Course outcomes
- Understand the ERA process and its alignment with good governance principles like King IV.
- Identify and analyse ethical risks using both qualitative and quantitative tools.
- Compile an organisational Ethics Risk Profile and develop a structured ethics strategy.
- Implement and monitor a 3-year ethics intervention plan, assigning ownership and resource planning.
- Recognise the psychological consequences of poor ethics environments, including burnout and low trust.
- Apply techniques to build psychological safety, enabling a speak-up culture and integrity-first mindset.
- Support management in handling sensitive ethics issues, including mental health, bullying, and harassment.
- Use emotional intelligence tools to address conflict and improve team cohesion.
- Equip leaders with role-modeling techniques, values-based decision-making, and behavioural expectations.
- Walk away with a practical implementation toolkit to embed ethics and wellness strategies organisation-wide
Day 1: Ethics Risk Assessments (ERA) – Deon van der Westhuizen
Session 1: Introduction to ERA and Ethics Principles
- Defining ethics, compliance, and integrity in context
- Understanding the link between fraud and ethical failure
Session 2: Ethics Management Frameworks
- Overview of ethics governance and the King IV principles
- Components of an effective ethics management system
Session 3: Conducting the Ethics Risk Assessment (ERA)
- ERA planning and preparation
- Ethics risk identification and stakeholder engagement
- Risk analysis and control mapping
Session 4: Ethics Maturity and Strategy Development
- Ethics maturity assessments
- Developing a 3-year ethics strategy and implementation plan
- Assigning accountability and setting timelines
- Reporting and feedback mechanisms
Day 2: Achieving Psychological Safety – Charissa Bloomberg
Session 5: Understanding Psychological Safety
- Why psychological safety matters for ethics and performance
- Symptoms and consequences of low integrity work environments
Session 6: Building a Culture of Integrity and Trust
- Strategies to combat toxicity, bullying, and harassment
- The role of emotional intelligence and conflict resolution
Session 7: Enhancing Team Wellness and Support
- Coping mechanisms for burnout and mental health
- Creating a psychologically safe space for speaking up
Session 8: Leadership, Role-Modeling & Long-Term Ethics Strategy
- Equipping managers with tools and behaviour frameworks
- Establishing norms, values, and integrity ambassadors
- Toolkit handover for long-term workplace wellness strategy
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