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Right or wrong? Ethics plays a critical role in business success or failure

Ethical considerations are crucial for any business in maintaining trust and integrity in relationships with clients, employees, and communities. Navigating ethics is not always as simple as differentiating between black and white – it can be highly complex, particularly when business decisions are influenced by challenges being faced in the real world.

By focusing on ethical considerations, businesses can build a strong reputation, foster loyalty among clients and employees, and contribute positively to their communities and industries. The opposite is equally true - when the understanding and commitment to ethical considerations are less clear, it can present significant risk.

In this session, we’ll explore:

• The concept of ethics and the relationship between ethics, morality and law.
• Important considerations of ethical behaviour in the workplace
• Applied ethics – where and how ethics shows up in an organisation and what to consider for your business
• Identifying the ‘grey’ areas of decision making and behaviour
• The relationship between ethics and business risk
• The critical roles of governance, leadership and culture in building and sustaining ethical behaviors in the workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• The concept and core elements of ethics and the difference between ethics, morality and law.
• Important considerations of ethical behaviour in the workplace
• Where and how ethics shows up in an organisation and what to consider for your business
• How to better identify the ‘grey’ areas of decision making and behaviour on your organisation
• The relationship between ethics and business risk
• The critical roles of governance, leadership and culture in building and sustaining ethical behaviours in the workplace.

SUITED TO

Leaders and managers with a role to play in creating a culture of ethical excellence in their organisations.

PRESENTERS

Adie Dawes-Birch, Partner, Twiga Group

Adie Dawes-Birch has deep expertise in leading strategic initiatives from ideation through to delivery in the areas of organisational strategy, transformation and change, people and culture, governance, corporate affairs, marketing and communications.

As a proven and trusted leader with experience across sectors and industries, Adie’s executive career combines in-house and consulting experience with national, international and complex global organisations. Her non-executive, volunteer and start-up roles add a unique and dynamic dimension to her approach to organisational challenges and opportunities.

Jo Smyth, Partner, Twiga Group

Jo Smyth is an expert consultant, specialising in the design and delivery of culture and change experiences that drive engagement and creative leadership in the areas of people, culture and communication.

A dynamic business leader, board professional and specialist consultant, Jo’s significant executive career includes organisational design and strategic change, engagement and communications, human resource and employee relations management, transformation programs and project management. Jo has delivered consistent and proven results in culture, transformation and change across the corporate, professional services, government, health and education sectors.