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Leadership & Management · The Leadership Series

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Breakthrough Coaching is the executive coaching practice founded by Dan Sakaki, a certified executive coach and seasoned facilitator with over 25 years of experience developing leadership capacity across the non-profit and business sectors. It guides individuals, leaders and groups toward meaningful, measurable growth.

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Leadership Ethics, Integrity & Legacy

  • Delivered live online or in person
  • Customized to your industry and environment
  • Led by a specialist facilitator in this subject
  • Follow-up one-on-one coaching included
  • Typical duration: 1 day, or half day

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

Arnold H. Glasow

Leadership Ethics, Integrity & Legacy Overview

A full-day workshop that gives leaders space to wrestle with what integrity means when it is difficult, through real, documented stories, genuinely hard scenarios and personal reflection. This is not a policy briefing. It is an honest conversation about ethics, accountability and legacy.

Every organization says it values integrity. Few have given their leaders the space to actually wrestle with what that means when honesty is costly, when speaking up carries real career risk, or when a culture has quietly drifted from the values it claims. The day closes with a private legacy reflection and a specific, behavioural commitment made publicly to the group.

What we cover

  • Module 1: The Foundation The Four Pillars of ethical leadership: Integrity, Accountability, Fairness and Respect. Leave able to articulate a shared definition. (75 min)
  • Module 2: Moral Courage The barriers that keep good people silent, and what moral courage actually costs and produces. (90 min)
  • Module 3: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Three ethical lenses, Consequences, Duties and Character, applied to decisions with no obvious right answer. (90 min)
  • Module 4: Accountability & Culture The Accountability Ladder: an eight-rung climb from Unaware and Denial up through Ownership and Action. (90 min)
  • Module 5: Purpose, Impact & Legacy A private legacy reflection grounded in the examples of Dr. Paul Farmer and Nelson Mandela. (60 min)
  • Closing circle Commitments and wrap-up. (15 min)

Every session is customized to your industry and environment. The final agenda is confirmed with your facilitator before delivery.

For organizations that want their leaders to act with integrity under real pressure, raise concerns before they become crises and build a culture people trust.

  • Leaders at any level who need to navigate hard calls where legality, profitability and doing right do not align
  • Organizations building a culture where people feel safe raising concerns before they become crises
  • Teams who want to move past compliance-driven ethics training toward an honest conversation
  • Printed participant workbooks and all workshop materials
  • Scenario cards for every module
  • One to two experienced facilitators for the full day
  • A written, behavioural commitment from every participant
  • Follow-up one-on-one coaching after the session
  • Live online: instructor-led, fully interactive, no travel
  • In-person: at your offices or a venue of your choice
  • Designed for cohorts of 6 or more
  • A 3.5-hour half-day adaptation is available

Pricing depends on delivery mode, group size and how much customization you want. Tell us the shape and we will quote it.