JO’S SHORT BIO:

Amanda "Jo" Erven, CPA, CIA, CFE, is the President and Founder of Audit. Consulting. Education. LLC. After a successful career in external/internal audit and accounting, Jo is now an active Internal Audit Strategist, Ethics and Culture Consultant, Higher Education Professor, Author, and Trainer/Speaker, providing Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours, live and virtually, to organizations across the globe. Jo's motto says the most about her personal and professional outlook: “Good things come to those who wait… but don’t. You deserve better than good.” Every one of her books and presentations focuses on that proactive stance, and how we can immediately connect our actions to our values.

PROGRAM SUMMARY: Becoming The Everyday Ethicist™

We are not as ethical as we think we are. All evidence points to the fact our society is not getting any better ethically. The number and variety of recent scandals proves our culture has changed in the last half century to one with a greater emphasis on self: "The Big Me.” I truly believe most people desire to become more ethical, but the first steps in changing any behavior is self-awareness and a greater understanding of the problem. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Becoming The Everyday Ethicist™

In this session, we will explore “The Big Me” in action across the globe. We will dissect real-life cases, including a major healthcare crisis in our country and the major “unethical” players involved. Then we will explore the role of "The Ethical Rationalizer” and why we tend to consciously or unconsciously rationalize away our unethical behavior due to specific blind spots that exist. Lastly, we will shift our focus to "The Everyday Ethicist™," and learn how to adopt values and behaviors that will improve our society’s ethical culture, one person at a time.