Riara University hosts Cohort 1 of the Giving Voice toValues (GVV) Africa Course
Society today is faced with major crisis when it comes to ethical leadership. Over the years, we have witnessed an extreme lack of ethical leadership globally across all sectors of society. We have witnessed political leadership that siphoned off wealth from fellow citizens leaving struggling economies. We have witnessed unethical leadership in the corporate world which resulted in the crumbling of well established businesses and the disruption of life for those that depend on such organizations.
Under The Education Collaborative, Riara University (RU) has embarked on a training that seeks to develop skills that emphasize ethical action, in addition to having a foundation on ethical analysis and awareness our academic and professional lives
The University has enrolled a cohort of 15 student leaders and 9 staff including faculty to the Giving Voice to Values Africa (GVV) program.
GVV is a proven learning model that employs case-based approaches to help professionals at all levels learn to speak and act with greater confidence and competence when confronted with value conflicts in the University, at work, or in business.
RU seeks to build Institutional Systems and Cultures that empower individuals and organizations for ethical action, empathy, teamwork, leadership and influence.
This is in our efforts to continue to play a critical role in shaping the future leaders of our society.
Following this initial cohort, the program will be opened to more students and staff.
The Giving Voice to Values Africa course is designed for:
Private and Public Sector Leaders and Managers
Values-driven leaders looking for a strategic approach to communicating their values and sustaining workplace cultures where employees feel comfortable speaking about values and bringing up issues of concern.
Educational Institutions (Students, Staff, Managers)
Staff, faculty and students interested in equipping themselves with the skills to support speaking and acting with integrity and sustaining university-wide cultures that encourage speaking about values and bringing up issues of value-conflicts and concern.
Organizational trainers
Ethics and leadership trainers seeking to gain skills for themselves and to train others to strategically and effectively speak up and act in values conflict situations; organizational trainers supporting culture change within large and small organizations.
Teams within Organizations or Independent Learners
Professionals interested in learning how to speak and act effectively in values conflict situations in the workplace.
