Seven Habits of Effective CEOs ON DEMAND
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $29.00
Non-Member Price $33.00
Overview
Seven Habits of Effective CEOs discusses the top seven tasks that a chief executive officer should address in order to be as effective as possible. The suggestions cover a broad range of topics, including the need to focus on areas of competence within a business, why the CEO should foster a culture of attacking problems, and how to focus attention on just a few key decisions. You’ll learn how these recommendations vary from the contents of a typical CEO job description so that you may bring forth positive, long-term forward progress.
Highlights
Balance Aggression and Caution. Focus on Areas of Competence. Insist on the Best Possible Management Team. Swarm on Problems. Organize and Plan. Focus on a Few Decisions. Think Long Term.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFOs, controllers, leaders and managers.
Objectives
Note the difference between being effective and efficient, citing examples of each. Identify the key elements of a balanced approach, noting ways to adopt this approach as well as subsequent outcomes. Recognize the level of planning needed so that a CEO can ensure that projects are completed. Identify steps in the process that a CEO follows in order to focus on the most essential decisions, noting processes that may derail forward progress or result in inefficiencies. Specify the benefits of having a chief operating officer on staff.
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 $33.00
Member Price $29.00