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Cowboy Ethics (OKC)

The Essential Companion to Leading Your Career and Your Organization to Greatness

Presented by co-authors:

Bill O’Rourke

President, Alcoa-Russia (Retired)

Dr. Brad Agle

Professor of Ethics and Leadership, Marriott School of Management; Brigham Young University 

The Ethical Leader's Field Guide

Presented by: Bill O'Rourke, former President of Alcoa-Russia and co-author of the Survival Guide
and Dr. Brad Agle, Romney Endowed Chair and Professor of Ethics and Leadership in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University

Overview: 

Focused on the practical and tactical, both the workshop (offered through Metro Tech Downtown Business Campus; separate registration)
and luncheon discusses the traits, behaviors and skills critical to the effective functioning of any organization.  
One of those critical skills is the ability to successfully manage values-conflicts or ethical challenges. 
Based on years of research with hundreds of challenges, the authors will focus on common issues faced and provide tools for addressing those 
while keeping one's credibility and on the desirable career track.

Workshop Only (Hosted by Metro Tech Downtown Business Campus)
8:30 to 11:00; September 21 - Click on link above for more details

Note that the workshop is a separately priced event and you will NOT be automatically registered to attend the luncheon.  
Workshop is limited to 50 participants on a first-come basis.

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OK  Ethics Luncheon Registration- September 21, 2017 - Business Ethics Field Guide 
11:30 to 1:00; Petroleum Club

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Workshop Case Topics (Hosted Separately by Metro Tech Downtown Business Campus):

Making Promises, Then the World Changes:
Keeping your credibility when things are out of control.

Suspicions Without Evidence:
Something is wrong, but you have no proof.

Skirting the Rules:
Overcoming the hidden pitfalls of rationalization and pressure.

Recommended for 2 CPE's in Ethics
Approved by SHRM and HRCI for 2.5 credits in Business
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Luncheon Registration Link - September 21, 2017
11:30 to 1:00; Petroleum Club

Maintaining integrity: Even when everybody disagrees.
Bill O’Rourke faced many challenges while working for Alcoa-Russia.  He will provide practical insights on how to live one’s values, even when the environment is hostile.

Riding a Fine Line: Is it worth it?
Maintaining an ethical stance can be lonely and risky – especially when speaking truth to power.  This segment will examine how to keep one’s career on track while standing tall. 

Getting Caught in the Crosshairs
Everybody has conflicts  This is a different perspective on embracing conflicts of interest and using these to promote an ethical approach.

When You’re Both Right:
Both paths are morally right, but involve sacrifice.  How to discern which path to take when right vs. right.  

Recommended for 1 CPE in Ethics  

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Biographies:

Bill O’Rourke retired from Alcoa in September, 2011. He continued to serve on the Board of the Alcoa Foundation and teach Values at Alcoa’s Corporate Executive Development Programs until 2013. He joined Alcoa as a Patent Attorney in 1975 and held a number of leadership positions including Corporate Patent Counsel, Vice President of Global Business Services (Financial Services, HR Services, Aircraft Operations, etc.), Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Procurement, Corporate Auditor, and Assistant General Counsel. From 2005 to 2008 Bill was the President of Alcoa-Russia. Bill was the Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainability three times under three CEOs at Alcoa. Prior to Alcoa Bill was an Industrial Engineer for U.S. Steel Corporation and ran the underground mining parts business for Joy Manufacturing Company.

Bill is also a Fellow of the Wheatley Institution in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University where he serves on the Ethics Advisory Board and teaches ethics to all Business School students. He is on the Board of Directors of John Carroll University in Cleveland and serves on the Ethics Advisory Counsel of the Healthcare Group Purchasing Initiative in Washington, DC. He was on the Board of Directors (Past Chairman)of Sustainable Pittsburgh, and serves on a number of other civic, charitable and religious organizations. From 2011 to August, 2014 Bill was the Executive Director of the Beard Institute for Ethics at the School of Business at Duquesne University. Bill lectures on Business Ethics and Safety at a number of companies around the World and at dozens of universities including the University of Pittsburgh, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona State, Illinois, Carnegie Mellon, San Jose, Benedictine University, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, the University of Dayton and Duquesne University. In August, 2016 Bill published the book A Field Guide to Business Ethics, with co-authors Dr. Bradley Agle and Dr. Aaron Miller.

Bill received his undergraduate degree (BS/BA) from John Carroll University and his law degree (JD) from Duquesne University. Bill served as an officer in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. Dr. Brad Agle is the George W. Romney Endowed Professor, and Professor of Ethics and Leadership in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He currently serves as the President-Elect of the International Association for Business and Society, on the advisory board of the RLG Group, on the Ethics Committee of USA Synchro, on the editorial board of Business Ethics Quarterly, and as chair of the Wheatley Institutions ethics initiative. From 1992-2009 he was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and the inaugural director of the Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership.

Dr. Brad Agle's writings appear in the top academic journals in management and ethics, are highly cited, and frequently featured in prominent news outlets. His new book The Business Ethics Field Guide was published in August of 2016. He is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, including Distinguished Professor of the Year honors, and has provided board and executive training for many organizations including Alcoa, Federated Investors, Mellon Financial, US Steel, and U.S. Marine Corps. He has been a guest on various programs including CNBCs Morning Call, Power Lunch, and Closing Bell. He and his wife Kristi have four children and six grandchildren.

Location: Petroleum Club, 100 N. Broadway Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102