Ethics Training  & Workshops

Ethics are learnt in the practice. In ethics training employees have to understand how ethics impacts on their roles and responsibilities. They also need to understand the consequences of choices they make, particularly when they impact on the culture and reputation of the organisation they work for.

Ethics training needs to be conducted at all levels and needs to be designed for different audiences and different contexts. Leaders need to understand the difference between leadership and ethical leadership; managers need to understand the importance of the ‘mood in the middle’ and why they are the loudest message; frontline staff need to understand that actions shape culture on a daily basis.

Ethics training needs to engage the audience in a mature conversation about real-life scenarios, the ‘what ifs’ of daily organisational life. Face-to-face training is critical to getting the message across and providing a platform for ‘real world’ discussions. E-Learning is an important reinforcement of face-to-face training but is not a substitute for it. Consistency of message is critical to the success of ethics training. A blended learning approach is the ideal combination of both.

Ethics have to be embedded in the “four pillars of organisational success”: recruitment and induction; reward and recognition; performance management, and; management communication. Ethics are also connected to the Values and Purpose.

Benefits of Ethics Training

“Ethics is the depth dimension of culture; only truly tested in times of crisis.”

• Improved morale
• Improved performance
• Better engagement with stakeholders
• better returns on investment
• Encourages employees to speak up early about emerging cultural challenges
• Reduces fraud and corruption
• protects employees by making the rules clear