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 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 later rejoined the Board of EPAC (2010-2012) and became Treasurer and
creator of a new website. I was the longtime 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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