Using the Tavistock approach rooted in experiential learning, the programme focuses mainly on the how of leading ethically.

With theoretical and practical insights in each session, we will address the scarcity of resources and practical frameworks for leading ethically and connect ‘ethical thinking’ and ‘ethical doing’ at the level of Self (the leader), team and organisation.

Who is this for?

Ethics in Leadership is for experienced and emergent leaders at any point in their career.

The common thread will be that you want to move away from leader-centric approaches to ethical leadership (‘I’ in relationship to others).

The value of the programme

Ethical leadership requires leaders to develop inner capacities to attend to self, each other and the organisation in a way that leads to freedom, ease, connection and non-harm (vs distress, fear, exclusion).

We’ll explore the importance of self-awareness, reflection, embodied practice, and essential attitudes for relating to self, team, organisation. We will be focused on the meaning of ethical responsibility informed by identity, values, purpose, conscious and unconscious dynamics and biases that can get in the way of leading ethically, and our ability to experience healthy shame, as well as dealing with ethical dilemmas.

The programme is highly experiential and offers time and space for individual and collective enquiry over a period of five months to deepen learnings and practice.

Programme format

The small cohort of participants will work closely with the Programme Directors over five months. Each participant will be invited to a 30-minute 1:1 Zoom meeting to connect with Directors prior to the start of the programme. 

The six one-day sessions will run online, from 10:00 to 16:30 UK time.

Mornings

Embodied practice, reflection in small groups and plenary for collective learning and enquiry, theoretical exploration of the session themes followed by tools, methods and interventions.

Afternoons

Embodied practice, sharing your leadership story (2-3 leaders tell their story in each session), collective enquiry and learning, closure.

Between the second and the last sessions, participants take part in three one-on-one leadership coaching sessions as well as four small group Action Learning Sets to explore ethical leadership interventions, questions and dilemmas.

What you’ll take away

• Ability to identify, practice and implement key aspects of ethical leadership;
• Understanding of how to be a leader who is both compassionate and effective;
• Ability to identify conscious and unconscious dynamics that can help and hinder acting ethically;
• Confidence in applying a constructive approach to ethical dilemmas and interventions;
• Learning skills of reflective practices, deep listening, appreciation and collective inquiry;
• Being part of a community of like-minded leaders that can support and inspire.

Directors

Milda Autukaitė

After more than 20 years of work in various leading HR roles, I want to be devoted to creating spaces for open conversations and meaningful learning experiences for leaders, teams and organisations. I like being in a field where the actual act of leadership is or isn’t happening. The most exciting projects for me are the ones that require tight co-creation with clients. It takes mutual...

Karen Liebenguth

Karen Liebenguth helps leaders create ethical and effective workplace cultures. As the founder of Parcival, Karen has been enabling leaders to overcome personal and professional challenges and improve their life for the better for the past 16 years. In 2020, Karen created an experiential leadership programme with a fundamental focus on reflection on self and others as a means for growth. Today, in collaboration with The Tavistock Institute, she continues to develop...