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Power, Influence, and Ethics


Total Credits: 2 including 2 Behavioral Ethics - Non-technical

Average Rating:
   87
Categories:
ACPEN Industry Institute |  Ethics |  Industry
Faculty:
Diane D. White, MBA, CPA, CMA
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
2 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

Powerful people can choose to undermine or elevate morality in their sphere of influence and authority. Why do some succumb to the dark side of power?

This updated course explores the complex relationship between power and morality in our own times. It illustrates enduring ethical principles through recent examples of prominent leaders who rationalized or ignored their abuses of power and disrespected fundamental ethics. This session uses findings from modern science to explain why and how power heightens self-focus and indulges unethical tendencies. It also demonstrates how the universal law of reciprocity guarantees a countering desire and effort to exact consequences from offenders.

Whether you aspire to be influential or already possess authority, understanding the insidious side of power and influence can help you walk the tightrope of leadership accountability without falling into an abyss of consequences.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Understand the origin and two major types of power and influence
  • Appreciate why power is always an enemy of ethics
  • Acknowledge the scientific side of power
  • Find strengths for personal power and positive impact
  • See how moral courage and humility create ethical power

Major Subjects
  • The two sides of leadership
  • Practices that build and destroy an organization’s value and spirit
  • Toxic leader characteristics
  • Four sources of leadership power
  • Push vs. pull leadership styles
  • Six 'Rules of Influence' that cause one person to say 'yes' to another person
  • Ways to defend ourselves against toxic leaders
  • How to use corporate politics to our advantage and still do the right thing

Course Materials

Faculty

Diane D. White, MBA, CPA, CMA Related Seminars and Products


Diane D. WhiteMBA, CPA, CMA, is a finance and accounting executive with 39 years of control and business leadership expertise in both large and small for-profit and non-profit corporations.  She served several Fortune 50 corporations as Division Controller for 25 years before becoming a CFO for nonprofits and small businesses.  Diane recently retired as CFO of Workforce Resource, a nationwide mortgage finance service provider.  She and her husband Jim reside in Beaufort, SC where she enjoys volunteer work, teaching, consulting, writing, and a wide array of Lowcountry outdoor pleasures.


Dates

Thu, Apr 11, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:40pm CDT
Sat, Apr 20, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:40am CDT
Mon, Apr 22, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:40am CDT
Wed, May 08, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:40pm CDT
Fri, May 31, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:40pm CDT
Sat, Jun 01, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:40am CDT
Wed, Jun 05, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:40pm CDT
Mon, Jun 10, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:40am CDT
Wed, Jun 19, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:40pm CDT
Thu, Jun 20, 2024 - 06:00pm to 07:40pm CDT
Fri, Jul 12, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:40pm CDT
Tue, Jul 30, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:40pm CDT
Thu, Aug 08, 2024 - 06:00pm to 07:40pm CDT
Thu, Aug 29, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:40pm CDT
Fri, Sep 06, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:40pm CDT
Sat, Sep 21, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:40am CDT
Mon, Sep 23, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:40pm CDT
Wed, Oct 02, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:40am CDT
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:40pm CDT
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:40pm CST
Mon, Nov 25, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:40pm CST
Tue, Dec 03, 2024 - 06:00pm to 07:40pm CST
Mon, Dec 09, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:40am CST
Tue, Dec 17, 2024 - 06:00pm to 07:40pm CST
Sat, Dec 28, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:40am CST
Mon, Dec 30, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:40pm CST

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Advanced Preparation None
Prerequisites Some management experience helpful
Course Developer Executive Education, Inc.
Designed For Corporate financial professionals
Yellow Book No
Original Recording Date 10/2021
Date Added to Catalog 10/06/2021

Additional Information

Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Complaint Resolution Policy Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


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Course Registration Requirements Online Registration

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Reviews

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Overall:      4.6

Total Reviews: 87

Comments

Jeanne S

"Really enjoyed this course, more ethics courses like this would be great. Thanks!"

Cynthia R

"Discussion was ok, examples were good and comparisons were good."

Theresa A

"Excellent. Really liked her approach to the topic and the material she presented."

Janet H

"Really enjoyed this speaker. She included great examples in the presentation."

Jeff J - Middleton, Wisconsin

"Good program. Using real-life examples was helpful as was discussing the science behind emotional responses."

Lisa B

"Appreciated the interaction and discussion of Diane and Mario as opposed to just having instructor alone on webinar"

Brian K

"Thanks for updating this to include all the 2020 and 2021 examples."

Amy V

"I really liked this course-- timely examples, well organized, well spoken. Thanks!"

Anne H

"Interesting and thought provoking. Thank you!"