The CFO Who Went to Prison

Overview

Joshua, a CFO from Chicago, did not go to prison for stealing the $2 million in liquid cash he had access to on a daily basis. Instead, Joshua ended up in prison by rationalizing that he was entitled to a few small perks of the profession. This course explores Joshua’s story and covers how and why executives with high annual incomes make short-sighted decisions that can cost them their job and freedom. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• The importance of values
• Identifying success
• Ethical dilemmas
• Mitigation strategies
• Creating tools to help make better decisions
• Personal accountability strategies

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

People who want to explore how personal pressures can cloud their judgment.

Objectives

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

• Describe how some people begin their career with good intentions yet end up in prison.
• Explain how seemingly benign decisions can lead to severe problems later.
• Identify how gray areas can expose people to problems they cannot foresee.
• Understand how seizing the wrong opportunity can cost people their job and freedom.

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by CPA Crossings. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.