As an ardent reader and one who is committed to value based leadership, I find this book “Essential steps for creating an ethical organisation ” a MUST read for any person, business, or nation interested in a systemic fight against corruption.

A couple of weeks ago, Omowunmi Afolabi, CEO, Above the Line Consult, tweeted her review on one of our mini-series “Essential steps for creating an ethical organisation”.

See tweet and a very instructive review below:

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The battle against corruption can be won, if we would all take responsibility to intentionally build an ethical culture within our organisation.

This 80-page mini book provides a practical guide on how to establish structures within the confines of best standard global practices.

The case studies are simple and relatable to our work life experience.

It is worthy to note that when we create an organisation with ethical culture, it absolutely has a great impact on our internal productivity and performance. It improves staff motivation, reduces attrition and above all creates a healthy and happier work environment.

If the wisdom shared in this book is adhere to, then we would undoubtedly build strong and lasting businesses with ethical cultures.

The book highlights topics around the role of a leader, creating ethical relationships with stakeholders, managing conflicts of interest, curbing dishonesty, distinguishing between bribe and gifts, preventing sexual harassment and exhibiting personal ethics.

We can and we must win the fight against corruption through our actions.

LEAP Books here.

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Leadership Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism (LEAP) Africa, established in 2002, is a non-profit committed to developing dynamic innovative and principled African leaders. We recognize that raising leaders is critical to nation building and wealth creation. Over the years, LEAP has inspired and equipped youth, business owners and social entrepreneurs to lead ethically while implementing initiatives that transform their communities and organizations for better; sustaining livelihood and contributing to national development. LEAP achieves this through its training programmes, publications and most recently eLearning. LEAP actively contributes to the body of knowledge on how to build a sustainable organisation in our local business environment. Extensive research forms the basis for our books and leadership training curricula and our books are action-oriented guides to creating positive and lasting change in individuals, organisations and communities. To date, LEAP has published 11 books on topics such as ethics, governance, talent management, succession planning and corporate culture. Our most recent publication, The Art of Managing Risk was launched in June, 2015 at our annual gathering of SMEs. Our focus is captured under three headers: 1. Youth LEAP 2. Biz LEAP 3. eLEAP Kindly visit www.leapafrica.org to find out more.

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