The Character Clause: Ethics, Sports, and the Business of Winning Right
Total Credits: 1 including 1 CE Credit
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- Categories:
- Agency Management | Ethics | Professional Development - Agency Management
- Faculty:
- Sara Bradshaw Ray, CIC, CKC
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
Description
This engaging and thought-provoking ethics course challenges insurance professionals to consider the connection between character, performance, and leadership. Using analogies from college athletics and examples from real-world business, participants will examine how pressure and culture influence ethical decision-making and personal leadership. Through personal reflection, worksheet activities, and the creation of their personal Character Clause, learners will leave equipped to act with integrity, even when the stakes are high.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Explain the concept of a "Character Clause" and its relevance in both sports and business
- Recognize how performance pressure can influence ethical decision-making
- Define their personal version of success and identify the values that support ethical ambition
- Describe common ethical gray zones in the insurance industry and apply leadership-based solutions
- Develop a personal Character Clause statement to guide future decisions and model ethical leadership
Major Subjects
- Character Clause
- Ethical Decision-making
- Ethical Ambition
- Leadership Based Solutions
Course Materials
| IMPORTANT_CE Credit Instructions_for_Video_on_Demand_Webcasts_Updated (135.2 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Character Clause_Timed_Course_Outline (175.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Character_Clause_Worksheet (189.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Faculty
Sara Bradshaw Ray, CIC, CKC Related Seminars and Products
Sr. Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Big I Oklahoma
A third-generation insurance professional, Sara Bradshaw Ray, brings over 35 years of experience spanning agency ownership, company commercial underwriting, and cluster development. She is widely recognized for her deep understanding of agency operations and strategic leadership in a rapidly evolving industry.
As the founder of the consulting practice at Big I Oklahoma, Sara leads BIGiOK Consulting, one of only a handful of state association-based consulting groups in the country. Her areas of specialty include Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, Operational Improvement, and leveraging instinctive strengths through her certification as a KolbeTM Consultant. Through this work, she equips independent agencies with the tools and insight to unlock performance, lead with purpose, and position for growth.
Sara is also the visionary behind MyNetwork, an international learning network for women in insurance leadership. Now in its 11th season, MyNetwork offers facilitated mastermind groups designed to equip, empower, and enhance the lives of female leaders through virtual programming, peer exchange, and executive
development.
A sought-after speaker and writer on leadership and organizational effectiveness, Sara brings insight with authenticity. When she's not coaching or facilitating growth conversations with agency leaders, she's soaking up time as a devoted wife, proud mom of adult twins and their spouses, and adoring "Grammy"; to two grandchildren. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she's also deeply rooted in her faith and community in Stillwater, Oklahoma.