Course Information
Ethics and Harassment: Don’t Become the Next News Story
Parking for SAO, Professional Development courses is in Garage B (1511 San Jacinto Blvd.). The Garage signage may read 1511 San Jacinto or Garage B. The elevator in Garage B is not reliable. If you are unable to walk the stairs, please contact the professionaldevelopment@sao.texas.gov for alternate parking arrangements. Handicapped parking is free at the meters around the downtown area.
A course coordinator will Email you a parking permit prior to the course start date. A permit must be displayed or you will be ticketed.
Course Description
No one wakes up one day and says, “I think I’ll behave unethically today and make our company the laughing stock of the business world.” And yet, it happens to well respected companies every year – Countrywide Mortgage, Toshiba, VW, Wells Fargo, and Uber to name a few. Many of these ethical lapses are the result of a misuse of power and workplace harassment. To avoid becoming the next front-page news story, learn how companies develop ethical blind spots, how to demonstrate that you C-A-R-E about ethics, and how to evaluate ethical dilemmas.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Identify ways an ethical culture can breakdown.
• Recognize the importance of ethics and the effects of hidden biases and power.
• Identify the characteristics of a safe and respectful work environment.
• Recall a six-step process for creating an ethical culture.
• Analyze recent ethical failures to identify the errors and discuss steps to prevent similar lapses.
• Use an ethical issues checklist to determine various courses of action with real ethical scenarios.
Instructors
Jennifer Elder works with companies to find creative solutions to their most challenging programs. She helps organizations strategically position themselves to connect with customers, engage employees and be more profitable. She has conducted seminars for Fortune 500, the US Government, State CPA Societies and CPA firms in 48 states and 6 countries. She is both a business strategist and an accounting expert who can make the complicated simple, practical and useful.
Jennifer is the author of Faster Disaster Recovery publish by Wiley.
Jennifer earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional, making her one of only 10 people worldwide who hold both the CPA and CSP designations. When not on the road teaching, she is either living on her boat on Chesapeake Bay or skiing the slopes of New Hampshire with her husband and two cats.
CSP, CPA
Ed Robinson is an energetic and entertaining professional speaker, seminar leader and consultant. Whether he’s speaking to Kiwi’s in New Zealand, Aussies in Sydney or professionals in the USA, he shares practical strategies and techniques to enhance his programs. His expertise and experience in corporate America as well as an entrepreneur, having built and sold two businesses, help him to provide beneficial insights to his clients.
Mr. Robinson is the former Vice President for the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Learning Center, where he was responsible for The IIA’s professional development seminars (over 200 programs annually), 13 conferences and educational products as well as business development. Ed has been President of Robinson Performance Group since 1989, a company specializing in business and professional development with a wide variety of clients, including various lotteries, stock brokers, financial service firms, credit unions, accounting and other professional service organizations. His products include keynotes, seminars, workshops and consulting engagements covering client development (sales), leadership, management and technical topics.
As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation bestowed on less than 10% of the International Federation of Professional Speakers, Ed is recognized internationally for his expertise in sales and client development, customer service, and communication skills. Ed understands that the true secrets of the success of his programs are customization and practicality, coupled with his ability to partner with clients to help them achieve better than expected results.
Ed completed his undergraduate degree in Business and Accounting at Walsh University and was certified as a CPA in Texas. Ed claims to be a recovering CPA with a contagious personality. He did graduate work in Business and Organization Development at the University of Texas-San Antonio and has had the opportunity to speak and train in 46 different countries. Ed serves as a director on the boards of Walsh University, National Speakers Association and International Financial Operations Association.
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.
If you are making travel plans to come to Austin, we recommend making "refundable" air and hotel reservations or waiting until 14 days before the class to actually book your reservations. Courses are occasionally canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment. We determine whether a course has enough participants 16 days prior to the course date. If we cancel or reschedule, we will email the participant and his or her billing contact no later than 14 days before the original class date.
The course coordinator will contact you with parking information. Handicapped parking is free at the meters around the downtown area.
Vending machines with Coca-Cola products and various snack items are available. There is also a refrigerator and microwave in our coffee bar area. Feel free to bring in your own drinks and food if you prefer.
You might want to bring a light sweater or jacket, as room temperatures vary.
To see answers to our Frequently Asked Questions, visit http://www.sao.texas.gov/training/faq.html.