ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE

Building business cultures of ethical responsibility

Independent advisory helping New Zealand’s professional and business community audit, strengthen and advance ethical practice.

ETHICS / CONDUCT CODES ASSESSED

100

BUSINESS ETHICS WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

100

PARTICIPANTS

1300 +

Where Ethical Risk Actually Lives

Most organisations – public or private – are founded with the intention to operate with integrity. Professional bodies believe their members are trustworthy and inspire confidence in their clients. The gap between that belief and everyday experience is where ethical risk lives.

The Ethics Conversation works with leadership teams and professional bodies who want to close that gap. The work is practical and sometimes uncomfortable: it surfaces what people assume is shared but isn’t, names what the culture tolerates but shouldn’t, and builds the kind of clarity that holds under pressure.

WHAT WE DO

Practical ethics for professional life and business operations

Code Assessments & Referrals

Independent review of codes of ethics for companies and professional membership bodies across New Zealand.

Workshops & Training

Facilitate sessions for teams, boards, and professional bodies. Grounded in real-world ethical dilemmas.

Keynotes & Presentations

Inspiration and challenge for professional associations, conferences, and leadership forums across all sectors.

Navigating governance, values, culture & reputational challenges

Bespoke ethical guidance for organisations navigating governance culture, and accounatability challenges.

RECENT INSIGHTS

Strategic insights for leaders shaping ethical, accountable organisations in times of change.

New Zealanders to date have had little appetite to complain about non-disclosure agreements.

In contrast, the UK Parliament has acknowledged and is currently consulting on their widespread misuse. The criticism, that they are...

CEO Integrity Must Be Defined

Sir Rod Drury’s independent review, commissioned by Xero, has taken everyone by surprise. Or has it? Who knew what and...

When the Judge spells your name

Reputational damage, widespread media criticism, mutilation of a customer’s limb (leading to long-term financial, career and lifestyle impacts), emotional trauma...

Empowering organisations to lead with integrity through change, challenge, and transformation

Testimonials

Trusted by people and organisations committed to doing the right thing

Jane undertook two ethics presentations for our 2022 conference held in New Zealand. Her material was well researched, relevant and informative while her delivery style was engaging. This made ethics a very popular option which was an added bonus.

FMG organised for the Ethics Conversation to develop and deliver a workshop to our senior managers on ethics, ethical culture and embedding. The workshop content was very insightful and together with Jane’s interactive presentation style led to many stimulating discussions and attracted very positive feedback.