CAS – Advancing Your Role as a Business Leader [NT] (2 hours - late morning) - Webcast

Overview

Knowing the numbers is a valued skill, but not nearly enough to make you a real business leader. True leaders put in the work and make sacrifices for others. Leadership is a learned skill, a skill that must be practiced. It may look simple, and it is - only if you know what to do and how to do it. Leadership requires one to develop a greater understanding of intangibles that are difficult to quantify - but are priceless. The best leaders care about others, are trustworthy and are credible. We will discuss proven tactics to enhance those skills. Worthy for those who want to become even more valuable as a business leader.

This stand-alone-event is part of our 2025 CAS (Client Accounting Services) three-part series. Today, more and more business clients are seeking greater strategic insight and a higher level of value from their accounting professional. These courses will help you explore this new this opportunity and be better prepared to meet client demands.

The three 2-credit events in this series are:

• Advancing Your Role as a Business Leader - October 31
• Preparing for a New Role as a Fractional CFO - What to Do - November 7
• Ready to be an Effective CFO? Skills to Succeed - November 14

Highlights

• Leadership is earned, not given
• Leaders understand:
  • Human nature
  • Others and
  • Themselves
• You have to care!
• The need for better relationships, credibility, and trust
• Lessons from great leaders
• Steps to becoming a better leader, a trusted leader

Prerequisites

• At least six (6) months of professional financial statement analysis experience.
• Prior management and leadership experience will be most helpful.

Designed For

CPAs and financial professionals interested in Client Accounting Services (CAS)

Objectives

• Effective leaders understand the importance of earning trust, helping others, integrity, relationships, and communicating.