Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:35 amYellow Yellow Red wrote:Some quotes from Garcia from last month:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/14/us-soccer-fifa-garcia-idUSKCN0I308X20141014 wrote:
"The investigation and adjudication process operates in most parts unseen and unheard," the BBC quoted Garcia as saying in a keynote speech at an event organized by the American Bar Association in London.
"That's a kind of system which might be appropriate for an intelligence agency but not for an ethics compliance process in an international sports institution that serves the public and is the subject of intense public scrutiny."
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"The natural next step of the development of an effective ethics process at FIFA is greater transparency," Garcia said.
"The second element that is vital to fulfilling the promise of this reform process is tone at the top.
"More simply put ... (what) FIFA needs in order to meet the challenge of ethics enforcement is leadership. An ethics committee -- even a serious, independent ethics committee backed by a strong code of ethics -- is not a silver bullet.
"What is required is leadership that sends a message that the rules apply to everyone; leadership that wants to understand and learn from any mistakes or missteps the ethics committee may have identified; leadership that makes it clear to everyone -- this is what we've set up the ethics committee to do, this is why they do it, and this is what they've done.
"It's that kind of leadership that breathes the life into a code of ethics. Because true reform doesn't come from rules or creating new committee structures. It comes from changing the culture of the organization."
When the investigator you appoint to look into potential ethics and corruption allegations attacks the ethical culture of your organization, you've got work to do.
Lots of work I must say.
