The New Manager Guidebook FLEXCAST
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Member Price $98.00
Non-Member Price $113.00
Overview
A new manager can be overwhelmed with the responsibilities of the job and cannot afford to learn through trial and error. This course provides the essential knowledge needed to excel as a manager. It is packed with detailed guidance about how to recruit, coach, and train employees, as well as how to develop plans, organize work, and motivate staff. This course thoroughly addresses the management of teams, special projects, and start-up businesses, always with a focus on avoiding errors and delivering within expectations.
Highlights
Management philosophies. Planning activities. Organizational structures. Leadership. Motivating employees. Corporate culture. Change management. Employee recruiting and appraisal.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, auditors, consultants, and financial and managerial professionals.
Objectives
Recognize the activities involved in the practice of management. Identify the types of skills that a manager is most likely to need and not need. Recognize the sources of power. Specify the types of connections that different levels of managers need to develop as part of their personal networks. Recognize the activities that can make a manager more efficient. Describe the essential aspects of the various management theories, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.
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 $113.00
Member Price $98.00