Ethical Intelligence: Change the Way You Live Your Life

Name: Ethical Intelligence: Change the Way You Live Your Life
Rating: 4.3 (22 reviews)

Build ethical intelligence into your lives and the organizations you lead

Created byBlair Cook CPA MBA

Last updated 11/2017

English

What you'll learn

Identify and navigate through transactions, situations, and decisions that have ethical considerations.
You'll learn how to deal with ethical situations
How to change corporate culture and create ethical organizations
5 Principles underpinning your ethical intelligence

Course content

1 section • 18 lectures • 3h 11m total length

An Overview of Trust10:10
In this introductory and overview lesson, we examine the state of trust and the extent of fraud in the world today.
Are We Born Ethical or Is It Learned?6:07
Moral reasoning is in part of a function of our brain, but does this mean that ethical training is hopeless? We don't think so.
Rationalizing our Decisions and Behaviors8:07
Why do we knowingly make poor choices? Often it's because of the story we tell ourselves that our actions and decisions are okay. These are called rationalizations and there are many layers of rationalizations we tell ourselves to justify ourselves.
IWK Case: Little Indiscretions Spiral into Scandal25:30
This incredible story is based on a real and evolving situation. A CEO carelessly uses a corporate credit card for personal expenses. What is fascinating in this story, is how far and fast the scandal spreads to the highest levels of government.
Take the Ethics Quiz4:32
Ethics is embedded in everyday situations. Take this quiz to see what you would do.
5 Principles of Ethical Intelligence16:31
When confronted with a transaction, a decision, or a proposed action - how can you quickly filter out the ethical considerations? Simply remember these five principles.
Use an 8 Step Prescriptive Approach to Ethical Dilemmas4:55
When we are confronted with complex ethical dilemmas, a more methodical approach is required to ensure we make the right ethical choice.
The Independent Spouse Case: Working Through an Ethical Dilemma20:36
In this hypothetical case, you will apply both a principles approach and a prescriptive approach to decide what to do.
The Slippery Slope of Ethical Decay4:02
How did Andrew Fastow go from being the CFO of the Year one year to America's most villainous white collar criminal the next? Did he intentionally commit fraud?
You Become a Product of Your Environment9:45
We are all susceptible to lapses in ethical judgement and behavior. Learn to recognize these cues to summon morale courage to do what is right.
Confronting Common Ethical Dilemmas5:44
Work through ethical dilemmas such as conflicts of interest, discrimination, harassment, false advertising, and any other situations that put you and/or your organization at reputational risk.
Livent Deloitte-Touche Case: Lapses on Group Ethics15:54
In this multi-decade story, learn how 2 people convinced an entire group of employees and the company's auditors to turn a blind eye to fraud.
Creating an Ethical Culture8:38
Learn how ethics improves organizational performance by enhancing employee engagement.
ANTE-up Culture: 4 Elements of Culture Every Organization Must Have7:06
After working with dozen of organizations in turn around situations, we've identified the four elements of organizational culture often lacking that lead to distress situations.
A Methodology for Changing Organizational Culture11:47
If you don't control your culture, your culture will control you. Learn how to take the reins and build a performance-driven organizational culture.
Is Being Ethical Good for Business?9:20
Is being ethical bad for shareholder returns? Not at all! Learn how ethical companies out-perform their peers.
Wells Fargo: Gutless Leadership Leading to Failures in Ethics16:25
Millions of fake bank accounts and credit cards were set up without customer knowledge. How could this happen at the world largest and most prestigious bank?
Wells Fargo Part II: What They Did About It and Warren's Buffets Advice To You6:46
With a wide-scale scandal on their hands, how has senior management responded in the wake of public outcry and scathing government investigations?
Final Exam

Requirements

Must be in a corporate or management role (Between entry-senior level)
Must be willing to learn new tried and true practices
Have access to a laptop, desktop, or mobile device

Description

This is a course in ethics like you've never encountered before. In one form or another, we have all taken ethics courses at various points throughout our lives; however, have those courses truly changed the way you think about ethics? Have your behaviors changed in any way? Do you think about ethics in everyday situations? If you answered no to any of those questions, then those are the questions you will be answering after this course.

We've all regretted actions and decisions we've made in life. Some of these regrets are small - perhaps you drank too much at the office party last weekend. But sometimes, those regrets can be harder to recover from. What if you unwittingly get involved with the wrong people? What if one little indiscretions leads to another and then another? What if you are just doing what you are told turns out to cause harm to others? This barely scratches the surface of what we will address in this course. Our goal is to make you ethically aware and prepared to make better decisions and lessen the risk of regret in your personal and professional lives.

Who this course is for:

Anyone of the seven billion people who want to make better choices in their work and personal lives.