Virtual Nonprofit Series: Why People Make Unethical Decisions - A Deep Dive into Biases, Pressures and Situational Factors
Live Virtual Seminar
2.00 Credits
Member Price $99.00
Price will increase by $50 on 10/2
Non-Member Price $159.00
Price will increase by $50 on 10/2
Overview
Leaders are inevitably faced with ethical quandaries – especially in today’s globally connected world. Effective leaders need to know how to navigate ethical challenges successfully. This seminar explores the biases, pressures and situational factors that affect many in their daily ethical decision making.
Highlights
- The behavioral ethics concepts and situational factors on how fraud occurs in organizations.
- Discuss a school district fraud scenario.
- Examine examples of when financial professionals committed fraud or unethical acts.
- Review a case study about Tyco’s CEO.
- Learn the "4 Steps to Acting Ethically."
- Discuss a nonprofit case called “Full Disclosure: Manipulating Donors.”
Designed For
CPAs and accounting professionals working in nonprofits or who have nonprofit organizations as clients, financial officers or board members of nonprofits.
Objectives
- Explore the professional codes of conduct that should be followed, and what to do when ethical judgments fall outside of these codes of conduct.
- Be familiar with various concepts of behavioral ethics and the impact on ethical decision making.
- Through case studies and other interactive discussions, discover recent and past ethical scandals that directly attributed to various biases, pressures, and situational factors.
- Understand the "4 Steps to Acting Ethically."
Notice
This session is part three of the four-part Nonprofit Virtual Series. Sessions can be purchased individually, or save $80 when purchasing the bundle webinar package (see below).
This event is part of the following bundles:
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jaclyn Badeau, Badeau Consulting LLC
Trust, leadership, relationships, integrity – these are just a few of the many characteristics used to describe Jaclyn by some of her mentees and colleagues. Over her career, she has served in a variety of roles and focused on coaching, cultivating high performing teams and developing her business acumen. Jaclyn loves watching people grow in their careers and has had a front row seat to many of her mentee’s development into controllers, directors, senior managers and leaders within various companies. The fundamental principle to all her conversations has been based on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), an area which she obtained her certification. Building on her love of leadership, she obtained her Development Dimensions International (DDI) Facilitator Certification. Jaclyn develops and facilitates her own training courses in leadership and ethics. Jaclyn spent over six years in public accounting leading the firm’s audit training, career counseling various staff and assisting clients with business enhancement projects across 5 industries. She also worked at a global public manufacturing, distribution and retail company for over eight years in four different roles including controllership and internal audit leading various talent management strategic initiatives, providing coaching and mentoring to over 25 people, and serving as a business risk advisor to many. Jaclyn is passionate about sharing her expertise and knowledge within and outside of the CPA profession and has been involved in many associations and not-for-profits in advisory and leadership positions. She is one of five recipients of the 2021 AICPA Young CPA Award recognizing a young CPA who personifies an unwavering commitment as demonstrated through successful practices, involvement in and contributions for the interest of the accounting profession. Jaclyn has also received a KyCPA 2020 Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Profession Award, 2 awards of excellence from the KyCPA for receiving the highest grade on the FAR and AUD sections of the CPA exam during that exam period, and the 2016 Distinguished Alumni honor from EKU. Jaclyn is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Morehead State University.
Non-Member Price $159.00
Member Price $99.00