Firms are embracing formal initiatives and confirming the substantial benefits that offer to help enhance their firm's ability to attract, retain and advance women. But there is still progress to be made. What should women examine when entering a partnership? Is there unconscious bias in partnership offers? And if so, how do we combat this with your firm's diversity and inclusion efforts?

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, maintaining the status quo is substantially falling behind. Leading firms realize this and have deployed innovation and change strategies that meet the future needs of clients. Learn key steps and strategies top-performing firms are using to identify, implement, and influence positive and profitable change within their organizations.

No one wants to hear that she isn't doing a good job. Thus no one wants to tell her. Telling your boss you're frustrated or aren't hitting your targets is even more difficult, and thus many of us don't. Worse, is that most feedback, positive or negative, is useless because it's vague. Get a simple formula to make even the most difficult conversation easier. Conversations will be short, specific and on point. They won't be personal. They will be actionable. You'll be able to say what you want to say, when you want to say it, in a way that the other person can hear you and take action.

What are the latest tools and technologies available to make the life of a road warrior a little easier? In this session, we will take a closer look at the practical and mobile technologies supporting and empowering remote employees to work smarter.

Firm Managers play a critical role in the success of any professional services firm. This session will focus on a current state discussion of the accounting profession, and an evaluation of what activities successful Firm Managers employ to add measurable value to their respective growing CPA firms. We will hear from several successful Firm Managers that will highlight their respective successes (and failures) as they engage with fellow firm leaders and future leaders to grow their respective firms.

It's impossible to overstate the importance of linking a firm's strategy to the "Big Four" issues of owner compensation, succession planning, profitability and buy-outs.  While the fundamental concepts of these issues are common, there is a uniqueness to how you address them based on your firm's overall core values.  These core values create your unique performance-based culture which, in turn, informs how you lead in these important areas.  This session will provide you with tools and strategies to both understand the connectivity of these issues while empowering you with the information to lead.

Do you ever feel stuck? As if you can't break through to the next level? Chances are you are holding yourself back. Don't let fear and doubt take control. Once you learn how to expand your comfort zone, you will be able to achieve your maximum potential.