17th Annual
Minnesota Business Ethics Awards
Liaison Training Workshop
Translating Nominations into Entries!!
MBEA Steering Committee
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MBEA Origins and Partners
www.mnethicsaward.org
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Past MBEA Recipients
2015
Victory Auto Service & Glass
Northstar Resource Group
Mary T
2010
Spanlink Communications, Inc.
Doherty Employment Group
Marvin Windows and Doors
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.
2009
2005
Certes Financial Pros
Great Clips, Inc.
Imation Corp.
2014
Keystone Search
Two Men and a Truck
RJF Agencies Inc.
Park Nicollet Health Services
St. Jude Medical
2013
Cresa
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Cummins
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
The Awes Agency, Inc.
Gray Plant Mooty
Pentair, Inc.
2004
IN Food Marketing & Design
Best Buy Co., Inc.
2003
Carlson Companies, Inc.
MedSource Technologies, Inc.
2002
2007
S&W Plastic
Reell Precision Manufacturing Corp.
HealthPartners
Hollstadt & Associates, Inc.
2008
2012
Lakeview Bank
Ron Clark Construction & Design
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
The Toro Company
Murphy Automotive
Western National Insuarnace
Schwan Foods
2001
Window Lite Home Improvements
Inc.
Karlsson Consulting Group
Medtronic Inc.
2006
2011
Platinum Group
Klein Bank
Mosaic Company
General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems
ELCA Board of Pensions
Premier Bank
2000
Minnesota Craftsman Painting Inc.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories
Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics
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The MBEA Process
Nominations closed January 22, 2016
Liaisons will contact nominees (coming week)
Nominee Conference calls (2-11 and 2-16)
Nominees Submit Online Entry by March 23
Judging Panels review entries
Award Luncheon on May 11, 2016 (Noon - 1:30)
 Nicollet Island Pavilion / Keynote – Emery Koenig, former vice
chairman of Cargill
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Evaluating Entries
Entries evaluated for each size category
 Small (<100), Medium (100-500), Large (>500)
Judges rely on information submitted in the
entry by the business … they do not conduct
separate research or google searches.
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Judging Panel Composition
 Roughly 3 from business and 2 academics
 Preliminary Panel for each category may
forward up to 3 finalists for that category
 Finalist Panel reviews all finalists and
selects award recipient for each size
category
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Criteria
Guiding Concepts and Frameworks
 The Minnesota Principles
The U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines
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The Minnesota Principles
General Principles
1.
Stimulating economic growth
is the particular contribution of
business to society
Further business activities must be
characterized by…
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stakeholder Principles
1. Customers
2. Employees
3. Owners/Investors
4. Suppliers
5. Communities
6. Competitors
Fairness
Honesty
Respect for Human Dignity
Respect for the Environment
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U. S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (1991 and 2004)
The Seven Minimum Steps
1. Establish standards & procedures
2. Make high-level individuals responsible
3. Exercise due care in delegating authority
4. Communicate and train
5. Monitor, audit and report
6. Consistently enforce (discipline)
7. Take appropriate corrective action
…create a culture of ethics and compliance…
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Required Entry Information
Entries are confidential
Section 3 – Ethics &
compliance ‘program’ (How
Section 1 – Basic
company information
you do what you say you stand for)
3 pages
Official entry form with
Attestation by Executive
Section 2 – Mission &
Values
(What you say you stand for)
Section 4 – Demonstration
of Excellence in Stakeholder
Balancing Relationships
(How well you’ve done it)
6 pages
This section very important !!!
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2016 Nominations
2016 Nominations
Received
82
A
First Year
Nomination
35
B
Re-nominated
15
C
2nd Year
Eligibility
32
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Goals for Liaisons
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Congratulate them on being nominated!!
Personalize the process !!
Verify or correct basic contact information.
Be a resource!! Help them find answers and get
them to the computer-based webEx/conference
calls:
 February 11, Thursday – 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
 February 16, Tuesday – 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
 Close the deal – encourage them to enter!!
 Follow up as needed as they work on their entry!!
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Liaisons – What to Do
 Encourage the company to…
Use this process to examine their “values in
action.” It can be a culture building experience.
Tell its own story (judges not looking for some
ideal)
Pay close attention to Section 4 -- “How well
you do what you say you stand for.” Show how
you stand out in your industry?
Use the Nominee Conference Call 2/11 & 2/16
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Liaisons – What to Avoid !!
 As a liaison be sure that you don’t ….
Help the company complete the entry form.
Tell companies what to say about themselves.
Offer to review the company’s entry form or
suggest improvements.
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Nominee Conference Call
WebEx or Conference Call Options
Call will be about 30 minutes not longer than 45.
Option #1 for Nominated Companies
Thursday, February 11, 2016
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
To join webex:
Click:
https://affinityplus.webex.com/affinityplus
Enter: Meeting number: 807 296 692
Enter: Meeting password: Call2016
Or
To Join by phone:
Call: 1-408-792-6300
Enter: Access code: 807 296 692
Option #2 for Nominated Companies
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
To join webex:
Click:
https://affinityplus.webex.com/affinityplus
Enter: Meeting number: 809 249 919
Enter: Meeting password: Call2016
Or
Join by phone:
Call: 1-408-792-6300
Enter: Access code: 809 249 919
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To get a feel for the Awards
www.mnethicsaward.org
Nominees see short Past Recipient
Reflections video at mnethicsaward.org
Check other videos of past luncheon events
… right hand side of home page.
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Typical Questions & Concerns
 Who nominated us?
 We don’t have an ethics/compliance
program; we’re too small.
 Seems like a lot of work !
 What do we get out of this ?
 Others to anticipate ?
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Specific Nominee Companies
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Questions?
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MBEA
Contacts:
MBEA Website: www.mnethicsaward.org
MBEA 2016 Co-chair:
Brian Volkmann, CFO
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
651.312.9260 | [email protected]
MBEA 2016 Liaison Chair:
Glaydon Iverson, Partner
The Platinum Group
612.247.9905 |
[email protected]
MBEA 2016 Co-chair:
David Rodbourne, Vice President
Center for Ethical Business Cultures
University of St. Thomas
651.962.4122 | [email protected]
MBEA Administration:
Sandy Beeson
AdminSolutions
651.815.0668 | [email protected]
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