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Zombie Ethics Audit: Avoiding Financial Ruin in Business

Vanquish dangerous myths about ethics that will damage your accounting practice if you're not careful.

Created byBruce Weinstein
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(98 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Jun 18, 2025
Zombie Ethics Audit: Avoiding Financial Ruin in Business

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify 14 zombie ideas about ethics, which are misconceptions that can damage your business if you're not careful
check_circleApply ethical principles to real-world scenarios to identify and mitigate risks
check_circleAssess the financial implications of ethical lapses in business
check_circleExplain why savvy businesspeople do not abide by the saying, "If it's legal, it's ethical"
check_circleDistinguish between ethical and unethical marketing practices, particularly on social media
check_circleCompare the concepts of competence and character in the hiring process and their importance

About This Course















Welcome to "Zombie Ethics Audit: Avoiding Financial Ruin in Business," a practical and entertaining course for CPAs and other financial professionals. Created and presented by Forbes Contributor Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy®, this course demystifies persistent myths, or "zombie ideas," that undermine ethical practices in accounting. Through engaging stories, real-world examples, and interactive exercises, you'll learn how to recognize and eliminate these dangerous misconceptions.

This course provides actionable strategies for creating a culture of integrity in your business. By examining high-profile cases of ethical lapses and their severe financial consequences, you'll understand the importance of ethical behavior in business.

Ethics can be a dry subject, but "Zombie Ethics Audit: Avoiding Financial Ruin in Business" is designed to be interactive and enjoyable. You'll earn one CPD credit in behavioral ethics, enhance your ethical intelligence, protect your business, and build a reputation for integrity that attracts clients and colleagues alike.















Your Instructor

Bruce Weinstein
Bruce Weinstein

Forbes Contributor The Ethics Guy®

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Through his entertaining presentations on ethical leadership and AI ethics, Forbes Contributor Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy, shows CPAs, HR managers, and other professionals how everyone benefits from honest, accountable behavior. He is the CEO of both The Institute for High-Character Leadership, LLC and The Ethics Guy, LLC.  He writes about ethical leadership for Forbes.com, and his books include "Ethical Intelligence: 5 Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond," "The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees," and for tweens and teens, "Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?" Bruce's clients have included the international bank Societe Generale, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Ford Motor Company, Dublin-based construction company CRH, Northrop Grumman, the National Football League, the Western Australian Local Government Association, The Home Depot, and over 300 other companies around the world. Bruce received his B.A. in philosophy from Swarthmore College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy with a concentration in bioethics from Georgetown University and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. The W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan awarded Bruce a National Fellowship in Leadership Development. He lives in New York City with his wife Kristen Bancroft, a compliance professional in the financial services industry. To relax Bruce enjoys playing music (guitar, harmonica, and drums), visiting national parks with his wife, and trying to figure out the plot of "The Godfather."

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