🧭 Compliance Fails Without THIS One Thing

What does it really take to build ethical corporate cultures in high-growth, high-pressure legal markets like the UAE?

🇦🇪 In this clip from the Legally Speaking Podcast ™️ – Dubai Miniseries, sponsored by Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology, I asked Sabrine Makkes, LL.M., CCEP-I, ICC—Founder of Women In Mentoring and a leading voice in compliance and legal leadership—how legal professionals can better embed integrity, ethics, and sustainability into their organisations.

🎯 Her answer?

Start with the human touch.

💬 “You need tone from the top. Then tone from the middle. Change isn’t a one-time action—it’s a mindset. It’s a journey, not a destination.”

Sabrine’s reminder cuts through the noise:

✅ Policies don’t work without people.
✅ Ethics can’t just sit in a manual.
✅ Culture is built through trust, consistency, and real leadership buy-in.

🎥 Watch the clip to hear how Sabrine thinks firms can move from ticking boxes… to building better.

🔗 Want more? Catch her full episode now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts!

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4y2qQbWCecHTvMOD0Wkfm6?si=Sr8OYdX_QO6zmxXXLIuMFg

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/legally-speaking-podcast/id1485892170?i=1000701314416

👇 How are you embedding ethical leadership in your team?

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