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Real World Business Ethics Scenarios

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1.5 Hours (On-Demand)
1 - 1.5 CPE  

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Most business ethics courses focus on concepts like “tone at the top”, “integrity”, “code of conduct”, “values”, and “ethical culture." These are extremely important concepts and must be understood. 

But often, when a professional finds they are in a potential “ethical” situation, they question “What should I do?” It is not as easy as flipping a coin. Ethics aren’t always black and white and there or many variables that can impact both the issue and the outcome.

This course presents real-life ethical scenarios then challenges you to put yourself in the place of the professional to truly think about “What would I do?” The scenarios are all true….the names have been changed to protect the innocent!

You will come away from this training with a new view of putting ethics into practice.

Learning Objectives
  • Discover how you would handle a boss who uses intimidation and threatening tactics.
  • Recognize what to do in a situation when you are being asked to record entries that you know are not appropriate.
  • Recognize what to do when you are made aware of a questionable issue.
  • Recognize what to do when put in an awkward position after observing unusual behavior by a manager.
Last updated/reviewed: August 14, 2023

Included In Certifications

This course is included in the following Certification Programs:

13 CoursesEthical Leadership Certification

  1. History of Ethics
  2. Ethics and the Psychology Behind the Concept - Part 2
  3. COSO 2013 Control Environment
  4. Today’s Corporate Ethical Culture - An updated course
  5. Managing Through Corporate Politics
  6. Real World Business Ethics Scenarios
  7. Relationship between Ethics, Morality, and the Law
  8. Impact of Ethics on Leadership
  9. Framework for Ethical Decision Making
  10. Keys to an Effective Code of Conduct
  11. Keys to Understanding Conflicts of Interest
  12. Whistleblower Hotlines - History and Regulations
  13. Whistleblower Hotlines - Effective Management
33 Reviews (94 ratings)

Reviews

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Anonymous Author
I found this course extremely interesting and thought-provoking. The real-world examples could happen to anyone. I scored 100% on the review questions but it took me forever to pass the final exam which didn't make sense to me. On some of the questions, I felt like one or more answers could have applied. I found this extremely frustrating given most of the material is common sense.

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Member's Profile
Lynn's courses are always filled with relevant, real life scenarios, which are described and explained with enough detail to really make you think. I like the options she presented for each scenario, since clearly this is a gray area which is filled with choices.

Member's Profile
One of the most (if not THE most) interactive and challenging ethics courses I have had the pleasure to take. Very realistic scenarios - made all the more valuable by the fact that they are real-life scenarios.

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Anonymous Author
I was disappointed in the quality of the slides presented. There were several typographical errors. I also found the quiz questions, especially question 1 to be poorly written.

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Anonymous Author
Very appropriate real world examples of ethical dilemmas and how to avoid them cropping up or dealing with them. Hopefully Diogenes wont have to search much longer

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Very informative. I was surprised at how much I still need to learn. Again, I think all professionals would benefit.

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Anonymous Author
The presentation is good. However, the review questions and some of the exam questions are poorly worded.

5
Member's Profile
Found these "what if" scenarios to be intriguing and thought the advice to deal with them was great!

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Excellent! I really enjoyed listening to all of the real-life examples provided in this course.

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Anonymous Author
I liked the concrete examples and how there were perspective shifts throughout the material.

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Appreciated the real life scenarios and the request to think what we would do in each case.

4
Member's Profile
Good course. Mid level staff (non managers) would get the most out of this course.

4
Anonymous Author
Useful course as it presents real world scenarios to apply one's ethical model to.

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I am going back adn forth whether we should date the contract Sep 31 or not...hmm

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Anonymous Author
This course includes four real life scenarios, fun to take and to learn from it.

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Member's Profile
I liked that this course looked at reality and not just the rules.

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Anonymous Author
Scenarios presented are very common items faced with in business.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent real world examples of possible ethical situations!

5
Anonymous Author
Specific examples are helpful compared to broad knowledge

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Excellent suggestions on how to handle real world issues.

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Member's Profile
A great lecture but the questions were worded terribly.

4
Member's Profile
Interesting real-world scenarios and some good advice.

4
Member's Profile
Good information. Ethics is just so boring! :)

4
Anonymous Author
good use of examples to illustrate the issues

4
Anonymous Author
The real life scenarios were quite helpful.

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Very good exmples of real life scenarios

5
Member's Profile
Excellent examples

4
Anonymous Author
Real life examples

5
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Great course!

5
Anonymous Author
Very concise.

5
Anonymous Author
great course

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Good

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Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of ethics as applied to corporate situations

Advanced Preparation: None

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Business Ethics Scenarios
  The Angry Boss9:41
  Financial Close Dilemma 8:12
  Petty Cash Fund 8:45
  Management Incentives 8:22
  I Need My Job 11:03
Continuous Play
  Reall World Business Ethics Scenarios 49:50
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Business Ethics ScenariosPDF
  Business Ethics Scenarios Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW & TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam