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Steady Under Pressure: Building Focus, Resilience, and Performance

2 CPE Credits $75.50/credit hour Tuesday, May 11, 2027 · 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET
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Tax and accounting professionals often operate in high-demand environments that require accuracy, judgment, responsiveness, and sustained attention. Deadlines, client questions, changing guidance, competing priorities, and frequent interruptions can make it easy to work on autopilot or react quickly under pressure. This two-hour webinar introduces mindfulness as a practical workplace skill for improving focus, managing stress, and creating a more intentional pause before responding.

Participants will learn brief, realistic techniques that can be used during the workday without special equipment, extended time away, breakouts, or personal disclosure. The session focuses on small repeatable habits that support composure, attention recovery, and sustainable performance. Participants will explore how to apply mindfulness practices before meetings, during transitions, after stressful interactions, and in moments when clear thinking matters most.

Topics Covered

  • Mindfulness as deliberate attention to the present moment without judgment
  • Why high-demand technical work can increase autopilot, reactivity, and cognitive load
  • The role of breathing, sensory grounding, and short rituals in attention recovery
  • How emotional agility helps professionals notice emotions without letting them drive decisions
  • How to move from worry loops to practical next steps
  • How micro-resets, transitions, and phone-free pauses can support focus throughout the workday
  • Ways to make mindfulness realistic in client work, internal meetings, deadline periods, and daily routines

Learning Objectives

  • Identify practical mindfulness concepts that support focus, stress management, and intentional response in the workplace
  • Recognize common work situations where professionals may operate on autopilot, react quickly, or carry stress longer than necessary
  • Apply brief mindfulness techniques, including breathing, grounding, attention resets, and reflection prompts, to everyday tax and accounting work situations
  • Use emotional agility strategies to notice stress reactions, pause, and choose a more intentional response during challenging interactions
  • Distinguish between unproductive worry and practical problem-solving to identify a clear next action

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based

NASBA Field of Study
Personal Development (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Dory Bertsche

Dory Bertsche is a seasoned facilitator and executive coach with more than 30 years of experience helping professionals communicate with clarity, confidence, and strategic intent. She brings deep expertise in business writing, logical structuring, storytelling, presence, sales, and critical thinking, enabling clients to elevate their influence and drive meaningful results.
Known for her sharp thinking and pragmatic approach, Dory helps individuals and teams craft compelling messages, deliver them with credibility and authenticity, and tailor their communications to specific business objectives, from winning support for ideas to navigating complex stakeholder environments.

As a former Communications Specialist at McKinsey & Company, Dory guided high-stakes communications, structuring complex information for impact and equipping professionals to lead conversations, shape decisions, and move ideas forward in fast-paced, high-pressure contexts.

She has coached leaders across professional services, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology and media, energy, and the public sector.
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