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April 17, 2019 By Richard Bowen

The EU Whistleblower Legislation- a Game Changer

Last year I was inspired by the report on the European Commission (EC) proposing a new law to strengthen whistleblower protection across the EU. The press release in 2018 said that the proposal would guarantee a high level of protection for whistleblowers who report breaches of EU law by setting new, EU-wide standards. It would… [Read More]

Tagged With: European Commission, Leadership, whistleblowers, whistleblowing

January 31, 2019 By Richard Bowen

Brigham Young University: Practicing What They Preach

Image: Bowen speaking at BYU

It is always a privilege to be invited to speak at a University to accounting and business students and their faculty. This last week I had that honor- of presenting to Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management and Wheatley Institution, to these groups on ethics and how important integrity is in the business world…. [Read More]

Tagged With: business ethics, Citigroup, ethical leadership, Ethics, Financial Crisis, Leadership, whistleblowing

October 25, 2018 By Richard Bowen

TRUST Matters! How to Build a Tier One Organization…

The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), the oldest ethics research and best practice community in the US has conducted longitudinal, cross-sectional studies of workplace conduct from the employee’s perspective since 1994. It, recently released its latest Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) Building Companies Where Values and Ethical Conduct Matter, the third of a four-part series… [Read More]

Tagged With: Ethics, Leadership, trust

October 11, 2018 By Richard Bowen

Strategy and Culture: Divided they fall.

A well thought out strategy and a vibrant, responsible culture are the two top tools at leaderships’ disposal in their never-ending quest to maintain organizational viability and effectiveness… Culture expresses goals through values and beliefs and guides activities through assumptions and group norms.  A corporate culture matters. It is a key differentiator between the companies… [Read More]

Tagged With: culture, Ethics, Leadership

April 30, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Ethical Behavior Pays Off

Scrabble tiles spelling out Ethics

The 2012 Great Place to Work® Institute report claims the stock price growth of the 100 firms with the most ethical cultures outperformed stock market and peer measures by almost 300 percent. Thus, researchers have shown that a firm’s culture is the strongest predictor of how much market value that firm will create for shareholders’… [Read More]

Tagged With: Ethics, Leadership

January 22, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Ethical Leadership- Culture is the Culprit!

People act in their own best interests; not necessarily because they believe they are doing the right thing or because they may be punished or rewarded for doing so. And if a company wants to promote and assure ethical standards are followed then transparency, trust and developing an ethical culture based on guiding principles is… [Read More]

Tagged With: ethical leadership, Ethics, Leadership, Richard Bowen

December 11, 2014 By Richard Bowen

Penn Mutual’s Guiding Principles: a First Step Toward Fraud Prevention

Some companies are getting it right. Recently, I was hired by Penn Mutual, one of the oldest values-driven companies in America.  At this event, under the direction of Chairman, President & CEO Eileen McDonnell, Penn Mutual’s leadership team introduced the firm’s guiding principles with a straightforward message: Penn Mutual is committed to maintaining a culture which… [Read More]

Tagged With: company culture, Ethics, guiding principles, Leadership, Penn Mutual, Richard Bowen, whistleblowing

October 22, 2014 By Richard Bowen

Department of Justice – Encouraging Whistle Blowing or Blowing Smoke?

In a recent presentation at NYU’s law school, the former Attorney General Eric Holder, said the Department of Justice needs help from whistleblowers if they are to bring financial malfeasance to justice. As Holder stated, ” their evidence is crucial to the work of investigators.” Yet some of us question the motives and believe it’s… [Read More]

Tagged With: C-Suite, CEO, Department of Justice, DOJ, Eric Holder, Ethics, Leadership, WhistleBlower

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What People Are Saying About Richard M. Bowen

William D. Cohan"Richard Bowen is one of my heroes. His is a story of human fortitude at its best and Wall Street at its worst."

~ William D. Cohan, NY Times Best Selling Author
2017-06-30T10:08:59-05:00
"Richard Bowen is one of my heroes. His is a story of human fortitude at its best and Wall Street at its worst." ~ William D. Cohan, NY Times Best Selling Author
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Eileen McDonnell"Richard Bowen reinforced my motto that "there is no right way to do a wrong thing.” Long after his presentation, the conversation has continued about personal responsibility and the courage to challenge things that appear to be wrong. We encourage this dialog and rely on it to help make our business stronger."

~ Eileen McDonnell, Chairman, CEO, & President, Penn Mutual
2015-02-13T19:51:19-06:00
"Richard Bowen reinforced my motto that "there is no right way to do a wrong thing.” Long after his presentation, the conversation has continued about personal responsibility and the courage to challenge things that appear to be wrong. We encourage this dialog and rely on it to help make our business stronger." ~ Eileen McDonnell, Chairman, CEO, & President, Penn Mutual
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Ben Stein"Richard Bowen, you are a star and a hero."

~ Ben Stein, Economist and Political Commentator
2015-02-13T19:50:26-06:00
"Richard Bowen, you are a star and a hero." ~ Ben Stein, Economist and Political Commentator
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Jim Farrell"Richard's speech at the April Financial Executives International dinner was informative, interesting, riveting, and fast moving.  The feedback from members was overwhelming positive, and Richard received one of the few standing ovations given by our membership."

~ Jim Farrell, Program Chairman, Dallas Chapter, Financial Executives International
2014-12-28T19:48:17-06:00
"Richard's speech at the April Financial Executives International dinner was informative, interesting, riveting, and fast moving.  The feedback from members was overwhelming positive, and Richard received one of the few standing ovations given by our membership." ~ Jim Farrell, Program Chairman, Dallas Chapter, Financial Executives International
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Dennis McCuistion"Richard Bowen has been there, done that, and has the scars to prove it, and his message of corruption at the highest levels of industry and government needs to be heard. I only wish that more bankers had the courage that Bowen exhibits. He is not only one of the most talented bankers I have ever met, he has more integrity than all the bankers on Wall Street put together. If his former employer had listened to him taxpayers would not have had to bail out Citi for the third time in the last 30 years."

~ Dennis McCuistion, Host of the McCuistion TV program
2014-12-28T19:48:06-06:00
"Richard Bowen has been there, done that, and has the scars to prove it, and his message of corruption at the highest levels of industry and government needs to be heard. I only wish that more bankers had the courage that Bowen exhibits. He is not only one of the most talented bankers I have ever met, he has more integrity than all the bankers on Wall Street put together. If his former employer had listened to him taxpayers would not have had to bail out Citi for the third time in the last 30 years." ~ Dennis McCuistion, Host of the McCuistion TV program
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/533/

Betty Garrett"Richard Bowen is a dynamic, entertaining speaker and story-teller - a CPA with a great personality!"

~ Betty Garrett, Garrett Speakers International
2014-12-28T19:47:50-06:00
"Richard Bowen is a dynamic, entertaining speaker and story-teller - a CPA with a great personality!" ~ Betty Garrett, Garrett Speakers International
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/531/

fred-timmons"I believe Richard Bowen is the only keynote speaker to ever receive a standing ovation from the Texas Society of CPA’s at any of its annual conferences."

~ Fred Timmons, Chairman of The Texas Society of CPA's
2014-12-28T19:47:22-06:00
"I believe Richard Bowen is the only keynote speaker to ever receive a standing ovation from the Texas Society of CPA’s at any of its annual conferences." ~ Fred Timmons, Chairman of The Texas Society of CPA's
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/530/

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Playing for High Stakes: The Principles and Practice of Ethical Leadership

Dark Citi: The Story of a Whistleblower

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