July 17, 2025

Webinar

1.2 CPE

HR’s Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth

July 17, 2025
Webinar
1.2 CPE

HR’s Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth

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    Instructor

    Jimmy
    Lindell

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    Jimmy Lindell

    Bio
    James T. Lindell, CPA, MBA
    Thorsten Consulting Group, Inc. /Dousman, Wisconsin

    James (Jim) T. Lindell is the President of a Wisconsin based provider of strategic & financial consulting, professional speaking, training, and executive coaching. Jim has an extensive background in senior management including positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Assistant Controller. Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing. He has been involved in more than 50 M & A projects.

    James Lindell is a Certified Public Accountant with public accounting experience at several local and regional accounting firms. He is a TEC Chairman (The Executive Committee). He is a member (and instructor) of the American Institute of CPA's and the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's and a member of Wisconsin Chapter of National Speaker Association. .

    Jim is the author of the AICPA course “AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers”, “Targeting the Bottom Line: Taking the Guesswork out of Financial Management”. Jim also authored and was part of the AICPA video and course, “Minimizing the Effects of a Recession on Your Business”. He is a contributing author of the AICPA course “The Fast Close, Soft Close, Virtual Close? Now Days not Weeks”.

    Jim is a 2-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Discussion Leader award.

This course is tailored for business leaders and HR professionals who want to enhance their strategic management skills and create actionable plans for success. You’ll learn the overall strategic management process, how to develop both simplified and detailed business and strategic plans, and the crucial role of corporate culture, leadership, and staff development in driving or hindering strategic outcomes. Additionally, you’ll explore how to leverage ChatGPT (Generative AI) as a powerful tool to improve your performance as a key business partner to the management team, helping you make data-driven decisions and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the overall strategic management process
  • Create a workable and usable business plan, whether it be a simplified  one-page plan or a more complex multi-page detailed plan.
  • Create a workable and usable strategic plan – simplified or detailed.
  • Understand how corporate culture, leadership and staff development can  energize or destroy strategic management principles.  
  • Leverage ChatGPT (Generative AI) to improve your performance as a Business Partner to the Management Team.

Major Topics

  • Corporate Culture
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership
  • Staff Development
  • Use of Generative AI

CPE Credits Available

1.2 CPE
1.2
Business Management & Organization

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Intermediate

Professional Area of Focus

  • Business Management & Organization

Advanced Preparation

 None

Intended Audience

This course is designed for business leaders, HR professionals, and talent management specialists looking to enhance their strategic impact within the organization.  

Provider

ACPEN

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