The most pressing need in the world today is ethical leadership. Ethical leadership at all levels. Everyone of us is a leader at some level. Some of us lead teams. Some of us lead organizations. Some of our positions directly impact the world at large.
This course explores leadership in those very contexts. It’s a personal choice on how you choose to lead. Enlightened leaders recognize the broader implications their actions have on others and leverage principles to achieve greatness. Destructive leaders take short cuts. They may achieve success for a finite period of time, but almost always taking the short cuts catches up with them and diminishes what might have otherwise been accomplished.
In this course, you will learn 20 practical and easy to understand principles of ethical leadership. While the principles are easy to understand, they are both difficult and rare to apply in practice. This course provides participants with an insightful and interesting perspective on the state of the world and provides a framework to not only survive but also thrive in the modern era.
Publication Date: February 2026
Designed For
All professionals and executives, particularly those with leadership responsibilities, will benefit from this course.
Topics Covered
- Ethical Leadership Framework
- Ethical Leadership
- Ethical Team Leadership
- Ethical Organizational Leadership
- Leading Ethically in the World
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the role ethics plays in leadership, from self-leadership to leading other directly and indirectly
- Identify the principles that define ethical leadership and distinguish it from other styles of leadership
- Identify amoral and immoral behaviours that undermine leadership and diminish returns
- Develop leadership principles that elevate your representation of leadership to others
- Adopt ethical principles that improve team performance
- Develop ethical leadership principles to lead diverse organizations and the organization itself
- Embody ethical leadership principles that attract and retain human and financial capital
- Emulate the mindset of great leaders with lasting legacies
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Personal Development (6 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
Instructors
Blair Cook
Blair Cook CPA, CA CPA (Ill) MBA, is a many time and active financial executive, corporate director, author, speaker, and thought leader. His educational videos of accounting and finance have million of views on YouTube. He has keynoted and spoken at national conferences from New York to Toronto. He also co-hosts CPA Canada’s podcast series “CPA Success Podcast.” He works with real businesses experimenting with theories and best practices to share his experiences and stories with others of what works, what doesn’t, and what was learned. He is the author of The Illiterate Executive: An Executive’s Handbook for Mastering Financial Acumen.
Jennifer Ross Nicholson
Jen is a dynamic financial professional with over 25 years of experience in public practice, academia, government and industry. Jen is currently serving on the Board of the Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board. Jen is the co-host of CPA Canada’s podcast series “CPA Success Podcast.” Jen brings to the classroom a broad skill set and experience in all key facets of an organization including operations management, strategic planning, business development, finance, accounting, investor relations, human resources, and project management. Jen has a passion for making finance more attainable, whether it’s working to articulate strategy in a financial context, bringing clarity to financial communication or teaching accounting to university students. Jen’s career epitomizes the diverse experiences and roles that CPAs play in industry – from financial to operational leadership.