Critical Thinking Skills: Prevent Mistakes Now

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Instructor

John
Daly

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John Daly

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L. Daly, MBA, CPA, CMA, CPIM

John L. Daly is a Chelsea, Michigan based management consultant specializing in costing, pricing strategy and pricing model development. He has taught continuing professional education courses since 1995. Earlier in his career, John was Chief Financial Officer for a Tier 1 automotive parts supplier. He also has been CFO for a large restaurant chain and COO for a window treatments manufacturer and retailing chain. He is the author of Pricing for Profitability published by Wiley & Sons.

What were they thinking? Why do some people make horrible decisions that severely damage themselves and their organizations? It is tempting to assume that a poor choice must be due to a leader’s incompetence, inexperience, bad character, or low intelligence – but such easily attributed factors generally aren’t the true cause when leaders blunder. In such situations, many turn to finance and accounting professionals for evaluation, answers, remedies, and solutions for improved decision-making.

Learning Objectives

Identify cognitive bias
Test assumptions
Learn to listen to dissenting viewpoints
Work with imperfect information
Prevent failure through experimentation

Major Topics

Critical Thinking
Communication

CPE Credits Available

2 CPE

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

Those who are, or aspire to be, business decision-makers

Provider

ACPEN