Improving Your Critical Thinking Skills for Better Decision-Making


Date: Oct 25, 2022 - Oct 25, 2022

CPD hours: 2 Hours

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Event Type: Webinar

Presenter: Bekithemba Ndebele ACCA
Senior Business Advisor

Accountants are internal financial advisors of any business. They are either making the decisions or they are advising the people making the decisions. This is a reflection of the evolved role of the professional accountant to that of business partner.

Overview   

Critical thinking is an essential skill to be successful. Mastering this skill has a profound impact on all aspects of one's life.     

This critical thinking skills development webinar will provide participants with the essential knowledge to master the excellence of thought to be able to diagnose problems, make better decisions, identify effective solutions, and become aware of the consequences of actions. 

Bekithemba Ndebele is presenting this critical thinking webinar on 25 October 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join him for a discussion on how to objectively evaluate issues so as to make good judgements and decisions. 


Learning objectives  

By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies: 

  • Master the excellence of thought to make better decisions and apply the key aspects of critical thinking in your professional role. 

  • Learn the power of Socratic questioning to develop a culture of critical thinking in your workplace. 

  • Awareness of why the process of decision-making is more important than the decision itself.  

  • Ability to integrate your professional business acumen for reasoned judgment in thought and action.  

  • Knowledge of the behavioural aspects that cause bias and negatively impact decision-making. 


Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

  • The importance of making a decision 

    • The behavioural aspect of decision-making 

    • Why you should always make a decision 

  • How to think critically 

    • Critical thinking skills and how to improve them 

    • The importance of critical thinking  

    • Other types of thinking 

  • Decision-Making acumen 

    • Linking critical thinking to better decision-making 


Obtaining your CPD certificate 

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAIBA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

  All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   


About the presenter 

Bekithemba Ndebele ACCA 

Bekithemba Ndebele is an Associate of the Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He completed his articles with PNA Chartered Accountants in 2015 after which he worked in the private sector as Group Finance Manager at Shearwater Adventures (Pvt) Ltd until December 2020.  

Bekithemba is currently a managing partner at Zuva Financial Services (Pty) Ltd where he is responsible for tax advisory, assurance, business valuations, accounting, and business mentorship and acceleration. 


Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

  • Professional accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant(SA), AGA(SA), FCCA, BAP(SA), BA(SA) and ACCA. 

  • Registered auditors. 

  • Bookkeepers. 

  • Accounting officers. 

  • Trainee accountants. 


Price              

  • R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

  • Group Price 1 - R950 (maximum of 5 attendees) 

  • Group Price 2 - R1 850 (maximum of 10 attendees)

  • Group Price 3 - R2 650 (maximum of 15 attendees) 

 

Steps to register for the event:  

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar. 

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 


Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

  • A summarised slide presentation. 

  • Reference documents and/or course material where available. 

  • You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar. 

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