Effective Leadership (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 2.5 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $30


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Course Description
Having a set of effective leaders is one of the most essential requirements for a successful business. In the Effective Leadership course, we cover the differences between leadership and management, as well as emotional intelligence, the various theories of leadership behavior, and the impact of leadership on teams, innovation, and professional services organizations. The course is intended to show the full range of leadership techniques that can be employed within a business.


Author: Steven Bragg

Course number: PD0010

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the differences between leadership and management.

  • Specify the components of emotional intelligence.

  • Identify the actions that can be taken to enhance a leader’s credibility.

  • Recognize the skills needed by leaders.

  • Identify the characteristics of the various leadership models.

  • Specify the tasks in which a team leader must engage.

  • Recognize the cultural differences of which a leader must be aware.

  • Identify the situations in which negative leadership can arise.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Personal Development

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: March 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

Program Refund Policy: For more information regarding administrative policies concerning complaints, refunds, and other matters, see our policies page.


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AccountingTools, 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 the 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.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.


AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.