Values, Moral Courage, and Bureaucracy: Navigating the Journey to Virtuous Leadership in Rules-Based Organizations

Kate Robinson is the founder and Director of CommuniKate Consulting. Her career has spanned leadership, consulting, and advisory roles and though specialized in change management and communication has shifted her expertise to turning complex research into meaningful and tangible insights with practical application. Kate is passionate about ethical and moral leadership and behaviors underpinned by positive virtuous culture. Kate has worked both nationally and internationally (Australia and the US) for top ASX-listed companies and notable not-for-profit national organizations at senior levels. She is an accomplished professional with extensive experience with C-level executives and an ability to communicate across all levels within an organization. In completing her Ph.D., Kate explored how values-based leadership increasingly challenges leaders in rules-based organizations. Kate’s research has appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics and has presented at notable international conferences (ICBEML and AOM). Her research has been developed into a seminar education and training video for the Australian Defence Force. Kate previously served seven years in the Royal Australian Air Force.