The Ethics Centre helps organisations to build ethical and social capital.
We review organisational culture and design solutions to align purpose and values. We deliver capacity-building programs for good decision-making. As an independent, not for profit organisation, we have over 30 years’ experience in advising leaders.
“Improving a business’s ethical reputation can lead to a 7% increase in return on assets.” Ethical Advantage Report by Deloitte
LET'S TALK
To discuss our services, get more information or confidentially enquire into the solution that’s right for your organisation, contact our team at consulting@ethics.org.au.
EVEREST
The Everest program enables organisations to understand their current culture and identify gaps between their ideal, and what’s lived. It highlights misaligned systems, processes and behaviour, and provides a practical path for improvement.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
If you’re holding a webinar, writing an article or looking for an expert to speak at your online conference or business, we have a range of experts on hand who are ready to offer their insights on a huge range of issues across ethics, leadership and decision making.
ETHICS & DECISION MAKING
Ethics & Decision Making is a customised learning experience to refine your decision making capabilities. Get a practical framework for quality decisions, understand what drives your choices and learn to slow down your thinking when facing complex decisions.
EVEREST
The Everest program enables organisations to understand their current culture and identify gaps between their ideal, and what’s lived. It highlights misaligned systems, processes and behaviour, and provides a practical path for improvement.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
If you’re holding a webinar, writing an article or looking for an expert to speak at your online conference or business, we have a range of experts on hand who are ready to offer their insights on a huge range of issues across ethics, leadership and decision making.
SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY
ViewFinder
EXECUTIVE LEVEL DECISION-MAKING
The ViewFinder profile provides insight into an individual’s dominant ethical decision-making style, by building self-awareness, a greater understanding of what drives decisions and the values that underpin them within teams. These insights generate heightened awareness and strategies to ensure all perspectives are considered for better decision making.
Ethics Workshops
DECISION-MAKING CAPABILITY
In these facilitated workshops, participants learn to apply a practical framework for quality decision making by utilising common organisational dilemmas. We explore what drives choices and how to slow down thinking when facing complex decisions. Extension programs develop team leaders’ ability to support their staff.
Shadow Values Assessment
HIDDEN OPERATING CULTURE
Shadow values and principles are an expression of the unstated operating culture of an organisation. Unchecked they become the most powerful influence on productivity and culture. This assessment identifies shadow values and principles within an organisation and makes recommendations to align purpose and strategic ambitions.
RESEARCH + THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
ASSESS > DEVELOP > DESIGN > SUPPORT
Everest Culture Review
ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL HEALTH
An organisation’s culture might not always reflect the commitments laid out in its ethical framework – its purpose, values and principles. We help organisations to understand their current culture and identify gaps between their ideal, and what’s lived. It highlights misaligned systems, processes and behaviour, and provides a roadmap for improvement.
Tiger in the Room
BOARD WORKSHOP
An intimate and transformative conversation facilitated by Dr Simon Longstaff to help Boards uncover their blind spots. Informed by insights from the study of history, philosophy, psychology and military doctrine, it presents a coherent and practical alternative to an over-reliance on regulation and surveillance when managing risk.
Ethical Leadership Program
SENIOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT
Leading effectively is built on a foundation of aligned purpose, values and principles. This intensive and immersive program draws on insights from the study of history, philosophy, psychology and military doctrine, and through working with leaders from across sectors for over 30 years. Participants leave these experiential sessions with the ability to immediately apply the learning in their leadership practice.
Ethics Framework Design
PURPOSE, VALUES & PRINCIPLES
A strong Ethics Framework weaves together purpose, values and principles to establish a clear point of reference to make decisions. By creating union between the why (purpose), priorities and goals (values) and the guiding balances (principles), we help organisations fortify their capacity for consistent decision making and a framework for a strong ethical culture.
Ethics Counsel
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE
Ethics Counsel is a program for professionals who have breached an ethical framework, guideline or code of practice and are required to undertake remediation. Consisting of one-on-one counselling sessions, it provides a confidential and independent space for reflection, understanding and education.
Decision Lab
DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT
The Decision Lab provides a process for you and your team to navigate the ethical questions in relation to critical decision making, using your ethics framework (purpose, values, principles) and our expertise.
OUR WORK
Australian Olympic Committee
Culture Review
After facing significant cultural and operational challenges, The Ethics Centre reviewed the AOC’s National Federations, the experience and perceptions of their staff, and whether their culture aligned with their purpose, values and principles.
Australian Super
Everest Review
The Ethics Centre undertook an independent review of the working culture, ethics, values and decision making frameworks of this leading super provider, identifying a sound foundation and illuminating a roadmap for the future.
Pacific Leadership
Bespoke Training
In an ongoing partnership with the Pacific Leadership & Governance Precinct, The Ethics Centre has delivered bespoke training and workshops on ethical leadership skills to public service leaders across the Papua New Guinean government.
Southern Cross Austereo
Bespoke Training
The Ethics Centre developed a customised training program on media ethics and decision making at this major broadcaster. The programs have been delivered across the company including the senior leadership team, on-air talent, producers and journalists.