Dates and location
Hours
Dates and location
Hours
Description
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Get up to speed in an hour on critical topics for CPAs such as AI, Ethics, Finance, Cybersecurity, Audit, Tax, Sustainability and more.
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As professionals, we’ve always understood that ethical behaviour is not optional. But is there a consistent understanding about what it consists of? Why it matters to the culture we want to cultivate? And how can we increase our chances of making ethical decisions, particularly when external pressures mount? This learning session will provide the foundation we need to answer these questions and better equip us to thrive as we take personal responsibility for optimizing the quality of our contributions.
Lessons Covered:
- Introduction
- Where Did the Concept of Ethics Come From?
- Do Our Personal and Organizational Values Matter?
- The Trust Variables
- Whole Leadership
- The Quality of Our Energy
- The Focus of Our Energy
- The Expression of Our Energy
- Is Leadership About Our Title or the Choices We Make?
- What We Believe Matters...
- Conclusion
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Understand where the concept of ethics derived from, why it matters and how it shows up in business (and our profession) today – i.e. its relevance.
- Appreciate how our words, actions, emotional intelligence and motives affect our trustworthiness – a key component of ethical cultures.
- Insights regarding the quality, focus and expression of our energy and how this knowledge underpins our ability to make ethical decisions, particularly when challenges arise.
Who Will Benefit
CPAs and finance professionals looking for greater insight into current research to better understand how organizations, teams and individuals make ethical decisions. Anyone in business looking for strategies to navigate and deal with ethical dilemmas in the workplace.
How to Access the Course
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Important: Course access begins on the date of purchase and remains available for the Access Time specified for the course under Dates and Location. Please review the access time before purchasing. Note that it may take up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear in Blackboard.
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Speaker(s)

Carl Oxholm, FCPA, FCA, COC, is Founder and CEO of Virtue Compass Inc. (“VCI”). Using modern science and ancient wisdom, VCI addresses both challenges with remarkable, positive impact. Prior to creating VCI, Carl spent almost 30 years with PwC Canada in a variety of executive leadership roles. He is a Certified Optimize Coach and has travelled the world providing talks and facilitating workshops that involve culture change, Emotional Intelligence (EI) and leadership development.