
QAS Self-Study

Overview

CPE Credits
4 Credits: Business Management & Organization
Course Description
In the business world, carefully-selected and well-managed teams can achieve outstanding results. Developing and Managing Teams describes when to use teams, why it is critical to staff a team with a mix of personality types, and how to develop a high-performing team. The course also notes the importance of emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and consensus building. It addresses many additional team topics, including how to manage a team, self-directed teams, and the decision-making process within a team.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Chapter 1
- Recognize the essential components of a team, the types of teams that can be formed, and their purposes.
- Identify the types of team players and the characteristics of each one.
Chapter 2
- Specify the issues experienced by ineffective teams.
- Recognize the characteristics shared by the best team members.
- Specify the impact of team size on a team.
- Understand the value and concerns associated with each type of communication method.
- Specify the characteristics of an effective team.
Chapter 3
- Recognize the different types of listening that a team member can employ.
- Identify the steps that can be taken to create a culture that favors teams.
Chapter 4
- Specify the types of decision-making systems that a team can use, when they work best, and when they can go wrong.
- Identify the approaches that can be used to improve the quality of team decisions.
Chapter 5
- Recognize situations in which a team may be dispersed.
- Specify how to create an emotional connection between the members of a dispersed team.
Course Specifics
Course ID 6181293 |
Revision Date July 27, 2021 |
Prerequisites There are no prerequisites |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor

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 …
Developing and Managing Teams

CPE CREDITS
4 Credits: Business Management & Organization
$116.00 – $136.00

QAS Self-Study

Overview

CPE Credits
4 Credits: Business Management & Organization
Course Description
In the business world, carefully-selected and well-managed teams can achieve outstanding results. Developing and Managing Teams describes when to use teams, why it is critical to staff a team with a mix of personality types, and how to develop a high-performing team. The course also notes the importance of emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and consensus building. It addresses many additional team topics, including how to manage a team, self-directed teams, and the decision-making process within a team.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Chapter 1
- Recognize the essential components of a team, the types of teams that can be formed, and their purposes.
- Identify the types of team players and the characteristics of each one.
Chapter 2
- Specify the issues experienced by ineffective teams.
- Recognize the characteristics shared by the best team members.
- Specify the impact of team size on a team.
- Understand the value and concerns associated with each type of communication method.
- Specify the characteristics of an effective team.
Chapter 3
- Recognize the different types of listening that a team member can employ.
- Identify the steps that can be taken to create a culture that favors teams.
Chapter 4
- Specify the types of decision-making systems that a team can use, when they work best, and when they can go wrong.
- Identify the approaches that can be used to improve the quality of team decisions.
Chapter 5
- Recognize situations in which a team may be dispersed.
- Specify how to create an emotional connection between the members of a dispersed team.
Course Specifics
Course ID 6181293 |
Revision Date July 27, 2021 |
Prerequisites There are no prerequisites |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor

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 …
Developing and Managing Teams

CPE CREDITS
4 Credits: Business Management & Organization
$116.00 – $136.00