David Hutton Associates
Consulting In Quality Management
Founded in 1990, David Hutton Associates provides consulting services to the senior leaders of organizations striving to improve performance. We specialize in:
- Baldrige assessments as a means of driving organizational performance improvement
- change management: overcoming resistance to change by engaging people in the process.
We have worked with organizations of all types and sizes, in many countries and in many sectors including the service industry, high-technology, government and health care.
Our founder, David W. Hutton is the author of two highly acclaimed books on management, a sought-after speaker and seminar leader, and a Fellow of the American Society for Quality.
A Public Service Project
Whistleblower Protection
I have become increasingly concerned about the incidence of systemic corruption and wrongdoing within our institutions in Canada, as evidenced by the Tainted Blood scandal, the Sponsorship Scandal,the RCMP Pension Fund Scandal, and so on...
I believe that these are not just isolated incidents caused by a 'few bad apples': they are the symptoms of serious problems within our systems of governance in Canada, which are critical to the functioning of a free and democratic society. So I've decided to do something about this situation.
I'll be supporting the efforts of a registered charity called the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) which was established by a well-known Canadian whistleblower, Joanna Gualtieri. Our aim is to establish the means to protect whistleblowers – people who speak up to reveal the truth when the public good is at risk. When ordinary people are able to expose wrongdoing that they encounter in the workplace, corruption and wrongdoing become that much harder to conceal.
The current reality is that most people who try to draw attention to wrongdoing in their workplace are often ruthlessly silenced and crushed by those in power – to prevent embarrassment or even prosecution. Only the bravest (or the most naïve) speak up. Many who do have their lives ruined as a consequence, and very few have the satisfaction of seeing the truth come out or justice done. We can and must change this situation.
To learn more about this work and how you can help, visit the FAIR website at fairwhistleblower.ca
May 2006