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Leading with Ethics and Compliance Duration: 1 Week/s

Course Information

  • Course Price £4895 Plus VAT
  • Location UK Courses
  • Course Code LEC
  • Course Date 20 Apr - 24 Apr 2026

Course Objectives
Ethics and compliance are no longer peripheral concerns handled only by legal or audit functions.
In today’s environment of heightened regulatory scrutiny, stakeholder activism, and instant public visibility, how leaders behave – and how they embed ethics and compliance into daily decisions – is central to sustainable performance.

Misconduct, weak controls, or a permissive culture can quickly lead to fines, sanctions, litigation, loss of licence to operate, and lasting reputational damage.
Yet many organisations still rely on narrow, rule-based approaches, where ethics and compliance are perceived as obstacles rather than enablers of trust and value creation.

This intensive 5-day programme is designed for leaders who want to strengthen their ability to lead with integrity, sponsor effective compliance programmes, and build cultures where people do the right thing – even when no one is watching.
The course combines practical ethics frameworks with real-world compliance experience across sectors and jurisdictions.

Through case studies, simulations, and structured exercises, delegates will learn how to interpret their ethical responsibilities, oversee key compliance risks, respond to dilemmas and incidents, and align incentives, policies, and behaviours.

Particular emphasis is placed on tone from the top, psychological safety, and the practical leaders’ role in shaping conduct and culture.



Who should attend?
Leaders seeking to strengthen board-level engagement with culture, conduct, and non-financial risk. Managers accountable for implementing policies, supervising teams, and managing relationships where ethical and compliance risks arise. Chief compliance officers, ethics officers, legal counsel, and risk managers responsible for designing and operating ethics and compliance frameworks. Professionals who advise leadership on conduct risk, regulatory requirements, investigations, and remediation. Leaders responsible for training, performance management, and reward systems that influence behaviour and culture. Leaders in government, regulators, state-owned enterprises, healthcare, financial services, extractives, and non-profits facing heightened ethical and compliance scrutiny. Senior managers identified as future leaders who want to build a strong foundation in ethics and compliance leadership.

Course Overview

Ethics, Compliance, and Strategic Context

  • Delegates will explore why ethics and compliance matter strategically, beyond simply avoiding fines or sanctions.

  • Participants will examine recent cases where ethical failures have led to financial, legal, and reputational damage.

  • They will learn to connect ethics and compliance with trust, brand, talent attraction, and long-term value creation.

    • Roles, Responsibilities, and Governance for Ethics and Compliance
  • Delegates will review the roles of boards, executives, line leaders, and specialist functions in governing ethics and compliance.

  • Participants will explore governance structures, charters, and reporting lines that support effective oversight.

  • They will learn how to clarify decision rights, escalation routes, and accountability for key compliance risks.

    • Culture, Conduct, and Behavioural Drivers
  • Delegates will examine how culture, incentives, leadership behaviour, and informal norms shape everyday ethical decisions.

  • Participants will explore tools for assessing culture and conduct, including surveys, interviews, and incident analysis.

  • They will identify practical levers leaders can use to reinforce desired behaviours and challenge unhealthy patterns.

    • Ethical Decision-Making and Navigating Dilemmas
  • Delegates will learn structured frameworks for analysing ethical dilemmas involving competing values and stakeholders.

  • Participants will work through realistic scenarios covering issues such as gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, sales pressure, and third-party risk.

  • They will practice articulating and justifying decisions in ways that demonstrate integrity, fairness, and accountability.

    • Designing and Overseeing Effective Compliance Programmes
  • Delegates will review key components of effective compliance programmes, including risk assessment, policies, training, monitoring, and response.

  • Participants will examine how to align compliance efforts with risk appetite, business models, and resource constraints.

  • They will learn how to use data and metrics to monitor compliance performance and inform leadership decisions.

    • Speak-Up Culture, Investigations, and Remediation
  • Delegates will explore what it means to create a genuine speak-up culture and the barriers employees often face in raising concerns.

  • Participants will review good practices for handling reports, protecting whistle-blowers, and ensuring fair, confidential investigations.

  • They will consider how to communicate outcomes and implement remediation actions that reinforce learning and accountability.

    • Ethics, Compliance, and People Processes
  • Delegates will examine how recruitment, onboarding, performance management, promotion, and reward systems influence behaviour and culture.

  • Participants will explore ways to incorporate ethical expectations and compliance responsibilities into role definitions and evaluations.

  • They will learn how to work with HR and line managers to ensure consistency between stated values and actual incentives.

    • Personal Leadership, Communication, and Action Planning
  • Delegates will reflect on their own leadership style, values, and impact on ethics and compliance in their teams and organisations.

  • Participants will identify key messages, behaviours, and routines that will signal serious commitment to ethics and compliance.

  • They will leave with a personal Ethics and Compliance Leadership Action Plan and a 90-day roadmap for implementation


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