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ZEN AND THE ART OF CONSULTING

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateAugust 15, 2016
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Course LevelBasic
Series: Bookkeeper
Course Description

This webcast is dedicated to the possibility that an accounting professional can increase their effectiveness in working with their customers (not clients) if they adopt some concepts of consulting theory. Adopting these behaviors is not easy as it requires professionals to think differently than they have in the past. If you think you can think a bit differently about your professional relationships, you are invited to attend this webcast.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn to recognize the difference between "How" questions and "Yes" questions.

  • What is a consultant?

  • The three assumptions and goals that are involved in EVERY consulting engagement. ​

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Ed Kless

Sage
Senior Director of Partner Development and Strategy
ed.kless@sage.com
(214) 675-8792

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Ed Kless joined Sage in July of 2003 and is currently the senior director of partner development and strategy for Sage Business Solutions in North America. He facilitates the Sage Leadership Academy, Sage Consulting Academy and is the liaison to the Sage Leadership Academy Alumni Association.

Before joining Sage Software, Ed worked with Tipping Point Advisors, an organization dedicated to software implementation in companies’ growth and development. Before that, he co-founded Third Wave Business Systems, a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner, in 1996, which grew to 20 team members and 5 million in revenue. At Third Wave, Ed developed the implementation methodology and managed the front and back office consulting teams.

Ed is a senior fellow at the VeraSage Institute, a think tank dedicated to eliminating billable hours in all professional organizations. He is a frequent contributor to industry publications and has spoken at many conferences worldwide. He is the co-host of VoiceAmerica’s radio show The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy, which spawned the book The Soul of Enterprise: Dialogues on Business in the Knowledge Economy, both with Ron Baker.
 

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