Post Office Scandal - what lessons to learn

Post Office Scandal - what lessons to learn

Post Office Scandal - what lessons to learn

In today's business world, maintaining strong corporate governance is more critical than ever. Most of us have been shocked by the corporate governance failings at the Post Office. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident; there are plenty of other cases. In just recent months there have been reports of Carillion (financial irregularities), Boo-Hoo (unethical trading), News Group (Phone Hacking) and Axiom Ince (financial irregularities) to name just a few.

None of us want to be part of these stories, but as the Post Office enquiry has shown – many people, including lawyers, become involved and fail to do the ‘right thing’.

This raises two questions:

  • (1) How do we avoid being embroiled in the ‘wrong thing’? and
  • (2) How do we help our organisation to always be the good corporate citizen?

At our September Senior Counsel forum, Iain Larkins of Radius Law will chat with Gail Harrison, MD and Owner of Sewells. Gail is a Leadership and Culture Specialists who helps develop inspiring successful leaders, create positive cultures and embed sustainable performance improvements in organisations.

 The session will offer powerful insights on leading change and building organisations that thrive on integrity.

Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024

Time: 10:00 – 11:00

Format: Virtual event

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There will also be the opportunity for questions and to share experiences with your peers under Chatham House Rules.

 

Guest Speakers:

Iain Larkins

Director, Radius Law

Prior to establishing Radius Law, Iain was the chief lawyer and compliance officer for the Mercedes-Benz UK Group. Iain has extensive experience a commercial contracts lawyer from franchising and distribution matters to managing regulatory investigations and the implementation of global compliance programs.

Gail Harrison

MD & Owner, Sewells

Gail Harrison is MD & Owner of Sewells, Leadership and Culture Specialists who helps develop inspiring successful leaders, create positive cultures and embed sustainable performance improvements in organisations.

Gail is an extremely experienced presenter, consultant, facilitator, and coach across diverse industries with a background originally in the Travel and Legal Sector. Her passion lies in nurturing talent, fostering positive change, and building vibrant, high-performing teams.

Sewells focus is supporting individuals and organisations to lead with purpose, empowering organisations to align with their core values and actually live them while achieving their bottom-line results. Developing the right mindset and attitude to help individuals lead successfully so that they always create a positive legacy and culture.

 


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