Effective Decision-Making ON DEMAND
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2.0 Credits
Member Price $58.00
Non-Member Price $67.00
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 this course, we delve into the decision-making process flow, with a particular emphasis on sorting through the various alternatives to find the optimal outcome
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. Specify when a delay can improve decision-making. Specify the methods to improve decision-making under time pressure. Recognize the situations in which real options can be applied to decision-making.
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 $67.00
Member Price $58.00