In an ethical culture, people feel psychologically safe to engage in and resolve ethical issues, which leads to greater engagement, creativity, and effectiveness—and better business results.

Ethical intelligence, knowing both what to do and how to do it when it comes to ethical issues, is essential to creating an ethical culture. CPAs are often promoted to leadership roles based on technical competence, but technical competence alone is only one part of ethical leadership.

CPAs must build trust. The CPA Values—acting with integrity, fostering excellence, being accountable, working collaboratively, and respecting others—point to the attributes of ethical leadership that, together with technical competence, can equip CPA leaders with the essential skills they need as an ethically intelligent leader.

This session will translate the CPA values into the behaviors and skills that are essential for ethical leadership and provide strategies for developing and demonstrating these behaviors in real-life situations where ethical decisions and issues are at play.