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Problem Solving and Creative Thinking for CPAs

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Length: 4 Hours

CPE Credits: 4

 

A CPA’s most important skill is your ability to solve problems - both for clients and for yourself. Understanding the root of problems and the techniques to resolve them is a learnable skill. This workshop will help you tap into your ability to break out of old paradigms - old ways of thinking - to create powerful ways of thinking and problem-solving.

 

MAJOR TOPICS

1. How the mind works

 

  • Paradigms: How we get “boxed in” in our thinking
  • The creative process – how to get out of the box

 

2. The three resolutions to all problems

3. Three techniques to resolve difficult cases or issues

 

  • Identify the critical element
  • Write, engaging both sides of the brain
  • Challenge the assumptions

 

4. Creativity for lawyers

 

  • Creating the ideal organization or CPA firm

 

5. A breakthrough techniques for understanding and resolving issues

PARTICIPANT COMMENTS

“This course exceeded my expectations, Frank was not just a motivational speaker but presented useful & practical ways to approach problems. He didn’t try to solve problems but offered ways to solve them.”

“A really pleasant surprise! “

“A change of pace course. It emphasizes the "soft skills" which are often not recognized as being as important as technical ability.”

 

Produced By:

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Faculty

  • Frank Sanitate

CPE Credits: 4

Learning Objective 1: Think more clearly for yourself and your clients

Learning Objective 2: Help clients, staff and yourself solve problems more effeciently

Learning Objective 3: Learn 4 techniques to solve difficult problems

Learning Objective 4: Learn a breakthrough technique for counseling yourself and others

Field of Study 1: Specialized Knowledge and Applications (4 hours)

Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Basic

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration

Course Developer: Frank Sanitate

Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.

Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).

Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org

Course Materials

  • Workbook Cover Page
  • Workbook
  • Important CPE Credit Information_2012
 

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