Despite the common belief that leaders become more ethical as they gain influence, research from behavioural ethics tells a more sobering truth: success and power often distort our moral compass. 

This provocative, research-driven course dismantles the myth of automatic ethical maturity and equips you to lead with integrity in the messy reality of modern business. Drawing from real-world dilemmas and the latest in behavioural science, we dive deep into the grey zones where compliance meets culture, performance pressures clash with values, and ethics becomes more than just a policy manual. 

Led by Morgan Hamel, a business ethicist, TEDx speaker and former fashion company CEO, this provocative course makes business ethics interesting and real. 

You’ll leave with practical tools to spot hidden risks, challenge moral blind spots, and make the kind of ethical decisions that build trust—not just with regulators, but with employees, investors, and the public. 

Learning Objectives

Participants will leave equipped to: 

• Decode the modern ethics landscape: Understand how today’s ethical challenges go far beyond fraud and financial misconduct—and why traditional frameworks often fall short. 
  
• Recognize ethical distortion in action: Learn how power, performance pressure, and groupthink distort judgment—through concepts like bounded ethicality, ethical fading, and motivated blindness. 
  
• Apply behavioural ethics in real time: Learn strategies to check your own bias, course-correct in the moment, and lead with moral clarity—even under pressure. 
  
• Navigate stakeholder tensions: Gain new tools to lead ethically in a world where shareholder value and stakeholder expectations don’t always align. 
  
• Lead through grey zones: Build confidence in your ability to manage ethical ambiguity and drive sound decisions when there’s no clear “right” answer. 

Instructor: Morgan Hamel