Are you getting the most from your staff? Are you paying top-dollar and still not getting high performance? New research gives us the insights to effectively motivate your people. This session discusses proven people motivation tactics. Many 'old' methods really did not motivate in the past and certainly do not work today. Getting the most from your people requires new, very learnable, leadership techniques. Whether your business is large or a start-up, getting people to move forward as one is a challenge. This session will show you how to create an environment where your talented employees can excel. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The issues and alternatives of motivation.

• Why many motivation tactics consistently fail
• How to change your motivation tactics to enhance performance
• The three things that every professional wants
• The new science of effective motivation
• How to motivate people today
• An action plan to enhance motivation

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

In this dynamic session, Sharrin Fuller, Entrepreneur and CEO, will share her insights on managing with a CEO mentality. Sharrin will guide participants in developing the mindset and skills necessary to excel as managers. Through real-life examples and practical strategies, attendees will learn how to adopt a CEO mindset, think strategically, and make informed decisions that align with long-term business goals. Additionally, valuable techniques will be presented for inspiring and motivating teams, fostering a culture of accountability, and driving high performance within their organizations. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

• Developing a CEO Mindset: Sharrin will discuss how to cultivate the mindset necessary for effective leadership, emphasizing the qualities and thought processes that define successful CEOs.
• Strategic Thinking: The session will cover how to think strategically, which is crucial for making decisions that benefit the long-term objectives of an organization.
• Decision Making: Sharrin will share insights into making informed decisions that align with a company's goals, ensuring that each choice contributes to the bigger picture.
• Inspiring and Motivating Teams: Leadership is as much about leading people as it is about managing business operations. Sharrin will provide techniques for inspiring teams, motivating them towards common goals, and fostering a positive work environment.
• Fostering a Culture of Accountability: Understanding how to create a culture where everyone takes responsibility for their actions and contributions is vital. This part of the session will focus on building accountability within teams.
• Driving High Performance: Lastly, Sharrin will share strategies to drive high performance in organizations, ensuring that both leaders and their teams are operating at their best.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

A project doesn't just happen, it takes a dedicated person to help a team create something from nothing. The best project managers incorporate the art of people management and science of execution to guide an initiative from an idea to reality. Not everyone can hire a project manager, so the great news is these skills and techniques can be learned. This class will show how a project manager breaks down a concept and applies techniques needed to effectively lead a team through the visioning, scoping, testing and rolling out of an initiative. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Applying project management templates to a sample initiative
• Leveraging project management tools for effective communication

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Critical Competencies

This webcast builds on your current knowledge and experience to help you successfully navigate and drive value for your business during a time of disruptive, technology-led change.

You will learn how to stay relevant and future-focused while building your competencies in critical areas including communication,

influencing, and business acumen.

This webcast also delivers strategies and best practices to support your ability to enable strategic decisions to drive business forward.

Learning Objectives:

· Recognize the importance of successful finance business partnering to an organization's success and sustainability.

· Identify the core finance business partnering competencies necessary for today�s finance and accounting professionals.

· Recognize the importance of the interconnectivity of technical, business, people, and leadership competencies.

· Identify how an organization or the finance function can prepare to deal with key challenges to business partnering success.

Who will benefit:

· Finance professionals of any level who would like more insight into developing skills required for finance business partnering.

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING PORTAL. AICPA WILL ISSUE AND MAINTAIN YOUR CREDITS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CPE CERTIFICATE FROM AICPA WEBCAST PORTAL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEBCAST.

In today's technology-driven world, success in business depends upon your ability to translate data into information, communicate with anyone, and present ideas powerfully, whether it's one-on-one or in the boardroom. This fast-paced and interactive session covers specific techniques in three critical areas: listening, writing, and presenting. Learn about the hard skills involved in the softer side of leadership. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event. The five areas to improve your communication that will be presented are:

• Listening
• Writing
• Understanding your audience
• Virtual communication
• Non-verbal Communication

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

As talent advance into supervisory roles they have to transition from being individual contributors to organizing a team to produce the results. However, most were never taught how to do the planning and scheduling to run projects because many of their leaders learned on the job as well. In this session we will borrow project management skills to teach a new supervisors and managers how to start making longer term plans to optimize the team. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Methods to breakdown a project into milestones so specific due dates and areas of responsibility are identified
• Communication strategies to stay abreast of status and avoid conflicts early on in the project

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Drive business success forward

This webcast offers finance professionals an advanced application-based approach to finance business partnering. You will:

- Acquire essential problem-solving skills that can positively affect all areas of the business

- Learn how to leverage analytics tools and techniques to aid in decision-making

- Become accomplished in presenting and influencing key business decision-makers

You also will enhance your interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, so you are more proficient in executing strategic visions.

Learning Objectives:

· Determine the appropriate skills and techniques to effectively communicate and influence business decisions according to audience

· Apply holistic and strategic thinking within the entire business

· Analyze the key tools and techniques used to aid in strategic decision-making

· Apply interdependent consulting skills to influence key partnerships

Who will benefit:

· Experienced professionals who would like more insight into developing skills required for finance business partnering in preparation for senior roles

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING PORTAL. AICPA WILL ISSUE AND MAINTAIN YOUR CREDITS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CPE CERTIFICATE FROM AICPA WEBCAST PORTAL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEBCAST.

With capacity challenges on the mind of many tax and accounting leaders, finding ways for their teams to work more efficiently is crucial. They need their teams to not be busy, but deliver value, and continue to develop their skills and knowledge. Project Management techniques help uncover inefficiencies and gaps in current processes, as well as, manage the planning and forecasting needed to drive necessary changes for future success. In this session, learn when to incorporate project management best practices that can help you get the best out of your team.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• When to incorporate project management best practices to get the best out of your team
• Five ways project management helps get the best out of your team

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

What actions can financial professionals take to increase the odds of a successful system implementation? This session will show you how to be a key player on the team by focusing on specific areas in the project planning and delivery process that improve results. Learn how to use components of a project plan to transparently manage a project from the planning phase through embedment. These actions can be applied to small system changes, system upgrades, or large ERP systems. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Setting the stage for a successful implementation
• Assigning the right resources
• Creating and utilizing a project plan
• Communicating effectively
• Providing post implementation support
• Recognizing the wins
• Capturing lessons learned

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Cash flow management is often the most important task of any CFO or financial leader. Regardless of whether one works in start-ups or established companies, non-profit or for-profit entities, cash flow makes our organizations run. Have you ever wondered whether you are optimizing your company's cash flow? In this course, we will explore how to improve your company's cash flow using analysis and financial theories in the context of real-world situations. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• How do I optimize cash flow?
• Qualitative Evaluations – Core Earnings & Sustainable Growth
• Quantitative Evaluations – Liquidity Ratios
• Increasing Customer Base vs. Payment Terms
• Business Cycle & Cash
• Investing Company Cash
• What keeps companies from becoming streamlined?
• Behavioral Finance Biases
• Information Processing Biases
• Emotional Biases
• Dealing with Behavioral Biases

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.