Description
Introduction
The financial crisis and countless corporate scandals have shed light on the significant financial, social, and environmental costs of unethical and illegal behaviour. Why then does such misbehaviour still happen at the frequency we see and what can organisations do about it?
Objectives
This course will provide the participants with an understanding and a ready-to-implement toolbox to improve ethical awareness and decisions in their organisations.
In particular, the learning objectives of the workshop are to:
Recognise whether an issue has ethical implications
Solve professional ethical dilemmas
Be able to voice and defend their own values
Assess the values of the organisation in which they work
Implement effective CSR activities
Programme
Session 1: What is ethical? How to solve an ethical dilemma?
The value of business ethics
Difference between ethics and compliance
Difference between an ethical dilemma and a moral temptation
The 7 steps to solve any ethical dilemma
Session 2: Why do good people make unethical / illegal decisions?
The ethical decision-making process
Individual and psychological factors that influence the decision-making process
Situational and contextual factors that influence the decision-making process
Session 3: Become an ethical leader: Speaking-up and Organisational Culture
Organisational culture and ethical leadership
How to speak-up and give voice to values (GVV)
Session 4: CSR, sustainability and firm performance
Shareholder Value Maximisation vs. Stakeholder Perspective
The CSR pyramid: Economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities
Sustainability and firm performance
Target Audience
The course targets middle and senior managers working in the financial
sector.
Modalities
Course Material
Please note that for environmental reasons no paper version of the training material will be provided for your training. The course material can be downloaded free of charge via your portal before the start of the course (download the Client Portal User’s Guide here ). You will be able to view it on the screen of your mobile device or print it if necessary. If your registration has been made by a training manager of your company please contact him/her so that he/she can give you access to it or send it to you.
Contact
For further questions please contact our partner in your country