Ethics & Integrity – The Importance Of Creating A ‘Speak Up’ Culture

Dennis’ interest in governance, ethics and conduct was forged by a formative career experience in which he was publicly named as a "whistleblower". This incident drove a deep interest in human and organisational behaviour and led him to authoring "The Origins of Ethical Failures", a book that won the textbook category in the 2017 U.K. Chartered Management Institute Management Book of the Year Awards.

Dennis currently works in the Risk Advisory practice in Deloitte's Melbourne office. His primary areas of focus are governance, conduct and culture. He works with clients across a range of industries and sectors to help them better understand what might be driving inferior conduct outcomes and what they can do to create the conditions that promote ethical behaviour and sustainable performance.

He is currently working with FINSIA – The Financial Institute of Australasia on professional banking standards for individuals.

He contributes to a range of blogs, newspapers and conferences on the topics of ethics, conduct, culture and leadership. He is an adjunct fellow at Macquarie University, an honorary fellow at the Centre for Ethical Leadership, and hold degrees in banking and finance and psychology.

Suzanne has a varied background with over 30 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry in both Generalist HR roles and Business roles. Having led a number of teams varying in size from 2 to 20 Suzanne understands the complex issues leaders face, and believes a human approach is the path to building great teams. 

Her career highlights include leading the London retail team for CBA, to double their new customer acquisition numbers in 3 years, and being the People Lead of the "Branch of the Future team" at CBA, delivering a program to lift Branch Managers leadership capability, equipping them to manage change and bring the branch network into the future.

Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology from Sydney University and a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Macquarie University. 

For the last 2 years, Suzanne has been working with the team at mwah. who have the ambition to make work, and workplaces more human. We have developed the Culture Dashboard, a new way to look at and understand workplace Cultures, beyond engagement, that provides practical insights for impact.

With experience across key HR processes of Change Management, Talent and Development, Reward and Recognition, and Case Management, Suzanne is known for her pragmatic approach in resolving People and Business issues.