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Date: Thursday, May 08, 2008 Time: 02:00 PM ET / 01:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM MT / 11:00 AM PT [Prevailing Time] Presenter(s): Sam Allred, Founder & Director Upstream Academy Objective: Learn strategies and methods that will transform and elevate a mediocre training program into a powerhouse of potential that will continue to deliver a significantly robust competitive edge for your firm, time after time. Field of Study: Personnel/HR Program Level: Basic CPE Credit: 1 Credit Hour
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Training. Every firm does it, but most acknowledge they don't do it very well, especially when it comes to leadership and other non-technical skills. So how do you transform a mediocre program into something that helps attract and retain top talent, builds careers, and gives your firm a significant competitive advantage?
What fundamental changes must occur to take your training program from compliance to opportunity driven? How do you set and implement appropriate standards, provide instruction in digestible doses, and significantly raise the quality of training throughtout your firm? Join us for this presentation and learn the answers to these and other important questions that will put your firm on track to deliver world class training.
Sam Allred, CPA, Helena, Montana is a Shareholder with Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C., a regional CPA and business consulting firm headquartered in Helena, Montana. AZ & Co. has six offices and over 200 employees. Sam is also the Founder and Director of Upstream Academy, an international association of CPA Firms, and was the central figure in the development of a consulting methodology now practiced by hundreds of CPA firms and consulting organizations around the country. Sam is also the Founder of LeaderSkills Institute which develops professional training materials to help CPA firms teach and promote leadership skills internally.
Sam interacts with hundreds of CPA firms around the world every year via conferences, partner retreats, management presentations and training sessions. He speaks and writes extensively both in the U.S. and abroad. In high demand as a facilitator for CPA firm retreats, Sam energetically and creatively engages all of the partners in the discussion, using proven processes and their firm’s strengths to successfully navigate challenges the firm may face. He is viewed as one of the top strategic thinkers in the profession.
Sam has been regularly recognized as one of the major influencers of the accounting profession and has been listed for the past three years as one of “IPA Most Recommended Consultants.”
His hobbies include spending time with his family, fly fishing and golf. Sam and his wife Marlene have seven children.
$25.00 for AAA Members / $40.00 for Non-Members
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