Organizations are fraught with struggle, often dealing with underperforming employees, disagreements between individuals and departments, unclear chains of responsibility, and general failures to live up to their goals. Fortunately, we all have ready access to a surprising ally to address these challenges: accounting systems.

In this course, you will understand the power of accounting to solve a wide range of managerial problems. You will identify the languages of stewardship and governance, examine the principles of moral accounting, refresh your understanding of double-entry bookkeeping, and explore the realities of human nature. Provided deliberation guides will assist you in a step-by-step method to address conflict, redistribute responsibilities, identify problems in governance, and explore causes for unwanted behavior. Finally, you will practice making recommendations for systems to create organizations that are both productive and moral.