Conducting business during a global pandemic crisis should have taught every professional the importance of risk management planning, because it would be remiss to assume nothing of this caliber will ever happen again. Organizations which don’t prepare for risk prepare for failure. This course highlights five changes to risk thinking businesses should adopt moving forward from the pandemic by focusing on different companies which found new and exciting ways to combat losses during the crisis. Course Type: Video. Worth 2 Technical CPE Credits (CPA/NASBA).

UPDATED 2024: Without motivated employees, organizations cannot hope to be successful. Because at some point, if workers have no impetus to work well then important tasks simply won’t get done. In Motivation & Behavior, you’ll learn why employee motivation is an important task for human resources departments and learn how to apply those principles to teams in any department. By looking at the different theories of motivation, you’ll learn to assess employee needs and how to meet them. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 1.5 CPE Credits (CPA/NASBA).

CPAs and financial professionals might not always have the largest role in determining organizational strategy, but it’s important to have the skills to contribute whenever necessary. Because if only a few individuals at the top of the corporate structure know and understand the long-term goals of the company, the employees carrying out the plan don’t know what they’re aiming for. This course focuses on developing mission, vision and values to as they relate to the strategy formulation process, so business professionals at any level of the organization can help contribute to their organization’s overall strategic plan. Course Type: Video. Worth 2 CPE Credits (CPA/NASBA).

UPDATED 2024: No leader, whether in business or elsewhere, is infallible. And often, the direction a leader chooses to orient their organization is full of risk. While not a bad thing in itself, dire consequences could follow. So, stepping alongside Robert Powers, the fictional CEO of Central Products, you will begin to see how failed plans and interpersonal conflict can be dealt with in effective, healthy ways. And through this demonstration, you will gain an understanding of how leaders should approach adverse situations and change. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 2 PDCs (SHRM).