1 CPE Much of what is achieved in today’s world is achieved through teams. Many of us are members of multiple teams, some of which function productively, many of which don’t. Team leadership spiked with ethical principles, elevates a team’s performance, sometimes to incredible heights.
In this course, you will learn the 5 principles of ethical team leadership. But to help you compare these principles, you will also explore the amoral and immoral behaviors of leadership. These behaviors help you identify when you are straying from the moral high ground and often result in destructive leadership tendencies that diminish the productivity of teams.
Learning Objectives
- Discover and discuss the role ethics plays in team leadership.
- Identify principles that define ethical team leadership from other forms of team leadership.
- Identify amoral and immoral behaviors that undermine team leadership.
Last updated/reviewed: March 5, 2024
89 Reviews (372 ratings)
Reviews
Anonymous
(Finance and Accounting Consultant)
My takeaway from this course is that ethical team leadership is not the same as ethics. It seems to me that ethical team leadership is more about culture and the "message from the top", as opposed to being an ethical leader. This course focuses more on culture setting rather than the ethical dilemmas a leader might face. This can be broadly applied to any organization, but is not specific enough for finance teams, in my opinion.
Anonymous
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The choice of Popovich as an exemplary leader was possibly more interesting from a pop cultural perspective, but it seems like it weakens the message you’re trying to convey regarding what ethical leadership will look like for most finance professionals. Also, the presenters felt not incredibly prepared for a lecture that was not even an hour long. The principles themselves were fine I suppose.
Anonymous
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Great job, thank you so much, terrific, wonderful course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Cunningham
(Controller at Denver Scrap Metal)
The instructors are horribly opinionated and overly political; not necessarily in this course, but in others. Don't take them if you desire to learn anything other than their points of view. Easy CPE test though.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Good presentation with clear examples of the ethics of team leadership. Real life examples were used which demonstrated the principles of ethical leadership. Found the course easy to follow and understand.
Mandy Wong
(VP, Corporate Controller at Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.)
Unlike most ethical courses, this course is filled with real life examples and videos. These instruction styles make the course interesting. This is one of the best self-study courses I have ever attended.
Anonymous
(Internal Auditor)
Principles of Ethical Team Leadership is an important part of corporate culture. learning the fundamental principles will increase the value of the company and benefit everyone involved
Anonymous
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It is amoral to force individuals to submit a 50 character review before receiving CPE credit.
Illumeo should follow the ethical guidelines they teach, and foster open communication.
Anonymous
(Director of Capital Accounting)
The material and presentation provided a positive baseline for leaders to integrate into their leadership style. Engaging employees in ethics holds the leader and company accountable.
Anonymous
(Mgr. Acct. & Rptg. - Corporate A..)
Good introduction to ethics at work, just goes to show that people at the top have too much power and no accountability as long as the numbers are good, they can do whatever they like.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accounting Manager)
This course was easy on the brain. It made you think about what type of leader you are and how ethical behavior can spur a winning team. Being effective and ethical go together.
Anonymous
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very insightful course outlining ethical dilemmas as well as success stories of ethical leadership for a group. Would definitely recommend to other listeners who want ethics CPE.
sophie langis
(Managing Director at CNM LLP)
I love this course because it uses very interesting real life cases (Popovich vs. E.Holmes) which - for once - makes it super interesting for an Ethic training!
Good job!
Anonymous
(CFO)
This course on Ethical Team Leadership was great. The instructors did a great job of bringing in real world (and timely) examples to really illustrate their concepts.
Anonymous
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A very good overview presented with real life examples. The course also provided some very good suggestions for creating and nurturing a strong, effective team.
Anonymous
(CPA)
Excellent presentation and discussion of the principles of ethical team leadership, with practical examples and insights from the sports and business arenas.
Anonymous
(Director Finance)
A lot of time on nay 2 leaders maybe next time look at other actions of leaders not being held accountable and dig in vs repeat stories everyone has heard.
Harvey Kraft
(UI/UX Design and Front end Specialist at Illumeo)
I recently completed this course on Principles of Ethical Team Leadership, where I learned how to foster a culture of trust and accountability within teams.
Anonymous
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It was interesting but a lot of the course was videos that didn't really add to the content or material; a lot of the ethics lessons were about culture
Anonymous
(Manager)
not a fan of this course. too much story telling and all over the place, hard to follow. If youre looking for a new commentary then you'll love it.
Braden LaTour
(Financial Analyst at Kent Power)
Always love a Blair Cook course. The Pop and Holmes comparison was stark and informative, great choices to show the disparity in leadership styles.
Anonymous
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Great reminders on how setting the tone at he top through effective leadership can lead to personal and professional success for your entire team.
Anonymous
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Unlike other "typical" CPE courses, this one used story telling and cultural references to keep you interested and achieve the learning objective.
Anonymous
(Audit Manager)
I thought that bringing in real examples that we've seen in the news was an interesting way to demonstrate the best way to lead a team (or not).
Anonymous
(Controller)
This course's content was interesting and at a pace that went by quickly. The summary and comparison of the types of leadership was interesting
Anonymous
(Corporate Regional Controller)
Very interesting - I knew about Elizabeth Holmes, but I am not a sports person and I would agree 100% as to why Greg (team) was successful
Anonymous
(Director of FInance)
Information was contemporary and insightful. Instructors were knowagable and engaging. I would take more courses given by them.
Adam Beard
( at WCF Mutual Insurance Company)
Loved how it incorporated a sports analogy. Well done. Certainly some good points that will help build teams where I work.
Anonymous
(Director of IT)
I really enjoyed the course. I thought some really good lessons were pulled from the cases and great comparisons between them.
Robert Workman
(Senior Lean Development Officer at Confidential)
Good basis for further learnings on team leadership and the ethical background needed to build or structure a successful team.
Fiona Jones
(Accounting supervisor at Social Security Board - Belize)
i REALLY LOVED THIS COURSE. IT WAS SHORT BUT ALL THE EXAMPLES USED, AND THE PRESENTATIONS WERE ON POINT AND EASILY RELATABLE.
Anonymous
(Senior Accounting & Reporting An..)
Good discussion and examples - really enjoyed the real-life examples in society. Helps to envision the choices to lead by.
Anonymous
(Corporate Controller)
Real good summary on of good leadership skills using real examples rather than hypothetical scenarios. Real good course.
MONICA MOUGEOT
(DIRECTOR OF FISCAL OPERATIONS at PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL)
I really learned enjoyed this course as it kept my attention through the entire presentation. There is a lot to learn.
Anonymous
(Staff Accountant)
the answers were a bit of a dead giveaway in the exam but it drove home the concepts which should be intuitive, anyhow
Anonymous
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Fun, interesting content presented in a timely and relevant manner. This was a fun and entertaining course to attend.
Anonymous
(EVP)
the use of real world examples was very helpful in understanding the key principles behind the ethics framework.
Anonymous
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Great, quick course on ethical leadership. Examples were interesting and relevant keeping the topic engaging.
Anonymous
(Controller)
a highly recommended ethics course that hooked my attention the entire time! Great course for ethics credit
Anonymous
(Senior Manager Risk Advisory &am..)
This training course was very interesting, and I really appreciated all the topics that has been covered.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
I really liked the real life examples provided. This made the course very interesting and relatable.
Anonymous
(Finance)
It was a fun and meaningful class for ethical team leadership. I enjoyed listening to the examples.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accounting Manager)
The course had Interesting and relevant leadership examples in Gregg Popovich and Elizabeth Holmes.
Tim Flake
(Financial & Accounting Consultant at DLC Consulting)
Yet another well developed course with great examples of good and bad leaders and strong messages.
James Chuang
(Compliance Officer at Silverton Casino Hotel)
Good examples of both sides of the ethical leadership spectrum. Simple and straight to the point.
Anonymous
(Corporate Controller)
I loved the use of interesting case studies to contrast the traits of ethical & amoral leaders.
Anonymous
(Staff)
Good stories to put everything in perspective! This is an easy, but interesting ethics course.
Shane Hartnett-Beasley
(seeking opportunities at Seeking new opportunities)
Enjoyable with the real life examples. It demonstrated the principles of the course more easily
Anonymous
(Account Receivable Accountant)
the information is presented using good real example to relate to.. makes better to understand.
Anonymous
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Interesting presentation using real life examples and then a good summary of the learnings.
Anonymous
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Very good well thought out course. Did a good job providing examples and explaining things
Maxwell Hassenstein
( at NeoGenomics)
I really enjoyed real examples of public figures to showcase principles of team leadership
Anonymous
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This course goes back to the basics in ethical behaviors for both individuals and leaders.
Anonymous
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I loved the case study examples and the the summary at the end to pull it all together.
Anonymous
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Excellent course. I really like the principles being presented with real life examples.
Dorothy Burns
(Staff Auditor II at DHHS)
The speakers were not effective. The female speaker was very stilted in her delivery.
Anonymous
(Audit Manager)
That was a great presentation and comparison of what is ethical and not as a leader.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
This was an interesting class as it used real life "celebrity " people as examples
Anonymous
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Great examples and explanation about ethical tem leadership and social loafing.
Anonymous
(Senior Revenue Accountant)
I enjoyed this course and the real life examples it offered to understand the
Lisa Heider
( at Jeneil Biotech Inc)
Great way of bridging real life examples with the concepts in a memorable way.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Excellent course that provided real life examples to get their points across
Anonymous
(Accounting/HR)
I enjoyed the real life examples. The lesson was interesting and effective.
Anonymous
(Director)
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Anonymous
(Sr Director, Finance)
It was very interesting to understand about each leader that was exampled.
Anonymous
(Finance)
Good use of well known public figures to illustrate ethics in leadership.
Vladimir Tselykh
(ATS Manager at CNM LLP)
Nicely developed course with clear set of points throughout presentation.
Anonymous
(Manager of Controlling Aftermarket Parts)
interesting examples kept me interested in how to apply the principles.
Terri Ward
(Nurse Auditor / Claims Analyst Lead at Qlarant)
As a leader, I find this course very helpful in planning team culture.
Anonymous
(Accounting Lead)
Awesome course and gave me information on current historical figures!
Anonymous
(Director - Billing Data Integrity)
This course brought in a sports leader point of view which I enjoyed.
Anonymous
(Deputy IG)
Outstanding use of case studies to illustrate leadership principles.
Anonymous
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Course presenters were thorough and course material was appropriate.
Kari Oettinger
(Accounting Manager at ASQ)
Real life examples make learning concepts so I enjoyed this course.
Anonymous
(Controller)
,great course,great course,great course,great course,great course
Liam Gordon
(Dash 8 First Officer at Central Mountain Air)
Good overview of ethical team leadership with relevant examples.
Anonymous
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This is one of the more interesting ethics courses I have taken.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Both instructors held my attention and they had great examples.
Anonymous
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Thank you for this overview of ethics and the helpful examples.
Marcus Recchioni
(Audit Manager at Splunk)
Great examples, engaging training, thank you Blair and Jennifer
Sylvia Ratliff
(internal audit consultant at self employed)
Very interesting study. Clearly stated and kept my interest
Anonymous
(Assurance Specialist)
I really liked this course. Very simple and straightforward.
Anonymous
(COntroller)
the material chosen made the subject matter very interesting
Maya Walker
(Global Controller at Fourth Enterprises)
Really enjoyed this course and the specific examples used.
Anonymous
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A good primer for people moving into a leadership position.
Anonymous
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Exceptionally easy way to earn CPE for ethics requirement!
Anonymous
(Senior Director Internal Audit)
Excellent course one hour course with real life examples.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Used interesting cases to exemplify ethical leadership
Kimberly Martin
(SR HR Manager, HRBP at Insulet)
Loved the real life scenario! Compelling example.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Level: Basic
No advanced preparation or prerequisite education required for this course.
Prerequisite Experience: Managerial experience.
It is recommended to take other related modules of this course.
Principles of Ethical Leadership
Principles of Ethical Organizational Leadership
Principles of Ethical Leadership in the World
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