Women's Programs

Closing The Gender Gap

Even though it can feel awkward to discuss, the gender gap still very much exists today. And, when the subject does arise, our discussions aren't honest enough to generate solutions to the issues that are at heart of the matter. In this session, we’ll explore real-life working-woman challenges that conspire to cause our profession's gender gap and generate at least one concrete action you can take to begin closing the gender gap in your firm. You will:

• Understand the challenge of making women choose between success at home and success at work
• Identify why there is a need for more women role models and removing the glass ceiling that impacts female promotability
• Uncover the unconscious bias that exists that sometimes causes preferential treatment of some over others
• Learn male/female stereotypes that enable traditional gender behavioral expectations to persist
• Understand natural sexual tension that exists in the male/female relationship that can spill into the way people think and behave at work

Leave this session with a new awareness and ability to discuss unconscious bias and societal conditioning and identify specific actions you can take to close the gender gap.

Four Winning Strategies Every Woman CPA Should Know

Ever wonder why women abound at the staff level, but so few ascend to join the ranks of leadership? Attend this session to explore five winning strategies that every woman professional, and the people who coach, support, and manage her should know. In this interactive session, we’ll explore the importance of exhibiting your leadership abilities in a variety of ways including:

• Bringing power and professionalism to your image
• Talking straight to drive change
• Managing the scope of your role and delivering results
• Taking care of the “whole” you

Leave this session with some eye-opening insights and a commitment to undertake at least one new strategy to transform your work and life!

Managing Diverse Work Teams (1 -day workshop)

In this workshop, we’ll begin by exploring some of the differences that make your team unique and how you can best utilize these differences while effectively managing the conflicts and difficulties that are sure to arise. You will learn:

• Generational differences – and similarities – and how people of different ages, raised in different eras, are often motivated differently
• Gender differences and ways to bring out the best in both genders and avoid stereotypical traps
• Personality differences, beginning with an understanding of your own personality preferences using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or DISC
• How to motivate and leverage the talents of your diverse team

Leave this workshop with greater empathy toward your team members and ideas for utilizing the different strengths and attributes that exist within your firm!

Questions about this course or a training? Contact us.

Managing Scope: The Art of Saying No

Are you challenged with managing priorities that seem to change daily? Do you say “Yes” when you should say “No” so you don’t disappoint others? Attend to develop strategies for tackling the “right” work-to-do list items where you will:

• Identify where to focus to further your firm’s strategic plan
• Define approaches to gain buy-in on your priorities annually and throughout the year
• Learn methods for managing expectations and proactively keeping others informed
• Recognize communication strategies to manage expectations, ask for help and reprioritize
• Generate ways to rationalize the need for more resources and delegating

Leave this session with a framework to focus on the things that matter most!

Mastering the Art of Time Management

CPE:3.4 credit hours in the area of Personal Development

You can’t change the number of hours in a day, but you can find ways to use your time more efficiently. In this session, we will discuss methods for achieving peak performance. Armed with a strategy for tackling the things on your to-do list, you will be less overwhelmed, more focused, and more productive. Attend this session to:

• Explore the challenges to effective time management
• Take a look at how you spend your time and learn a framework for spending your time on the things that matter most
• Examine goal setting and accountability as they relate to effective time management
• Learn strategies for creating a more productive environment

Leave this session with effective time management strategies that promote maximum performance and productivity!

This course can be taught live in an in-person or virtual format. It is also available as an online, self-study course at our Learning Center. The registration fee is $199 and allows you 90-day access to complete the course. The course is eligible for 3.4 CPE credit.

Talking Straight to Drive Change

The ability to give – and receive – feedback effectively is one of the characteristics of a great leader. Yet, many of us struggle with these crucial conversations, despite the benefits to ourselves and our team. In this session, we will explore different methods of talking straight to drive change – without damaging relationships – including:

• Addressing expectation gaps
• Using the keep-stop-start method
• Mastering the art of listening
• Developing clear action plans

Gain new skills that will give you confidence in holding the crucial, and beneficial, conversations that will help your people and your firm succeed!

Questions about this course or a training? Contact us.

Women as Powerful Leaders and Communicators (1-day workshop)

This session will help you gain power and confidence in your role as a leader, mentor, and manager. Together, we’ll explore the unique elements that cause you to behave, communicate, and react the way that you do when working with others. We’ll focus on the things that make you unique and discuss strategies to enable you to be a more cohesive and collaborative leader, including:

• Gender differences and ways to bring out the best in both genders and avoid stereotypical traps
• Personality differences, beginning with an understanding of your own personality preferences using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or DISC Assessment
• Communication strategies designed to motivate, navigate difficult conversations, and compel others to follow your lead

Attend this workshop and learn how to capitalize on your unique gifts, minimize inhibitors, and be a more inspiring leader and communicator!

Questions about this course or a training? Contact us.

Women Who Win: Strategies for Ensuring Career Success

The corporate world has made huge strides in the representation of both genders, however, leadership still lags. While just under half of new CPAs are women, not quite a fifth of women in the public accounting profession hold partnership positions. It can be challenging to pinpoint a definitive answer to why more women haven't climbed the ladder. That's why it's important to consider a variety of factors and work to address them. In this session, we'll explore four ideas and how you can manage them to your advantage, including:

• Having it all by balancing family and your career
• Freely expressing yourself in the workplace
• Ensuring your free expression is perceived as you intended
• Exhibiting a professional, polished and empowered presence in the workplace

Attend this session to identify factors that can hold women back from leadership positions and learn strategies for reaching the career level you're working toward!

Women’s Leadership – A Candid Conversation

According to the AICPA, women represent over half of new CPAs in the accounting profession, but only 9% are CFOs and 24% are partners in CPA firms. Attend this session where you will be led in an interactive discussion related to:

• Barriers to women’s leadership
• Why firms must become gender- and family-friendly
• Whether or not women’s-only programs are the answer
• Program ideas and other solutions or approaches firms have found beneficial

Whether you are a man or woman, this issue affects your succession. Attend to share your thoughts and hear those of others on this important and thought-provoking subject.