Navigate moral ambiguity, safeguard your professional integrity, and master a practical methodology for making principled choices when the stakes are highest.
What does it truly mean to do the "right thing" when the survival of your business, intense commercial pressure, or your own career is on the line? In this thought-provoking webinar, former FTSE 100 ethics manager Ben Wilberforce-Ritchie challenges the modern corporate trend of treating ethics as a simple, box-checking legal compliance exercise.
Ethics isn’t just about following rules; it is a critical thinking discipline. Grounded in thousands of years of philosophy—from Aristotle’s focus on virtue to Confucius’s emphasis on character—this session provides a practical, real-world framework to help professionals navigate complex ethical gray areas. Whether you are dealing with everyday workplace dilemmas or high-stakes corporate crises, you will learn how to build "ethical decision resilience" and protect both your personal integrity and your organization from ethical collapse.
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Independent Ethics Advisor and Founder | Phicilitate
Independent ethics advisor specialising in ethical decision resilience under pressure. I help enterprise leadership teams make better decisions when it matters most. With a background in philosophy and practical corporate experience as a former Ethics Manager and Chief of Staff within BAE Systems, I’ve worked inside complex, high-risk environments where ethical failure isn’t theoretical — it’s operational, reputational, and strategic. Through Phicilitate Ltd., I support organisations to: - Strengthen ethical decision-making under pressure - Move beyond checkbox compliance - Reduce reputational and governance risk - Embed practical ethical frameworks into daily operations - Equip leaders to handle grey-area decisions confidently My approach combines philosophical rigour with corporate realism. Ethics, when done properly, is not about moralising — it’s about improving judgement, strengthening resilience, and protecting long-term value. I work with executive teams, boards, compliance leaders, and senior managers across complex enterprises. I'm also a passionate public speaker and deliver workshops, lectures, and facilitate panel sessions on ethical decision-making as well as other critical thinking skills.
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