Ethics matters to all of us, but ethical conversations can be difficult and failing to predict ethically bad outcomes can be devastating to individuals and organisations.
How can we overcome the fact that we all want to feel good about our ethical choices, but we often find ethical issues hard to think through and even harder to raise?
There is a skill to recognising ethical issues and it is one we can all learn.
Moreover, it’s a useful skill in creating the kinds of organisations, teams, and communities we all want to take part in. When we fail to recognise, predict, and think through ethical issues individuals, organisations, and all stakeholders can suffer.
There some clear and well-established tools for thinking about ethical issues and navigating these. Preventing these issues starts with understanding ethical views of ourselves and others, as well as using these to predict, address, and avoid ethical concerns.
This program will introduce participants to ways of thinking about their own ethical views more deeply, understand the ethical worldviews of others, and develop skills in navigating conversations about ethics with others.
This program is for anyone who wants to reflect on their own ethical views and improve their understanding of the ethical views of others and how to navigate ethical issues in the workplace.
It will be particularly useful to:
those who are keen to improve their own ethical thinking
those in organisations who are keen to lift and demonstrate their commitment to ethical performance in areas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and Principles of Responsible Management,
those who wish to foster workplace cultures that appeal to the increasing ethical focus of younger generations of employees
as well as those who wish to avoid the recent ethical scandals that have dominated headlines in Australia and around the world.
The program will deliver skills in the area of:
Ethical Leadership
Business Ethics
Ethical Conversations
Ethical Decision Making
Identify and describe your own ethical world view and ethical beliefs
Explain and apply ethical lenses to understand the ethical worldview of others
Describe techniques for successful ethical conversations
Identify, predict and address ethically sensitive issues in the workplace
Build your leadership capability to clearly identify, communicate, and demonstrate your organisation’s values and non-negotiable behaviour
Day 1
Time
Title
Facilitator
9:00am – 10:30am
Ethical lenses and ethical word views
Dr Jacqueline Boaks
10:30am – 11:00am
Morning tea
11:00am – 12:30pm
How to think about ethical issues
Dr Jacqueline Boaks
12:30pm – 1:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm – 2:30pm
My own ethical world views and those of others
Dr Jacqueline Boaks
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Afternoon tea
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Reflection and discussions – my own ethical world views
Dr Jacqueline Boaks
Day 2
Time
Title
Facilitator
9:00am – 10:30am
Some common ethical issues in the workplace
Dr Adam Andreotta
10:30am – 11:00am
Morning tea
11:00am – 12:30pm
Some common ethical issues in the workplace (continued)
Dr Adam Andreotta
12:30pm – 1:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm – 2:30pm
Exploring ethical issues most relevant to me (group presentations)
Dr Adam Andreotta
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Afternoon tea
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Successful ethical conversations (workshop)
Dr Adam Andreotta
When you complete this program, you can choose to study further, and may be eligible to receive up to 10 credit points towards Curtin’s flagship MBA Program and Master of Human Resources.
About the facilitators
Dr Jacqueline Boaks
Dr Jacqueline Boaks has a background in management, training, consultancy and academia. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge on ethics, leadership and critical thinking and has taught at tertiary level for more than a decade. She is the co-editor of Leadership and Ethics and has published widely on democracy, ethics and leadership.
Dr Adam Andreotta
Dr Adam Andreotta is a lecturer at Curtin University. He has experience teaching ethics and critical thinking to MBA and undergraduate business students. His research interests include: the philosophy of artificial intelligence, the ethics of Big Data, incivility and self-knowledge.
