Cynthia Schoeman
BA, MBA
GAUTENG, SACynthia describes herself as an ethics activist. She has worked in the field for more than 15 years and is passionate about improving workplace ethics and promoting the effective management of ethics.
Cynthia (BA, MBA) is the Managing Director of Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd. Her company is based on her in-depth experience and knowledge, which is focused on practical tools and services to help organisations build an ethical culture.
She is a founding non-executive director of the Ethics Practitioners Association (EPA), and sits on the Investigating Committee of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
Cynthia is a highly regarded speaker on workplace ethics and governance. She regularly speaks at conferences and is often interviewed on TV and radio as an ethics expert. Cynthia has lectured on ethics and governance since 2000 at South Africa's top business schools.
Cynthia is a published author, having written Ethics Can: Managing Workplace Ethics (2014), Ethics: Giving a Damn, Making a Difference (2012) and An Employee's Guide to Workplace Ethics (2011). Cynthia's articles are widely published in business journals and the press.
Her company's clients include, among others, Auditor-General South Africa | BDO SA | Board of Healthcare Funders | Chartered Secretaries SA | Central Bank of Lesotho | Computershare SA | Council for Medical Schemes | Debswana, Botswana | DSV SA | Eastern Cape Gambling & Betting Board | Fortress REIT Ltd | Gauteng Provincial Government | Government Employee Medical Scheme | Institute of Director SA | Liberty Holdings | Limpopo Economic Development Agency | Medihelp Medical Scheme | MTN | Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd | National Agricultural Marketing Council | Redefine Properties Ltd | Röhlig-Grindrod Logistics (Pty) Ltd | Sanlam Life Insurance Limited | SA Dental Association | Sunbird Tourism Limited, Malawi | Transaction Capital Ltd | Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd
Cynthia describes herself as an ethics activist. She has worked in the field for more than 15 years and is passionate about improving workplace ethics and promoting the effective management of ethics.
Cynthia (BA, MBA) is the Managing Director of Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd. Her company is based on her in-depth experience and knowledge, which is focused on practical tools and services to help organisations build an ethical culture.
She is a founding non-executive director of the Ethics Practitioners Association (EPA), and sits on the Investigating Committee of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
Cynthia is a highly regarded speaker on workplace ethics and governance. She regularly speaks at conferences and is often interviewed on TV and radio as an ethics expert. Cynthia has lectured on ethics and governance since 2000 at South Africa's top business schools.
Cynthia is a published author, having written Ethics Can: Managing Workplace Ethics (2014), Ethics: Giving a Damn, Making a Difference (2012) and An Employee's Guide to Workplace Ethics (2011). Cynthia's articles are widely published in business journals and the press.
Her company's clients include, among others, Auditor-General South Africa | BDO SA | Board of Healthcare Funders | Chartered Secretaries SA | Central Bank of Lesotho | Computershare SA | Council for Medical Schemes | Debswana, Botswana | DSV SA | Eastern Cape Gambling & Betting Board | Fortress REIT Ltd | Gauteng Provincial Government | Government Employee Medical Scheme | Institute of Director SA | Liberty Holdings | Limpopo Economic Development Agency | Medihelp Medical Scheme | MTN | Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd | National Agricultural Marketing Council | Redefine Properties Ltd | Röhlig-Grindrod Logistics (Pty) Ltd | Sanlam Life Insurance Limited | SA Dental Association | Sunbird Tourism Limited, Malawi | Transaction Capital Ltd | Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd
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The imperative for ethical leadership
The imperative for ethical leadership is pertinent in all sectors of the economy. The extent to which leadership ethics matters is evidenced by the difference between an ethical culture that the ethical leader creates versus the erosion of ethics and governance that emerges under an unethical leader. Building and maintaining a culture of integrity with high levels of ethical capital is a critical role for today's leaders. This talk explores what constitutes ethical leadership, the...
Corporate South Africa can – and should – make a contribution to building an ethical state
The need to build an ethical state, included in President Ramaphosa's June 2019 SONA, is evidenced by on-going revelations of unethical and illegal conduct notably within SOEs. In light of the widespread linkages between the public and private sector in perpetuating malfeasance, claiming that the present state of affairs falls exclusively on government's shoulders is neither a sound excuse nor plausible reason. Put simply, there is an ethical obligation on every single corporate in South...
Ethics: giving a damn, making a difference
The title of the talk reflects the important point that only if you care about ethics will you make an effort to make an ethical difference - and, of course, the opposite. The talk focuses on providing a better understanding of ethics and the positive impact that professionals can and should have in their workplace and their professional and personal networks.
Ethical capital and ethics as the new bottom line
Although the value of an ethical culture is widely recognised, ethics is not often leveraged as an asset within an organisation that, for example, enhances its brand equity or reputation. This talk shared the benefits of refocusing organisational ethics to recognise and embrace the concept of ethical capital as the return on integrity, and to treat ethics as the new bottom line.
Ethics: an essential ingredient in fraud control
An organisational culture based on sound ethics is essential for effective fraud control. This talk explores the critical, complementary role that ethics and sound ethics management play in strengthening compliance and minimising fraud and corruption.
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