The Center For Leadership

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                                                              The Experiential Learning Group

A Five-day Executive Leadership Experience - One Day At A Time!

Audience

The Center For Leadership is designed for those CPAs who choose to accept the challenge of positioning themselves to take advantage of opportunities created by the changes that the profession is undergoing. Participation by both management and non-management personnel from corporate as well as accounting practice settings is appropriate. It is particularly appropriate for Corporate Executives, CPA Association Board Members, Staff Leaders, Committee Leaders as well as CPAs engaged in public practice.

"The future of America rests not in mediocrity, but in the constant renewal of leadership in every phase of our national life. " - Herbert Hoover

Program Objectives - The Center For Leadership will:

• Help CPAs make a difference as community leaders, organization leaders, family leaders, as well as business leaders.

• Position CPAs to create and capitalize on opportunities associated with the rapid changes of the CPA profession and the business environment.

• Identify, develop and apply the skills and practices consistent with providing leadership in a complex environment of change that will enable CPAs to transform their vision and values into reality.

• Position CPAs to accept responsibility as consultants through improved critical thinking, enhanced communication, relationship, and team-building skills.

Program Delivery:

This customized leadership workshop offers substance for each and every individual. Content ranges from theory, self-assessment, and skill building to practical application. Each program module contains practical, yet enjoyable learning activities. The format utilizes sophisticated presentation graphics and videotapes to stimulate thought-provoking group discussions on real-world leadership issues. Participants earn forty hours of CPE credit for attending The Center For Leadership

"Good leaders develop through a never-ending process o self-study, education, training and experience." The U.S. Army Manual on Military Leadership

The Core Curriculum

Three common threads are woven into the core Curriculum of The Center For Leadership.

1 . Understanding yourself in the context of leadership - Who are you today? …and… Who would you like to be in the future?  Through a series of self-assessment and feedback tools, you will develop a greater understanding of yourself in the context of leadership. This new perspective influences the way you work, motivate, and communicate with others, in both your business and personal life. Throughout the program, you will have opportunities to more fully understand how others see you. You will set specific objectives based on your future goals and aspirations as well as your current realities.

2. Understanding The skills and practices of exemplary leaders - Leaders take risks, see the benefits of change, and promote a shared vision- But how? Why do some leaders achieve extraordinary results while others fail? What distinguishes the effective leader from those who are simply given leadership responsibilities?

These questions and more are answered as we explore the specific characteristics, practices, skills, and commitments of exemplary leaders. Each one of the five days focuses on a different set of practices and skills required to achieve extraordinary leadership results.

Inherent in the design of The Center For Leadership is a specific focus in the following areas:

• Strategic thinking and planning
• Facilitating skills to achieve organizational consensus
• Negotiating and persuading
• Teamwork
• Coaching and empowerment
• Problem solving
• Decision-making
• Developing a cross-functional perspective

3. Developing Leadership Strategies - Our actions create our reality. Why does a specific leadership practice cause success in one situation and failure in the next? How do you really know when to do what when organizations look to you for answers or direction?

Through down-to-earth, true-to-life examples and exercises, you will explore, experience, and dissect the applications of leadership skills. Each of the sessions looks at the application of specific practices in the context of personal and organizational readiness and culture.

"Nothing worthwhile ever happens quickly and easily. You achieve only as you are determined to achieve...and as you keep at it until you achieve."--Robert H. Lauer

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