Episode 20: Breaking the Awkward Silence with Niina Ratsula

All of the companies write policies and tick the boxes to demonstrate their compliance and business ethics. But it's really the corporate culture that defines how compliant and ethical the organization actually is. Cultural beliefs and manners determine what is right and acceptable in organizations and whether or not we speak up if there is something unlawful or unethical going on.  For us humans it is quite challenging to become aware of our own behavioral patterns, yet realize we’re being part of and contributing to a “culture”, especially in the working life. Understanding the corporate culture and how it reflects the organizational values is vital but we also need to understand whether or not the employee experience matches with our desired culture.  Culture eats strategy for breakfast and culture either makes or breaks your organization but it's good to understand that it can be designed and re-designed. Tune in to our episode with Niina Ratsula. Niina Ratsula is an ethics, compliance and governance professional, with a strong focus on corporate cultures and internal control. Niina is known for “translating codes of conduct from paper into daily actions and decision making”.