Upcoming webinar, September 25, 2026 | 12:00 PM EDT
Ethics Under Pressure: Why Good People Make Dangerous Decisions
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Most ethical failures don't begin with bad people. They begin with good people operating under pressure. This webinar explores how deadlines, incentives, organizational culture, and leadership behaviors can gradually reshape ethical judgment, often without people realizing it. Through research, real-world case studies, and practical leadership frameworks, we'll examine why ethical drift happens and how project leaders can recognize and interrupt it before it becomes organizational failure.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Recognize the early warning signs of ethical drift in projects and organizations.
- Understand how pressure, incentives, and culture influence ethical decision-making.
- Apply practical leadership strategies to strengthen ethical resilience and encourage speaking up under pressure.
Let's start a discussion...
What if the greatest ethical risk in your organization isn't misconduct, but silence?
Research consistently shows that major organizational failures are rarely caused by a single unethical decision. More often, they emerge from a series of small compromises, rationalizations, and missed opportunities to speak up.
What do you believe is the biggest obstacle to ethical decision-making in today's project environments?
- Pressure to deliver results
- Fear of speaking up
- Misaligned incentives
- Leadership behavior
- Organizational culture
- Something else?
I look forward to hearing your thoughts before the webinar and continuing the conversation together.
