Effective Decision-Making ON DEMAND
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2.0 Credits
Member Price $87.00
Non-Member Price $100.00
Overview
The ability to make high-quality decisions defines the great manager. How are some people able to consistently make the right calls while others fail to do so? In Effective Decision-Making, we delve into the decision-making process flow, with a particular emphasis on sorting through the various alternatives to find the optimal outcome. Other topics covered include decision-making efficiency and consistency.
Highlights
Effective decision-making. Examples of difficult decisions.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other financial advisers.
Objectives
Identify how sunk costs impact decision-making. Specify the techniques used to explore decision options. Identify how to prevent decisions from being re-opened. Recall how to get people to support a decision. Identify the circumstances under which the quality of data is most critical to a decision. Recall the signs of groupthink. Specify the role of the devil’s advocate in decision-making, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $100.00
Member Price $87.00