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Ethics, What Is Your Price?

Learn how to navigate ethical dilemmas to safeguard your professional integrity and to consider the cost of compromising on ethics

Created byStephen Priddleworkspace_premium
BeginnerUpdated Oct 2, 2026
Ethics, What Is Your Price?

What You'll Learn

check_circleRecognize real-world ethical challenges faced by accountants
check_circleLearn tactics and strategies for dealing with practical ethics situations
check_circleObtain greater inspiration to exhibit ethical courage when paying a price
check_circleIdentify ethical red flags in business and other situations
check_circleLearn more about the human side of ethics situations
check_circleConsider the value of incenting whistle-blowing by guilty parties

About This Course

Every professional faces moments where their integrity is tested, often disguised as a lucrative opportunity or a convenient shortcut. "Ethics, What Is Your Price?" explores the boundaries of moral decision-making. This course dives deep into the gray areas of professional conduct, examining the powerful pressures, subtle rationalizations, and financial temptations that can compromise a moral compass.

Through an exploration of real-world dilemmas and the cascading consequences of unethical choices, the material highlights the true value of a professional reputation.

It covers:

  • Recognizing when issues should be reported
  • Your lawyer told you to say that!
  • Telling the truth and getting into trouble
  • Ethical considerations in the use of AI and client billing
  • An ethics philosophy before an organization's ethics code
  • The risks of compartmentalization—why "just doing my job" isn't enough
  • Whistleblowing, self-interest, and professional integrity
  • Interactive short and extended case studies
  • What happens if what we are selling might be unethical?
  • Being phished and due care
  • When the non-CPA needs ethics advice
  • Ethics and peer pressure
  • Interactive short and extended case studies

Your Instructor

Stephen Priddle
Stephen Priddle
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Stephen Priddle, CPA, CA, CMA is the President and Founder of Practical PD, Courses for Accountants. Stephen is also the Vice-President, Finance & CFO of Fidus Analytics Inc.  In addition, he is a Board member, co-owner and Corporate Secretary of the SureWx group of companies, a global aviation business, which he was the CFO for 12 years previously. An engaging and experienced instructor, Stephen Priddle weaves practical tips together with stories from his business experience and input from participants. Seasoning the mix with a dose of accounting humour, he serves up useful and dynamic courses which have been attended by nearly 38,000. When speaking, he is candid about errors he has made in his career and the lessons that can be learned from them. Someone said: “humans are hard-wired to learn from stories” – Stephen is in part a business/accounting storyteller, who draws out the lessons from the stories. Stephen’s teaching experience includes presenting courses for over 70 accounting bodies and organizations in Canada and abroad. He has been a Session Leader in the CPA Professional Education Program, and has taught at the University of Toronto and Carleton University. He has moderated in the legacy CA, CMA and CGA program. Stephen is a prolific author. His published business, accounting and finance cases are used by many organizations. Stephen has nearly 40 years of varied business experience. After working with KPMG for five years, he moved into industry, where he has worked for public and private companies. He has gained a wide range of experience in financial reporting, treasury management, merger & acquisition and other business matters. Through his courses, he interacts with hundreds of financial leaders a year and thus stays on the leading edge in terms of best practices and hot topics. Stephen obtained his CPA, CA and CMA designations following graduation from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree, accounting major.

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