HR’s Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth
Total Credits: 1.2 including 1.2 Business Management & Organization - Non-technical
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- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Human Resources
- Faculty:
- James T. Lindell, CPA, CSP, CGMA, MBA
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 1.2 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
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.
Basic Course Information
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 Subjects
- Corporate Culture
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Staff Development
- Use of Generative AI
Course Materials
IMPORTANT_CPE Credit Instructions_Read Before Webcast_2025 Update (434.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty

James T. Lindell, CPA, CSP, CGMA, MBA Related Seminars and Products
President
Thorsten Consulting Group, Inc.
Jim Lindell is President of Thorsten Consulting, a strategic and financial consulting firm that offers professional speaking, training, and executive coaching. Over the past two decades, Jim has delivered over 5,000 hours of C-suite executive coaching. His professional experience includes Chief Financial Officer, VP-Finance, Corporate Controller, and Corporate Assistant Controller. Industries include manufacturing, healthcare, not-for-profit, distribution, and food processing.
Jim is a CPA and has received the Certified Speaking Professional designation, the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association. Jim is a Vistage Chairman (Executive Coach and Facilitator) and responsible for two groups in the Milwaukee area.
Jim has authored Controller as Business Manager, Controllers Annual Update (Best Seller,) Analytics and Big Data for Accountants, and many other courses on strategic and financial leadership. Jim has been published by the AICPA and Wiley.
Jim is a twelve-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.
Dates
Tue, Jul 01, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT
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Mon, Jul 28, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Thu, Aug 07, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Fri, Aug 15, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:00pm EDT
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Fri, Aug 22, 2025 - 06:00pm to 07:00pm EDT
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Fri, Sep 05, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Mon, Sep 22, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Thu, Oct 16, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Mon, Oct 20, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:00pm EDT
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Mon, Nov 10, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EST
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Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:00pm EST
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Sat, Dec 13, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EST
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Fri, Dec 19, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EST
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Wed, Dec 31, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am EST
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Fri, Jan 09, 2026 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EST
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Mon, Jan 19, 2026 - 01:00pm to 02:00pm EST
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Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EST
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Mon, Feb 09, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:00am EST
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Thu, Mar 19, 2026 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EDT
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Fri, Mar 27, 2026 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EDT
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Sat, Mar 28, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Fri, Apr 10, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Fri, Apr 17, 2026 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EDT
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Fri, Apr 24, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Thu, May 14, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Sat, May 23, 2026 - 01:00pm to 02:00pm EDT
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Thu, May 28, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
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Mon, Jun 08, 2026 - 03:00pm to 04:00pm EDT
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Sat, Jun 13, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Fri, Jun 26, 2026 - 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT
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Tue, Jun 30, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:00am EDT
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
PrerequisitesNone
Advanced Preparation
None
Designed For
This course is designed for business leaders, HR professionals, and talent management specialists looking to enhance their strategic impact within the organization.
Original Recording Date
May 2025
Yellow Book
No
Course Developer
Jim Lindell
Date Added to Catalog
3/28/2025
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution PolicyPlease contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement
Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
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