The Ethical Trust Grid lies at the center of the Ethical Trust program:
The Ethical Trust Grid is a simple, easy to use tool.
The Grid is a visual model that can be memorized almost instantly.
The Grid allows one to quickly analyze and measure levels of Ethics and Trust in any businessrelationship.
The Ethical Trust Grid is a visual representation of an innovative way of understanding, analyzing, and measuring Ethics and Trust.
Recognizes that Ethics and Trust can be divided into discreet levels which makes it easier to analyze:
Personal
Organizational
Global
Recognizes that Ethics and Trust can also be divided into separate characteristics:
Competence
Intentions
Shared Values
(There are other characteristics that can be employed, depending on a particular scenario. These include: Integrity, Communications, Allied Interests, et al. For the sake of effective implementation we generally keep an analysis limited to 3 characteristics.)
Ethical Trust acknowledges that that Ethics and Trust also have rational and emotional dimensions.
The Ethical Trust Grid provides a roadmap of how to address issues of Ethics andTrust in any business relationship.
