
I conduct a wide range of one-day ethics workshops and webinars for the public, in-house for organisations, and exclusively on behalf of professional organisations
e-Training
A comprehensive range of ethics training modules can be accessed via the web if an in-person workshop isn’t feasible.
Policy Formulation
I can assist you to formulate an Ethics Charter (Code of Ethics), Code of Conduct and other related policies and procedures which are essential to build an ethical organisation.
What my
Clients think?
"We have worked with Brian and his team for the last 10 years at Italtile, and are extremely appreciative of the guidance, insights and services provided relating to ethics and related topics. Brian’s Ethics Pizza truly leaves food for thought!”
Brandon Wood
CFO - Italtile
"Brian has presented to our students on the MPhil (Fraud Risk Management) programme for the past 7 years.
Because of his years of experience in this field, he is often able to provide the delegates with new insights and his passion for ethics and the practical application in the workplace are inspirational!
I strongly recommend his services to anyone who wishes to make a difference in their organisation."
Because of his years of experience in this field, he is often able to provide the delegates with new insights and his passion for ethics and the practical application in the workplace are inspirational!
I strongly recommend his services to anyone who wishes to make a difference in their organisation."
HANNES BEZUIDENHOUT
Programme Leader M.Phil (Fraud Risk Management) at the University of Pretoria.
"I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Brian for seven years, during which time Be Heard® provided the reporting hotline and ethics services to the JSE Listed Company where I was employed. Brian and his team not only supported the business in the fight against crime, but helped to safeguard the assets and even played their role in saving one of our driver’s lives. I am impressed with his passion for ethics and his emphasis on the value of running an ethical business. Brian cares enough to tell you the truth and that is why I would not hesitate to recommend him and his team to you."
EDDIE VAN STADEN
CA-SA
"Brian has been the go-to expert regarding ethics to whom I have referred my clients for the past couple of years. He has been involved in ethics surveys on all levels, extensive training or guiding and educating clients on whistle-blowing systems and management of the systems. The skill and expertise is vital to the investigations we do for our clients and the nexus between ethics and investigations is a vital link in the process of fraud prevention and detection. I can only thank Brian and his team for the effort and continues fight and training against unethical behaviour."
De Wet ferreira
CFE – D & S Forensic Investigations and President of the SA Chapter of ACFE
"Brian has been part of our ethics journey at the Twinsaver Group for more than five years and he has contributed to establishing our ethics code and assisting with establishing a business based on strong ethical principles."
Joanna Gould
COO - Twinsaver Group
"Brian has undertaken a number of ethics surveys for our Group and the results and his advice have been extremely valuable in assisting us on our ethics journey."
WESSEL KRITZINGER
Ethics Officer - Cosmopolitan Projects
Free
Resources
Adams' Ethics Pizza™ Methodology
After many years of working in the corporate risk management and governance environment I developed an important methodology – Adams’ Ethics Pizza™ – which can determine the ethics profile of an organisation. This ethics profile is determined by undertaking our unique e-survey among employees (and other stakeholders) of each organisation.
It consists quite simply of eight critical success factors which represent the “pizza slices” of the model.
Click below to download a brief document setting out this methodology.
Managing Outsourced Reporting Services Effectively
Having been personally involved in the outsourced disclosure business since 1999, it is absolutely clear to me that the difference between success and failure is marked by the total commitment direction and example-setting from the top leadership of an organisation. In fact, I will say without hesitation that if the tone is not set from the top, introducing an outsourced reporting service is a pointless and fruitless exercise.
This ebook will guide you in managing your outsourced reporting service and the steps you need to take to ensure its effectiveness and protect your organisation against white-collar crime and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.
Be Heard® Reporting Service -
Self-evaluation Methodology
Since we pioneered outsourced reporting services in South Africa in 1999 we have wondered why some organisations experience considerable successes while others don’t. As I’ve discussed elsewhere on this site, I developed a methodology – Adams’ Ethics Pizza™ – some years ago which can quite accurately forecast the levels of success that an organisation could expect when it subscribes to a professionally managed outsourced reporting service.
To assist organisations, I have developed a brief self-evaluation survey which can be undertaken in-house to determine how an organisation is doing. Click download below to get the guide.
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Call
+27 79 950 2610
brian@theethicsarchitect.com
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you
have a right to do and what is right to do.”
have a right to do and what is right to do.”
POTTER STEWART