2 CPE The corporate scandals of the 1990s – 2000s have placed focus on why it is important for organizations and leadership to run business in an ethical manner. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations' (COSO) internal control framework dedicates Principle One towards the importance of the control environment (CE) and its link to ethical leadership. However, poor and unethical leadership has continued. Until organizations recognize the signs and execute positive change to their culture, issues will continue to pervade.
This course evaluates the impact of ethical and questionable leadership behavior on an organization and its control environment. We examine some of the past decade's “questionable” leaders when it comes to the topic of ethics. We also visit a case study scenario to allow participants to identify actions that can be taken by leaders to improve ethics and the control environment at their company.
Learning Objectives
- Identify how governance links to a proper functioning control environment (CE).
- Identify how leadership impacts ethics and the proper functioning of the control environment.
- Identify how attitudes and beliefs impact ethics and the proper functioning of the control environment.
- Explore the impact of values on ethics, leadership and the control environment.
- Recognize issues related to ethical leadership and explore their impact on the control environment.
- Explore what leaders can do to solidify their control environment and corporate ethics.
Last updated/reviewed: March 8, 2024
Included In Certifications
This course is included in the following Certification Programs:
13 CoursesEthical Leadership Certification
- History of Ethics
- Ethics and the Psychology Behind the Concept - Part 2
- COSO 2013 Control Environment
- Today’s Corporate Ethical Culture - An updated course
- Managing Through Corporate Politics
- Real World Business Ethics Scenarios
- Relationship between Ethics, Morality, and the Law
- Impact of Ethics on Leadership
- Framework for Ethical Decision Making
- Keys to an Effective Code of Conduct
- Keys to Understanding Conflicts of Interest
- Whistleblower Hotlines - History and Regulations
- Whistleblower Hotlines - Effective Management
64 Reviews (258 ratings)
Reviews
Anonymous
(VP, WFM and BusTech)
This course provided an informative and comprehensive overview of vital ethical impacts on today's leadership. The instructor effectively presented content in an engaging way, coupled with many real-world case studies where individuals have behaved unethically in the business world. I really enjoyed Lynn's course, including her well-designed supporting materials!
Anonymous
(Director of Capital Accounting)
Lynn provided a good foundation for organizational ethics in a meaningful way. Everyone in the organization is responsible for the culture and to hold management accountable. The information shared was appropriate and used the presentation to emphasize the learning objective.
Anonymous
(Treasury Director)
This was a very informative course that included basic and practical ideas on how leaders can strive to implement and maintain ethical practices within their organizations. The speaker gave multiple examples of both good and bad examples of ethical practices in the workplace.
Anonymous
(Director)
The course is helpful and very informative. The way that each topic is presented is very effective. The inclusion of actual examples are good and very engaging as well as the inclusion of few questions under each topic.
Anonymous
(Internal Auditor)
Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles and values. It encompasses the study of right and wrong conduct, moral judgment, and the principles and values that guide human behavior.
Anonymous
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Great summary of ethics and ethical leadership. Examples of unethical individuals and case example scenario help to better understand what can be done to strengthen a comapny's ethical culture.
Anonymous
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Great breakdown of the values and traits that leaders should possess to effectively lead. Also helps you to think about how to evaluate decision makers you encounter in your work environment.
Anonymous
(AVP, Corporate Tax Manager)
The course content was engaging and useful to real life examples. I liked how the instructor included quiz breaks throughout the presentation to recap the principles covered in the course.
MARTIN COBB
(CFO at FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONSUTING LLC)
This is a good general session about Ethics. For anyone who has already attended ethics training before, much will be familiar. But always good to review this stuff regularly.
Anonymous
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The case study, as well as the examples of Un-Ethical leaders, were proper for reflecting on the theories presented. A bit lengthy, but great overall. Thanks Lynn.
Jeremy Sallie
(Accountant II at McKesson)
This course provided helpful insight into ethics, governance and the control environment. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a refresher in these areas.
Anonymous
(Experienced Manager)
This course covers not only the essence of ethical leadership but also dives into actions that can be taken to promote an ethical organizational culture.
Rachael Smith
(Senior Internal Auditor at FJ Management)
I like that the course made me think about my role as an Internal Auditor and how I can convey that a strong CE is imperative and why to those I audit.
Kristi Jensen
(Director Finance at Herman Miller,Inc.)
Great reminder of how important ethics and integrity is to values and the internal controls of a company. And a leaders role in it all.
Anonymous
(Internal Auditor Chasing New Opportuniti..)
I especially appreciated the instructor presenting a real-life scenario and giving us time to stop and think about how we would respond.
Sylvia Ratliff
(internal audit consultant at self employed)
Well constructed and well presented. Enjoyed the questions at the end of some sessions and the exercise to change a corporate culture.
Anonymous
(Director of Internal Audit)
Decent overview of how ethical leadership affects the organization. Not particularly thought provoking, but it gets the point across.
Anonymous
(Compliance Officer)
This is a solid course on ethics in the business environment as a whole. Includes discussion about COSO 2013 requirements as well.
Robert Werner
(CAO at Invitae)
This course was extremely relevant to today's corporate environment. The materials were extremely helpful and easy to follow.
Michael Izzo
(Sr Financial Reporting Analyst at Catholic Health Initiatives)
I really enjoyed the case study. It was a comprehensive overview of the entire course rolled into that section of the course.
Anonymous
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The Presenter was clear and added context to the material. The material itself was also clear, to the point and relevant.
Hy Harris
(Principal at EKS&H)
Speaker was interesting and provided good examples to help with explanations. I liked the quizzes which I found helpful.
Poli Zhong
(Head at NA)
The course is easy to understand, the examples in some sections are interesting, and the learning from it is useful.
S Marie Vernon
(- at --)
I learned a lot about the control environment and what constitutes risk factors to the success of that environment.
Angelic Jones
( at School District of Philadelphia)
Very good informational and educational course. Nothing surprise me but it help me reinforce what I already know.
Monte Smith, CMA
(Chief Executive Officer at Gerding Companies, Inc)
Covered the topic well and had current examples that helped in relating the concepts to the business world.
Mercedes Maldonado
(Chief Strategist at Meveau)
The instructor stated the information in a clear and concise manner. This is a good foundation course.
Prashant Shah
(Manager-FP&A at jda)
It is really a good course.This give a good direction to work in corporate environment and culture.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accounting Manager)
Very useful course to take as a reminder of all best practices in business in relation to ethics.
Anonymous
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Great Course of Impact of ethics on leadership which add value to me a lot on the practical life
Anonymous
(N/A)
This course was very easy to understand and I learned various concepts of ethical behavior.
Anonymous
(Head of Internal Audit)
Important topic that should be taken to top management and implemented in every company.
Anonymous
(Manager)
Great overview of how high ethics relates to the control environment in an organization.
Tim Flake
(Financial & Accounting Consultant at DLC Consulting)
The course presented some good topics but the overall presentation as a bit boring.
Anonymous
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ok course, a little bit generic in terms of ideas, but useful and easier to remember.
George Laning
(CPA at George J. Laning CPA)
The course was informative and is worth taking if you are concerned about the topic.
Lawrence Hirsch
(Controller at Builders design)
You wants ethics for leadership? This IS the course for you. Lynn does it again.
Craig Campbell
( at National Reconnaisance Office)
Good course. I really like the way the instructor organizes and presents material.
Anonymous
(Senior Manager, Finance)
A really good overview of ethics & leadership with some good real life examples.
Anonymous
(CFO)
This is a good introduction to ethics and a reminder of bad ethical behavior.
Anonymous
(Oracle Financials Analyst)
Nice short easy class to learn the basics of ethics concepts and principles!
Anonymous
(Sr. Director)
Great information and presented very well; sparks discussion within the team
Anonymous
(Consultant - Process Specialist)
Good discussion on impact of ethics on governance and company leadership.
Anonymous
(Financial Controller)
Great take on effective ethical leadership! Would recommend this course.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
The importance of Ethical behavior of the leadership is explained well.
Anonymous
(Sr. Internal Auditor)
The video was rather long and the speaker just quoted the slide show.
Anonymous
(Director - Billing Data Integrity)
Very informative course and highly recommend to business leaders.
Anonymous
(Risk Advisory Services)
Nice course on leadership and how values relate to leadership.
Jessica Schmidt
(Compass Program Lead at Salo LLC)
This course was a basic intro to ethics and ethical leadership.
Anonymous
(Controller)
A good course - useful in all industries and for all managers.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
Easy to follow and understand course with critical concepts.
Dane Fuhrman
(- at ---)
Helpful content, but a little broad in scope in some regards.
Melissa Embry
( at TDI Fleet Services)
very good course, good presentation and pertinent information
Anonymous
(CPA)
Excellent insights into the impact of ethics on leadership
Anonymous
(Director, Tech Audit)
Good course, good presentation, good material, enjoyed it.
Jeff Bone
(Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual)
Fantastic course, nice refresher on ethics. Thank you!
Yvonne Hill
(Compliance at Wells Fargo)
I like the pace of the program and clear explanations.
Anonymous
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Well presented and easy to follow. Relatable examples.
Judi Neifert
(Functional Analyst at Jenesis Financial Management)
Great course. Lots of good examples and questions.
Anonymous
(Trustee)
could have been shorter.
Jaden Turner
(Founder - CTO - CIO at QUIKER Quality Engineering)
Enjoy all your courses
Anonymous
()
Interesting topic
Anonymous
(Collections Team Lead)
Good course
Anonymous
(None)
good
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course, but completion of the instructor's other courses on ethics may be helpful.
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Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA
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Lynn FountainCPA, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, cPIA, Consultant, Author, Trainer
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