Last week wasn’t a great one for high-profile leaders in the business world.

KPMG UK Chairman Bill Michael was forced to resign after his motivational speech to employees went off the rails (and public) when he told staff to “stop moaning” about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lampooned unconscious bias as “complete crap.”

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...