Developing Ethical Leaders & Cultures
Develop ethical leadership and create a sustainable culture built on trust, values and responsible decision-making.
A programme designed to enable senior leaders to instil ethical thinking and behaviours throughout their organisation. It supports the development of a positively ethical culture that benefits all stakeholders and contributes to long-term organisational sustainability.
Download Programme BrochureWhy ethical leadership matters
Building sustainable organisations through ethical leadership, decision-making and culture.
Why the need for ethical leaders?
In our fast-changing world, an overriding drive for performance efficiency, growth and shareholder or stakeholder value is not sustainable without safeguards embedded within the culture of the organisation. These help ensure that illegal or unethical behaviour is identified and addressed wherever it occurs, supporting the organisation’s long-term sustainability. Rules, processes and structures alone will never achieve this. It requires the creation and maintenance of an ethical culture.1
10.5%
outperformance over three years
The evidence
There is an increasing body of evidence that being an ethical company is financially beneficial.
The World’s Most Ethical Companies outperformed the Large Cap Index by 10.5% over the three years to February 2019.
Source: World’s Most Ethical Companies
How ethics impact business
An ethical culture can positively influence people, decision-making and the long-term future of the organisation.
From compliance to culture
Ethical leadership is about more than compliance. It is about embedding the behaviours, values and culture that enable people to make the right decisions – even when there is no rule telling them what to do.
Knights, J. (2016). Transpersonal Leadership Series – White Paper One: Ethical Leadership – How to Become an Ethical Leader. Routledge.
The benefits
Creating positive impact for both leaders and their organisations.
Benefits to you
Benefits to your organisation
Provided by senior leaders involved in developing an ethical culture.
The programme
A practical, blended leadership development journey.
What’s the programme like?
The programme is based on the Transpersonal Leadership development journey.2 Each element takes a group or team of leaders through a practical voyage of discovery and practice using blended learning methods. It is supported by evidence-based research and grounded in neuroscience, linking emotional intelligence, culture theory, decision-making, ethics, values and purpose.
2 Transpersonal leaders are radical, ethical and authentic while emotionally intelligent and caring; creating performance-enhancing, sustainable cultures. Knights, J., Grant, D. and Young, G. (2018). Leading Beyond The Ego: How to Become a Transpersonal Leader. Routledge.
The 6-month programme includes
A blended programme of masterclasses, ALIVE® online learning resources and work-based learning, including:
● Diagnostic interviews
● Emotional Intelligence, leadership styles and performance-enhancing culture development
● LeaderShape Online CultureShaper (LOCS)
● Values, ethics, judgement & decision-making
● Leading beyond the ego
● Instilling an Ethical Culture
1:1 coaching
Action learning sets
Individual and group reaffirming LEIPA® 360 and 8ICOL®
Flexible by design: the format and length of the programme can be adapted depending on logistics, timing and budget.
Interested in Developing Ethical Leaders & Cultures?
Talk to us about how the programme could support your leaders and organisation.