2024 MSCPA Annual Convention: Details

Teaching CPAs to be Better Thinkers

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 @ 8:00am 9:00am
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Description

Designed especially for CPAs, this class is a practical call to action that provides CPAs with the tools and inspiration they need to be better thinkers. You'll learn habits and strategies you can use every day to dramatically improve judgment and decision-making. You'll learn how to break down mental barriers and alleviate mental fatigue. You'll achieve new levels of mental clarity, flexibility, and resilience. You will also benefit from better overall mental well-being and be more resistant to stress and burnout. Attendees leave as more powerful and confident thinkers and better communicators and problem-solvers. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Prerequisites

None

Highlights

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • Decluttering your mind for clarity and mental bandwidth
  • "Micro-habits" that transform judgment and decision-making
  • A "thinking audit" process that will change your world
  • Using "gamification" to solve tough dilemmas
  • The science of trust
  • How to see patterns others don't see
  • Regulating and optimizing your mental resources
  • High-stakes decision making

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Identify 3 approaches to optimize mental bandwidth
  • Apply "frames-of-reference" thinking to boost judgment quality
  • Select 3 micro-habits to develop to boost thinking quality
  • Determine the best decluttering technique to achieve mental clarity
  • Identify 3 strategies that raise situational awareness
  • Apply 3 approaches that improve objectivity and skepticism
  • Identify the "deep structure" of problems
  • Apply "frames-of-reference" thinking

Preparation

None

Credits

Category Amount
Personal Development 1.00