14/06/2016
Would you rather fight the fire or prevent the fire?
The way that individuals frame whistleblowers is significant to how organisations and broader society engage with the topic of whistleblowing.
Wendy Addison
Wendy is a critical thinker and powerful speaker with fresh, seasoned insights that entertain and inspire. Based on her experiences and extensive research she founded SpeakOutSpeakUp.org to help organizations develop a culture of ethics and courageous conversations. She is a published author, development coach, University lecturer and motivational speaker.
Wendy's deep vision and core sense of integrity was vividly demonstrated past the theoretical and by her act of reporting corruption in the LeisureNet Ltd saga, better known as the biggest corporate disaster in South African history.
22/01/2016
How can we upend the systematic condemnation of whistleblowers and reduce corruption?
Whistleblowing must be not only permissible, but also expected, when a company is harming society. The issue is not one of disloyalty to the company, but of whether whistleblowers has an obligation to society, even if blowing the whistle brings them victimisation and retaliation.