Cornelius von Baeyer
Management consultant specializing in government and business ethics,
language policy and training,
as well as other politically sensitive
areas.
Experienced
in:
- policy and program design
- consultations with stakeholders
- presentations, publications and speechwriting
- training design and delivery
- development and use of information technology
- applied research
- legal and administrative approvals
- parliamentary
relations
I have been
the Principal of Workplace Ethics Consultancy since 1996. Projects to date have included:
- a series of case-study sessions on values and ethics co-sponsored by the Canada School of
Public Service (formerly CCMD) and the former Office of Public Service
Values and Ethics (see Building on a Strong Foundation - The Dialogue
Continues, vols. I & II / Bâtir sur de solides assises - Le dialogue
continue, volumes I et II);
- numerous presentations for the Deputy Minister Co-Champions of Values and
Ethics in the Public Service;
- a year-long, case-based values and ethics program for Citizenship and
Immigration Canada (see The Ethical Compass / Cap sur l'éthique);
- a study with KPMG Canada on compliance for the federal Lobbyists
Registration System;
- a best-practices collection for the federal science community based on
cross-Canada consultations (see Best Practices for the Conduct, Management
and Use of Science in the Government of Canada);
- self-study ethics materials for the Canadian Technology Human Resources
Board (see Professionalism in Practice - Workplace Ethics Self-Study
Module, also available in French);
- a variety of values and ethics projects for public, private and voluntary
sector organizations; and
- learning materials, communication tools and policy analysis for the
Official Languages Branch of the Treasury Board Secretariat.
I was Chair (2002-2004) and Past
Chair (2004-2006) of the Ethics Practitioners' Association
of Canada (EPAC). I provided
drafting services during the production of the Ethical Standards
for this organization, and led the development of a Competency
Profile for Ethics Practitioners and a Competency
Self-Assessment Guide for Ethics Practitioners (all also available in
French). I am treasurer of the Ottawa Roundtable on Ethics, for which I have
organized two symposia on ethics in the public service and a workshop on
organizational codes of conduct and ethics programs.
From 2000-2004, I was a member of the "supervisory
board" of an international manufacturing corporation based in Germany (Freudenberg & Co.). From 1997-2001 I
was a member of the Ethics Review Committee of the Canadian Council for International
Co-operation.
Previously, I have worked 22 years with the federal
government, the last five as Director of Policy in the Office of the Ethics
Counsellor (now Conflict of Interest
and Ethics Commissioner). Responsibilities included:
- federal codes of conduct: Conflict of Interest Code, Lobbyists' Code,
guidelines for Crown corporations, boards, tribunals, and organizations being
privatized;
- international codes of conduct: United Nations, Organization of American
States, and individual states, including emerging democracies;
- liaison, publications and presentations: network of provincial
commissioners on conflict of interest, publications on Canadian ethics rules.
Before that, I worked ten years in the Treasury Board
Secretariat, ultimately as Director of Policy in the Official Languages Branch.
Projects included development of the new act and regulations.
I also
worked for seven years in the Public Service Commission, English Development
Service, active in curriculum design, teacher training and publishing. I have
published with Cambridge University Press: see Functions of American English, an
ESL text co-authored with Leo Jones.
I have an M.A. in South Asia
Regional Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from the
University of British Columbia. I was a CUSO volunteer in India for two years.
Click here for my short articles on workplace ethics and some useful ethics-related Web sites.
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