Navigate complex ethical dilemmas and cultivate integrity in modern business with practical strategies and real-world case studies for a competitive edge.
This is the recording from a 2-hour live ethics webinar facilitated by Lynn Fountain. Twice a year, these webinars are held to help individuals better understand the psychology behind ethics and the psychological ethical principles involved. We discuss ethical theories and then utilize case scenarios to allow the participants to vote on how they might respond. You will be able to see the voting results from this webinar.
The topic of ethics has seemed to permeate every aspect of today’s business, including occupying a significant spot in today’s business, educational, and professional curriculum. Yet with all the discussion and awareness on the topic, why is it that significant ethical dilemmas and incidents continue to impact our daily lives?
The concept of ethics is based in moral philosophy. In part, that is why it is such a difficult issue to “manage.” We often get caught between our independent moral-ethical duty, the legal or compliance viewpoint of an issue, and the management concerns around reputation and ramifications.
This two-hour webinar is dedicated to examining a timeline of historical ethical issues that have plagued the business world, evaluating the moral and perceived concepts around ethics, and taking a practical look at how moral and ethical concepts impact the creation of an ethical culture. We will use interactive feedback scenarios and question-and-answer to solicit audience feedback regarding how ethics are both perceived and practiced.
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 24 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M. Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA. Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. -“Leading The Internal Audit Function” and -“Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition Ms. Fountain was a contributing author to the certification program exam for the National Association of Accountants. She also has certificate programs on various on-line platforms. Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).
