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Blair Cook and Jennifer Nicholson, CPA, CA CPA (Ill) MBA
Jen is a founding partner of Executive Finance Partners, co-host of the CPA Success podcast and an international speaker/educator. Blair is a corporate director, CFO, author, speaker, innovator, and thought leader.
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Whether we recognize it or not, we are confronted with ethical situations everyday. Ethics dictate how we act, how we behave, and guides the decisions we make. How do we avoid regretting our actions later on in life? Regret can sometimes sink in almost immediately, but it can also take years to surface.
In this course, you learn two approaches to dealing with ethical situations and preventing regret. Using a principles-based approach, you learn to take actions and make decisions keeping in mind five simple to remember (but harder to live by) principles. A prescriptive approach will help you embed ethics into your decision-making process. Both approaches are demonstrated through an integrated video case.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how to apply ethical principles in everyday situations and avoid regret.
- Discover how to apply an ethical decision-making framework to ethical situations to reach optimal solutions.
Last updated/reviewed: May 27, 2022
46 Reviews (208 ratings)Reviews
Anonymous
(Sr Director, Workforce Management &a..)
This course provided a good overview of evaluating ethical dilemmas as well as many effective considerations to employ when dealing with how to approach/respond to ethical situations in the workplace. A great refresher for anyone in the workplace to keep ethical thinking top of mind in our day-to-day interactions. The instructors presented content in an informative and highly-engaging way, including supporting materials to reiterate key concepts taught throughout the course.
Anonymous
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I really liked the two approaches to ethical decision making laid out in this course. The first is so common sense, I wish someone had laid this out in a course years ago! It just makes sense. The second also has merits in certain business situations as well. Thanks for tools!
Rosie Herren
(Controller at Book and Street)
Review/Exam questions are worded in a way that makes it difficult to answer based on the way the material was presented. In other words not clear what the correct answers should be based on what I "heard". I probably will not take any more classes with these instructors as such.
Michelle Adams
(CFO at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas)
Nice continuation from the first course, Ethical Intelligence, in which the speakers build upon the original content. The materials were helpful and relevant. The case study at the end of the course was a great way to tie it all together.
Anonymous
(internal auditor)
В процессе обучения излагается очень своеобразный подход к решению этическим проблем. Для общего развития стоит это послушать
Anonymous
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Another great course by this duo. I appreciated the scenarios/examples used in the presentation to help provide further understanding of the subject matter.
Anonymous
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I like the approach used: discuss the background ideas and present the principles and then use an interesting case to show how the principles are applied.
Alan Stapleton
(Director at Stapleton Solicitors)
Very well structured, prepared and presented. In some ways, a complex subject. However, though their preparation, the presenters made it say to follow.
Ahmed Saeed
( at Surgi-Tech)
Pleased to attend that course cause its very informative and easily guiding you on how to use the right approach in dealing with different situations.
Tim Flake
(Financial & Accounting Consultant at DLC Consulting)
This course provided very interesting examples of how to apply the ethical decision making process. The course was both applicable and interesting.
Robert Stellato
( at DS Smith)
I really enjoyed this course and will uses both the principles and the prescriptive approaches as guides to help me make the best ethical decisions.
Anonymous
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Approaches are described in a clear and concise manner with great, evolving examples that progressively captures the possible complexity of events.
Anonymous
(External Reporting, Mgr)
This course was very helpful and it was interesting to learn about the two approaches to ethical situations as I haven't heard of this before.
Sylvia Ratliff
(internal audit consultant at self employed)
I found the wording of the exam questions to be confusing, not strictly based on the language in the lesson. But I did like the scenarios.
Anonymous
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The presentation was extremely well-ordered and seamlessly moved through teaching the facts then applying with examples of each approach.
Anonymous
(Consultant - Process Specialist)
The principles could have been presented in a better way, but over-all it's a very good discussion which complements the other lectures
Cindy McClarty
(Human Resource Manager at Integrity Staffing Solutions)
Interesting! I've always done a few of these, but the addition of (or identification of) the others will lead to better decisions.
Anonymous
(Functional Analyst)
It was ok. I didn't agree with some of the principles in a work environment but they might work better in a personal environment.
STEPHANIE TOOKE
(Accounting Manager at Novelis)
good course, a bit tricky because personal instincts tend to take over in many situations. This is a good guide for the future.
Anonymous
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Approaches to Ethical Intelligence was a great, easy to follow seminar. The five principles are very useful and applicable.
Robert Cheseman
(Accountant at Charter Communications)
Good overview of different ethical approaches and an accompanying case that highlights a real world case of failed ethics.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Excellent insight into approaches that can be used to evaluate ethical situations in today’s business environment,
Chris Hole
(Director of Internal Audit at Roseburg Forest Products)
Concise presentation of two ethical decision making framework. Presentation is well scripted, and clearly spoken.
Anonymous
(Associate Director, CFCC Assurance)
Interesting topics on ethical intelligence. Put the 5 principles in different perspective with good examples.
Michael Muchortow
(CPA at Muchortow & Associates)
Provides a systematic approach to evaluating ethical situations. Case study helped tie the concepts together.
Raveendran Madappattu
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Great presentation providing a lot of insight into applying the priciples behind ethical decisions.Kudos!!!
Anonymous
(Internal Auditor)
I was surprised by the amount of emotion involved with making many ethical decisions, opposed to fact base.
Anonymous
(Principal)
good frameworks for ethical decision making; examples were helpful in reinforcing the concepts
Mark Kerschner
(Owner at Makrsch LLC)
Kept my level of interest while teaching a course about things that should be common sense.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
The case presented was very detailed and demonstater how to use the principles provided.
Monte Smith, CMA
(Chief Executive Officer at Gerding Companies, Inc)
This review of two approaches to address ethical problems should be helpful for anyone.
Brian Fleischer
( at NYC School Construction Authority)
I enjoyed the class and found it thoughtful and challenging in ways that made me think.
Anonymous
(Auditor)
Great class with real world examples. Should be able to implement very soon with my job
Jay Yen
(Revenue Accountant at Google)
I appreciated the realistic and nuanced case studies that this course went through.
Prashant Shah
(Manager-FP&A at jda)
This is nice course on Ethics and it will help in making complex ethical decisions
Anonymous
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Blair always does a great job of provoking thought and insightful decision-making.
David Klein
(Self Employed at David S Klein)
Good basic rules to evaluate decision making. Had to use them today. Very helpful.
Anonymous
(Finance)
Very interesting, fun, and informative. Notably, the quizzes were excellent.
Anonymous
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Well developed, good coverage of subject. Good refresher on subject matter.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
GREAT case studies and very informative material. Keep up the great work.
Reut Cohen
(Program Analyst - Auditor at VA - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
The speaker is very engaging and the quiz relates to every day life.
Anonymous
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Good application in every-day work. Interesting case illustrations
Zach Surovy
(Internal Auditor at Air Products)
Course was informative and I enjoyed using a case study throughout.
Matt Parker
( at WCF Insurance)
Interesting and helpful framework to ethical decision making.
Wayne Burns
(CFO at Lone Tree Inc)
very rudimentary look at this complex topic. too simplistic
Anonymous
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Good content. Dynamic presentation. Engaging presenters.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
- Prerequisite Education: None.
- Prerequisite Experience: None.
- Prerequisite Preparation: None
Education Provider Information
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Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
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