Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership

Course overview

Trust in institutions depends on leaders who act with integrity and on governance systems that hold them to account. Scandals in the region, from procurement fraud to financial reporting failures, often began with small ethical compromises that went unchallenged. This ethical leadership course helps managers and leaders build integrity into their own decisions and into their organisations.

Participants learn the principles of corporate governance and how they connect to ethics, including accountability, transparency, fairness and responsibility. They explore ethical theories in practical terms, apply structured ethical decision-making to real dilemmas, and examine common integrity risks such as conflicts of interest, gifts, favouritism and pressure to manipulate results. The course then covers building an ethical culture: codes of conduct, leadership role modelling, speaking up and whistleblowing, ethics training and measuring culture. Case discussions draw on public and private sector experience in the region.

Participants leave able to lead with integrity and to strengthen the ethical culture and governance of their organisations.

What you will be able to do

• Explain corporate governance principles and their link to ethics
• Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to workplace dilemmas
• Identify and manage common integrity risks
• Use codes of conduct and speaking-up systems effectively
• Role-model ethical leadership
• Assess and strengthen organisational ethical culture

Who should attend

For managers, leaders and governance professionals who want to strengthen integrity and accountability in their organisations.

• Senior and middle managers
• Board members
• Ethics and compliance officers
• Company secretaries
• Human resource managers
• Public officers

Course outline

Fees are per participant in US dollars and cover tuition, course materials and your certificate. Travel and accommodation are not included.