To make more money in less time, all accountants need to learn to market themselves effectively to their clients or their firm. For better or worse, promotions and more money go to those who are the best marketers, rather than the most competent accountants. In this fascinating and fun...
The ability to influence people is the one fundamental skill that every professional needs. All managers know how hard it can be to make views heard despite having persuasive points to make. The program gives participants all the techniques necessary to increase their influence and put the...
This course is designed to help organizations communicate at a higher level of effectiveness. The session will help enhance organizational performance focusing on team work, employee engagement, organizational structure and productivity.
Welcome to a strategic planning course that will help company managers achieve operational and financial goals. Learn a simplified and workable approach to creating, implementing, monitoring and revising strategies to promote greater company success. Walk through the major strategic...
The world changes rapidly. If your business strategy is not built on this premise, you are already falling behind. Intelligence, emotional acumen, agility, and profitability are all critical to growth, and essential amidst constant change. Based on validated research and best practices,...
If your organization buys things, you are at risk of being victim to a wide variety of bribery and corruption schemes. If your organization sells good or services, you might be engaged in such schemes and not realize it. This session will explain what these fraud schemes are,...
Almost 50% of businesses that started five years ago are no longer in operation today. Controllers and CFOs can and must influence the longevity of their organization to improve their success rate. Jim will help you be aware and understand the answers to these issues: Can you describe...
We'll sort through the complexities. Employment law issues impact nearly all businesses, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations. This update examines employer liability for discrimination of all types, including: Disability discrimination and violations of the Americans with...
See the concept come to life. You've heard about audit data analytics; now see it in action. Our webcast introduces the concept of audit data analytics, provides a brief overview of what audit data analytics are and illustrates how these tools can be integrated into your current audit process....
Financial managers rarely get fired due to lack of GAAP or tax knowledge. They get fired because they fail at the people side of their job. An accountant with good people management skills can rise to CEO, but if you can't manage and develop people, your career scope will be very limited....
“The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates Managing change in the workplace is an ongoing process. Sometimes what is happening in an organization is out of your control. It is how you react to...
Derivatives continue to serve as a very effective method for entities to hedge their business risks. However, due to very complex accounting rules, many entities choose to not take advantage of this opportunity to reduce their exposure to interest rate, currency exchange, and general market...
The PATH Act of 2015 made "permanent" changes to depreciation; however, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reminds us that Washington has a different definition of the word "permanent." Individuals, corporations, partnerships, LLCs, trusts, estates, and nonprofits all utilize two of the most often...
The "name of the game" in virtually any business (or profession), and most certainly for Internal Auditors, is adding the greatest possible value to and for all stakeholders of that business/profession. Internal Auditors serve a wide variety of stakeholders who place major reliance on their...
This year more than ever practitioners need to keep abreast of tax changes affecting pass-through entities used by their business clients and employers, and this enlightening course delivers that information. You will learn invaluable knowledge, strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning...
Which FASB ASUs become effective in the next year and beyond? How should the new guidance be applied? This course helps to answer those questions by addressing GAAP financial accounting and reporting topics in conjunction with an overview of recent FASB pronouncements. Applicable to a broad...
*Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE credit* Single audits are different. The federal government demands a lot of a grantee and their auditor. In this course, you will learn many aspects of Single Audits and more. Key acronyms and terminology are explained in plain English. This event may be a...
This advanced course will teach you how to utilize Adobe Acrobat features to create and work within PDF files with maximum efficiency. Adobe Acrobat is widely used as a method of presenting information and exchanging documents electronically. The use of PDF files continues to grow...
Following on Part 1 of this course, in Part 2 you will learn advanced ways to solve problems without bruising egos, how to create profound trust quickly, and how to motivate clients and co-workers to do your bidding with a minimal amount of wasted time or hassles. The...
This course provides strategies for communicating diplomatically in a variety of tough situations and simple ways to open the lines of communication.
