Doing the Right Thing When It’s Not Obvious
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Doing the Right Thing: How Great Leaders Make Better Decisions
February 10, 2026 | 19:00 CET | OnlineYou won’t become unethical overnight. It happens in small steps you barely notice. Let’s talk about how to notice.
February 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Here’s what business schools don’t tell you: the biggest ethical risks in your career won’t look like ethics problems. They’ll look like “just this once,” “everyone does it,” or “I don’t have time to think about this right now.” Sound familiar?
Dr. Chase Winterberg brings evidence-based models from the Hogan Research Institute — the global authority on personality and leadership assessment. You’ll get frameworks used by top organizations to spot ethical blind spots before they become problems.
You’ll leave with something concrete: a personal checklist for when you’re under pressure and your gut says “this feels off.” Not a lecture about right and wrong. A system for the moments when right and wrong aren’t obvious.
Date: February 10, 2026
Time: 19:00 CET
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Format: Online (live webinar)
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A Process for Gray Areas
Two models. Real dilemmas. By the end, you’ll have a repeatable process for the decisions that keep you up at night — not textbook cases, but the messy ones.
Your Personal Risk Profile
Your personality creates specific vulnerabilities. Some people over-trust. Others over-rush. Find out where YOU’RE most likely to slip — before it happens.
A Checklist for Pressure Moments
When you’re stressed and the deadline is tomorrow, you need something simple. Leave with a 3-question test you can run in 60 seconds when a decision feels wrong.
Meet Your Expert
Chase Winterberg, JD, PhD
Director of Hogan Research Institute
Dr. Winterberg leads research at Hogan Assessment — the global authority on personality, leadership, and behavioral assessment.
Hogan’s tools are used by top organizations and universities worldwide to identify and develop talent. His work bridges evidence-based psychology with practical leadership development.
SESSION FLOW
Why Ethics Actually Matters (Beyond Compliance)
Not just “don’t break the law.” We’ll unpack how ethical leadership impacts performance, trust, culture, risk exposure, and your credibility as a leader. Plus: define ethics, professional ethics, and ethical behavior in a way you can actually use.
Decision-Making Under Pressure
Introduce two evidence-based models for ethical decision-making. Apply them to real business dilemmas. Explore moral awareness, self-awareness, and why ethical lapses feel “reasonable” in the moment — moral disengagement, stress, decision fatigue, and incentive pressure.
Personality and Ethical Blind Spots
How do stable personality traits shape your ethical risk profile? We’ll examine how individual differences create blind spots and influence behavior when situations are ambiguous. Spoiler: everyone has vulnerabilities.
Interactive Exercise + Discussion
Build your personal “ethics operating system” — a structured way to spot risk, slow down thinking, and choose actions you can stand behind. Leave with something you can actually use.
Live Q&A
Bring your questions. Bring your dilemmas. Dr. Winterberg will address real scenarios and help you think through applications to your career.
Join the Conversation
Join us February 10 at 19:00 CET for an honest conversation about ethical leadership with a Hogan Research Institute expert. Register now — we’ll send the recording if you can’t attend live.
Is This Session for You?
This guest lecture is designed for students and aspiring professionals who want to lead with integrity — not just follow compliance rules.
You should attend if you:
Wonder why smart, ethical people sometimes make terrible decisions
Want practical tools — not just theory — for navigating gray areas
Are building leadership skills and want to understand your own blind spots
Believe ethical leadership matters but aren’t sure what that looks like in practice
Have ever felt pressure to compromise (or worried you might in the future)
Want to stand out as someone who thinks critically about hard choices
Perfect for:
Current GBSB Global students (all programs)
Prospective students exploring GBSB Global
Future leaders in business, tech, or management
Anyone curious about the psychology of ethical decision-making
Professionals facing real-world pressure and complexity