Corporate Scandals
Marc Tasse Overview:
As media reports on corporate scandals make clear, ethics need to be at the heart and soul of every business decision. Boards are responsible for setting the tone at the top and satisfying themselves as to the integrity of the CEO and management.
But how does the board assess whether the organization has a sustainable culture of integrity to support transparency and ethical decision-making and protect against the risk of fraud or damage to the organization’s reputation?
Does the board understand where the organization’s strategy may create ethical risks?
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of recent examples of ethical lapses, techniques on how to look for warning signs, and understand what tools and practices are available to the board.
Why you should Attend:
- Appraise the importance of ethical intelligence
- Analyze the advantages of ethical intelligence in the board room and how to get it
- Assess how to instill ethics from the top of the organization
- Compare examples of what makes an effective ethical decision framework
- Integrate ethical intelligence in the organization's value
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Ethical dilemmas faced by executives
- Ethical decision framework
- Tone for The Top vs Conduct from The Top
Who Will Benefit:
- Participants are expected to have Experience in Management or Leadership Roles, Along with a Fundamental Understanding of Organizational Dynamics. This course is Designed for Individuals Seeking to Advance their Leadership Capabilities Rather than those new to Managerial Positions
Speaker Profile
Marc Tasse is a globally recognized expert on corporate misconduct, crisis response, and ethical leadership, who has extensive experience as an independent special advisor to various board chairs, board members, and CEOs of corporations and organizations, federal and provincial departments, agencies and crown corporations. As a Fellow Chartered Governance Professional, he advises various clients on "high profile and sensitive case" related to alleged corruption, fraud, money laundering, financial misconduct, conflict of interest, and breach of fiduciary duty.
A Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant and a multiple award-winning lecturer at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and at the Telfer Executive MBA program, Mr. Tassé has delivered lectures on corporate ethics and financial scandal remediation at some of the world’s premier universities such as McGill University and Harvard University.