Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement (AGRC-060) Training Course

Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement

Policies, procedures and controls only work when people choose to follow them and speak up when something is wrong. Many major corporate failures have been traced not to…

5 daysClassroom or online

49Upcoming dates

12Cities

£2,750Fees from

Course overview

Introduction

Policies, procedures and controls only work when people choose to follow them and speak up when something is wrong. Many major corporate failures have been traced not to missing rules but to cultures that discouraged challenge, rewarded excessive risk taking or tolerated misconduct. Regulators and boards are therefore paying increasing attention to risk culture.

This Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement training course explains what risk culture is, how it can be assessed and how it can be strengthened. Participants explore the drivers of risk culture, including leadership, incentives, accountability and communication, and learn practical assessment methods such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, behavioural indicators and document review.

The course also covers how to translate assessment results into targeted improvement actions and how internal audit and risk functions can provide ongoing insight on culture.

Course Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Define risk culture and explain why it matters
Identify the key drivers and indicators of risk culture
Select appropriate methods for assessing risk culture
Design surveys, interviews and focus groups on risk behaviours
Use behavioural indicators and data to evidence culture
Interpret findings and communicate them sensitively
Develop targeted actions to improve risk culture
Integrate culture insight into audit and risk work

Target Audience

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:

Risk managers and chief risk office staff
Internal auditors and audit managers
Compliance and ethics professionals
HR and organisational development professionals
Senior leaders responsible for culture
Governance and board support professionals

Training Methodology

The course is interactive and reflective. Participants analyse case studies of cultural failure, design assessment instruments, practise conducting culture interviews and focus groups, interpret sample survey results and build an improvement plan. Discussion draws heavily on participants' own experience.

Target Competencies

Culture concepts and drivers
Culture assessment design
Behavioural evidence gathering
Sensitive interviewing and facilitation
Insight interpretation
Culture improvement planning

Course outline

1Day One: Understanding Risk Culture

Definitions of organisational culture and risk culture
Why culture drives risk outcomes
Lessons from culture-related corporate failures
Regulatory and governance expectations on culture
Subcultures across departments and locations
The relationship between culture, ethics and conduct
Self-assessment of the culture in your organisation

2Day Two: Drivers and Indicators of Risk Culture

Tone from the top and the tone in the middle
Accountability and ownership of risk
Incentives, performance management and remuneration
Openness, challenge and willingness to speak up
Learning from errors and near misses
Behavioural and data indicators of culture
Workshop: selecting culture indicators

3Day Three: Assessment Methods

Choosing between surveys, interviews and focus groups
Designing culture survey questions that work
Conducting confidential culture interviews
Running focus groups and facilitation techniques
Document review and observation of meetings
Ensuring confidentiality and trust in assessments
Role play: a risk culture focus group

4Day Four: Analysis and Communication of Results

Analysing qualitative and quantitative culture data
Identifying patterns, strengths and concerns
Triangulating evidence from different sources
Communicating sensitive findings to leadership
Avoiding blame while driving accountability
Presenting culture insight to boards
Exercise: interpreting sample survey results

5Day Five: Improving and Monitoring Risk Culture

Designing targeted culture improvement actions
Leadership behaviours and role modelling
Aligning incentives and consequences with desired behaviours
Embedding culture in training, recruitment and onboarding
Ongoing monitoring of culture indicators
Integrating culture into audit and risk reviews
Personal action plan for strengthening risk culture

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement course?

The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in Barcelona. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Dubai, Geneva, Istanbul, Madrid, Munich, Rome, Vienna.

Can I take Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement online?

Yes. Every date can also be joined live online in a virtual classroom with the trainer, for £1,280 per participant. Choose "Live online" in the dates table when you register.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £2,750 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Course information last updated 14 November 2026.

Risk Culture Assessment and Improvement

Course overview

Introduction

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Training Methodology

Target Competencies

Course outline

Dates and fees

Frequently asked questions

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