Why ethics and culture matter 🎙 Live at Sage Intacct Advantage

Sponsors Bill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bill Teampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampay Show Notes 02:09 – Meet Kelly! 03:05 – Kelly talks true crime | WGN Radio 07:21 – It takes a balance - you need the 'yes' people and the naysayers to keep you from making crappy decisions 08:36 – The first step to changing your firm's culture - you've gotta know you have a problem! 10:21 – Speaking of problems, we talk about the melee surrounding audit watchdog, PCAOB, and KPMG | WSJ 10:52 – We humans tend to take a one-dimensional viewpoint when it comes to fraud 12:53 – You can't rely on people's personal perceptions. You have to show them concrete examples of ethical lapses to paint a really clear picture 13:51 – How do we remove the incentives for unethical behavior? 16:02 – Ethics training needs to focus on real-life, practical scenarios that actually relate to the people involved 18:27 – When you’re talking about a company with hundreds of thousands of employees, ethical issues are critical! 20:54 – Financial relationships, in any profession, can create a perverse incentive to ‘look the other way’ 23:36 – What your expense reports really say about you | WSJ 23:59 – Kelly’s required ethics and fraud reading/listening list includes the docuseries, “ Dirty Money ”, a podcast called The Dropout , and John Carreyrou’s book, “ Bad Blood ” 25:56 – Kelly gives us a brief synopsis of her film, “ All The Queen’s Horses ” | YouTube 29:04 – While she uses film as a teaching platform, Kelly has no plans to make more films. Connect with Kelly Kelly Richmond Pope LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-richmond-pope-cpa-83689a5/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellyrpope Kelly's TEDx Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_richmond_pope_how_whistle_blowers_shape_history/up-next%3E All the Queen's Horses - Website: https://www.allthequeenshorsesfilm.com/ All the Queen's Horses - YouTube: https://youtu.be/dpr2A3S3CNk Episode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenship https://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp https://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2 Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! Meet Blake and David in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast