ABSTRACT
Leadership engagement is the key to creating and implementing a successful ethics programme in any organization. It is perhaps even more important within a military organization where subordinates look to their leaders for guidance and support. The primary objective of the Defence Ethics Programme (DEP) of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is to promote the values shared by the majority of Canadians. As such, the programme provides a framework to help Canadian Forces (CF) leaders and DND civilian managers to further improve the ethical behaviour of all the people working within their respective groups.
