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Risk Culture & Risk Leadership Training Course

Explores how leadership behavior, incentives, communication and governance shape risk culture, building accountability and sound escalation of risk issues.

ESRM · Enterprise & Strategic Risk ManagementAll Levels#2763ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Risk, Compliance & GovernanceCategories:Enterprise & Strategic Risk Management

Course Overview

This course focuses on strengthening organizational risk culture and developing leadership practices that support informed risk-taking, accountability, and effective decision-making. Participants examine how leadership behavior, communication, incentives, governance, and employee engagement influence the identification, escalation, and management of risk. The programme covers risk culture assessment, leadership accountability, risk communication, behavioral indicators, and the integration of risk awareness into daily operations. Practical exercises enable participants to evaluate cultural weaknesses, address barriers to risk escalation, and develop initiatives that reinforce responsible risk ownership across the organization.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the relationship between risk culture, leadership, and organizational performance.
  • Assess how leadership behavior influences risk-related decisions.
  • Establish clear risk ownership and accountability across organizational levels.
  • Identify cultural barriers that prevent effective risk identification and escalation.
  • Strengthen communication and challenge around risk decisions.
  • Integrate risk considerations into performance management and incentive structures.
  • Apply methods to assess risk culture and identify behavioral weaknesses.
  • Promote ethical conduct, transparency, and responsible risk-taking.
  • Develop leadership responses to emerging risks and operational failures.
  • Prepare a practical risk culture improvement plan.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for senior executives, department heads, risk managers, compliance officers, internal auditors, governance professionals, human resources leaders, and managers responsible for embedding risk awareness into organizational decision-making. It is particularly relevant to government entities, banks, financial institutions, oil and gas companies, industrial organizations, and large corporations seeking to strengthen accountability, improve risk communication, encourage early escalation of concerns, and establish a consistent approach to risk management across departments.

Learning Outcomes

  • Evaluate the influence of leadership behavior on organizational risk culture.
  • Identify behaviors that strengthen or weaken risk awareness and accountability.
  • Assess risk culture using structured indicators and employee feedback.
  • Define risk ownership and escalation responsibilities.
  • Improve communication between operational teams, risk functions, and senior management.
  • Identify incentive structures that may encourage inappropriate risk-taking.
  • Apply leadership techniques to challenge assumptions and address emerging risks.
  • Promote transparent reporting of incidents, errors, and near misses.
  • Develop targeted interventions to address cultural weaknesses.
  • Establish indicators to monitor risk culture improvement over time.

Course Outline

Day 1

Risk Culture Principles and Organizational Behavior

  • Understanding risk culture and its role in organizational resilience.
  • The relationship between values, leadership behavior, and risk-related decisions.
  • Formal policies versus actual workplace behaviors.
  • The influence of organizational structure, incentives, and performance expectations.
  • Identifying positive and negative risk behaviors.
  • Understanding risk awareness, risk ownership, and accountability.
  • Practical exercise: Analyze organizational scenarios to identify behaviors that support or undermine effective risk management.
Day 2

Risk Leadership and Accountability

  • The role of senior leaders in setting risk expectations and behavioral standards.
  • Defining responsibilities across the board, executive management, and operational teams.
  • Embedding risk considerations into planning, resource allocation, and business decisions.
  • Balancing business opportunities with risk exposure and control requirements.
  • Encouraging constructive challenge and evidence-based decisions.
  • Addressing conflicts between performance targets and risk management obligations.
  • Practical exercise: Develop a leadership accountability matrix for risk ownership and escalation.
Day 3

Risk Communication, Escalation, and Decision-Making

  • Establishing clear channels for risk reporting and escalation.
  • Communicating risk information to operational teams and senior management.
  • Overcoming barriers to reporting incidents, errors, and emerging concerns.
  • Applying structured risk discussions to complex business decisions.
  • Managing uncertainty, conflicting information, and competing priorities.
  • Using incident reviews and lessons learned to improve decisions.
  • Practical exercise: Conduct a simulated risk escalation meeting and develop an executive response to a significant emerging risk.
Day 4

Risk Culture Assessment and Behavioral Improvement

  • Assessing risk culture through surveys, interviews, workshops, and operational evidence.
  • Selecting behavioral indicators and interpreting employee feedback.
  • Identifying gaps between stated values and actual practices.
  • Evaluating incentives, accountability arrangements, and management responses to failures.
  • Promoting ethical conduct, transparency, and appropriate challenge.
  • Designing targeted interventions for different teams and leadership levels.
  • Practical exercise: Assess a sample risk culture survey and develop corrective actions for identified weaknesses.
Day 5

Risk Culture Improvement and Implementation Planning

  • Translating assessment findings into measurable improvement initiatives.
  • Integrating risk culture into leadership development and employee engagement.
  • Establishing management reporting and oversight mechanisms.
  • Defining indicators for risk awareness, escalation effectiveness, and accountability.
  • Prioritizing interventions according to cultural weaknesses and business exposure.
  • Assigning responsibilities, implementation timelines, and review cycles.
  • Establishing continuous feedback and improvement processes.
  • Final workshop: Develop a risk culture and leadership improvement plan covering priority behaviors, leadership responsibilities, communication mechanisms, assessment indicators, corrective actions, and implementation milestones.

Upcoming Dates

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Istanbul · 14 – 18 Jun 2027 · Classroom

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CairoScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€3,300—
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Cape TownScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€5,100—
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AmsterdamScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€5,400—
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CasablancaScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€4,300—
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DammamScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€4,200—
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DohaScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€4,400€3,960until 2 Nov
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BakuScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€4,800€4,320until 2 Nov
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DubaiScheduled
29 Nov – 3 Dec 2026€4,400€3,960until 9 Nov
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GenevaScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€6,300€5,670until 16 Nov
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IstanbulScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€4,700€4,230until 23 Nov
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BangkokScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€6,100€5,490until 23 Nov
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JeddahScheduled
20 – 24 Dec 2026€4,200€3,780until 30 Nov
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KigaliScheduled
21 – 25 Dec 2026€5,100€4,590until 30 Nov
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Kuala LumpurScheduled
28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027€4,400€3,960until 7 Dec
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LisbonScheduled
4 – 8 Jan 2027€5,400€4,860until 14 Dec
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BarcelonaScheduled
4 – 8 Jan 2027€5,400€4,860until 14 Dec
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LondonScheduled
11 – 15 Jan 2027€5,600€5,040until 21 Dec
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MadinahScheduled
18 – 22 Jan 2027€4,200€3,780until 28 Dec
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BeirutScheduled
24 – 28 Jan 2027€4,000€3,600until 4 Jan
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MadridScheduled
25 – 29 Jan 2027€5,400€4,860until 4 Jan
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MakkahScheduled
1 – 5 Feb 2027€4,200€3,780until 11 Jan
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ManamaScheduled
8 – 12 Feb 2027€4,700€4,230until 18 Jan
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MilanScheduled
8 – 12 Feb 2027€6,000€5,400until 18 Jan
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CairoScheduled
14 – 18 Feb 2027€3,300€2,970until 25 Jan
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MuscatScheduled
15 – 19 Feb 2027€5,300€4,770until 25 Jan
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OnlineScheduled
21 – 25 Feb 2027€1,700€1,530until 1 Feb
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ParisScheduled
1 – 5 Mar 2027€5,700€5,130until 8 Feb
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RiyadhScheduled
8 – 12 Mar 2027€4,200€3,780until 15 Feb
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8 – 12 Mar 2027€5,100€4,590until 15 Feb
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15 – 19 Mar 2027€5,800€5,220until 22 Feb
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IstanbulScheduled
14 – 18 Jun 2027€4,700€4,230until 24 May
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