Accountant Strong: Character Traits for Personal & Professional Excellence
Building the Foundation for Strong Decision-Making and Professional Success
This webinar equips accounting professionals with a framework for developing and applying essential character traits that drive success in the accounting profession. Participants will explore how traits such as integrity, courage, self-awareness, and adaptability form the foundation of everyday decision-making and professional excellence.
Unlike courses that focus on extreme or sensational ethical dilemmas, this webinar addresses the authentic, everyday situations that accountants actually encounter in their careers. Through interactive scenarios based on genuine career experiences, real-world case studies, and guided discussions, attendees will learn to recognize how character influences the ordinary yet consequential decisions they face regularly. The webinar introduces the "Accountant STRONG Framework," a systematic approach that connects character traits to specific accounting challenges and opportunities that you're likely to encounter in your own career journey.
Key topics covered include:
How professional integrity manifests in everyday financial reporting and client relationships
Developing the courage to make decisions aligned with your values when facing common workplace pressures
Using self-awareness to recognize personal strengths, weaknesses, and boundaries in routine professional settings
Making value-based decisions in real scenarios where career advancement and personal priorities conflict
Cultivating adaptability and a growth mindset when facing typical workplace changes and challenges
Maintaining perseverance through the ordinary setbacks all accounting professionals encounter
Building purpose-driven leadership that inspires positive conduct in your team
Through interactive polling and choose-your-own-adventure scenarios drawn from real accounting careers, attendees will practice applying character traits to everyday workplace situations they're likely to encounter themselves. These aren't hypothetical or extreme cases—they're the kinds of decisions that shape actual accounting careers day by day. Each participant will leave with a personal character development plan focused on strengthening specific traits most relevant to their current career stage and goals.
This course is ideal for accounting students, early-career accountants, and seasoned professionals looking to navigate the real challenges of the profession with greater confidence and clarity. Whether managing accounting teams, serving clients, or pursuing career advancement, this webinar provides practical insights for handling the authentic situations you'll face tomorrow—not just theoretical ethical dilemmas. The focus is on building a strong foundation of character that supports long-term professional success and personal fulfillment in the actual accounting environment you work in every day.
Learning Objectives
Identify key character traits essential for ethical decision-making in accounting
Apply specific character traits to resolve common ethical dilemmas in financial reporting and client service
Develop strategies for maintaining professional integrity under pressure
Create a personal character development plan aligned with professional goals
CPE Information
Prerequisites: None required
Advanced Preparation: None required
CPE Credits: 2 hours Personal Development
Program Level: Basic to Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Field of Study: Personal Development
Presenter
Shana Cooper, CPA
Founding Director
The AccountAbility Team, LLC
shana.cooper@theaccountabilityteam.com
719.660.6445
www.theaccountabilityteam.com