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Ethical leadership and building trust

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
In an annual ethics programme and at promotion
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
When someone raises a concern
What would you do?

A team member says a colleague is changing figures

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, process, tabs, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, scale, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 265.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 265.1Describe what ethical leadership looks like day to day and why teams copy their leadersBest practiceWhole course
SO 265.2Use a simple method to decide when the right thing is unclearBest practiceWhole course
SO 265.3Respond well when someone raises a concern + your infoBest practice; organisation's speak-up policyWhole course
SO 265.4Avoid pressure to cut corners and handle conflicts of interest + your infoOrganisation's code of conductWhole course
SO 265.5Build trust through honesty, fairness and consistencyBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why leaders set the tone

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The rounding-down habitTextImage
What message does silence send?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

A way to decide

3 pages

6 min
Five questionsProcess
Test itTabs
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

When someone raises a concern

3 pages

6 min
First responseProcessYour info
Protect the personAccordion
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: pressure, favours and loyalty

3 pages

6 min
PressureAccordion
What would you do?ScenarioYour info
CheckSorting activityMulti-select quiz
5

Building trust through consistency

3 pages

6 min
HabitsTabs
Speak up cultureNoteYour infoYour infoChecklist
Try itScenarioQuiz
6

Your commitments and the final assessment

2 pages

4 min
Next stepsProcessYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "teams copy what leaders tolerate
PollHow easy is it to raise a concern here?
ContentFive questions for a hard decision
QuizA colleague changes figures. First step? Listen, record and use the route ✔ · Investigate alone · Tell the colleague · Ignore
QuizA supplier offers an expensive meal. What do you do? (Check the gifts policy ✔)
ScaleHow comfortable are you saying no to a senior request?
Word cloudOne word for a leader you trust
ContentThree commitments
Open-ended / Q&AA dilemma you have faced (no names)
Content · customiseClosing {{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which commitment will you make? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you using the speak-up route? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I can raise a concern without fear. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the speak-up route? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • Link to your people policies{{PEOPLE_POLICY_LINK}}
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run ethical leadership and building trust training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

In an annual ethics programme and at promotion.

Who needs this training?

Managers and leaders who set the tone for conduct; run by L&D with compliance and ethics leads.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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