Join us to hear insights from diverse (in background and role) leaders from within the accounting profession who will explain how to make investments in a diverse talent, as well as in creating an inclusive workforce to increase your pipeline and retention rates to expand leadership representation.

Join us to hear the Co-chairs of the AICPA LGBTQ+ Initiatives committee give an overview of the strategic initiatives, as well as the mission and vision of the committee. During this session you will also hear about a new resource that Dr. Jones assisted the committee in creating, which will aid your understanding of the importance of being an advocate to your LGBTQ+ workforce and community, and provide actions to leverage on your inclusiveness journey.

Delegation is a leadership must-have as no organization can grow, or survive succession, without encouraging its leaders to become great delegators. Unfortunately, real delegation is often desired and seldom practiced. At some point or another, we're all guilty of one or more of the seven "sins" of delegation. In this session, we'll explore ways to become better delegators to encourage the highest and best use for all team members - including you! Attend this session to gain concrete strategies for empowering and developing others through powerful delegation!

Learn Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and well-being techniques to overcome day-to-day stresses and persist in your personal and professional life.

What’s inclusion got to do with it? At Plink leadership, we believe leaders build their competence by demonstrating the traits of inclusive leaders. Most leaders don’t intend to exclude others. Yet, leaders can fail to get the best out of their teams due to personal bias and the inability to adapt and listen deeper. In this session, you will gain insight into what it means to be an inclusive leader, including taking on the difference as your own and being courageous in conversation and your actions.

The elements that build trust don't change when we shift to hybrid work, but the actions that build trust do. This talk will cover both the elements and their corresponding actions. You'll leave this session equipped with a tool that supports diagnosing trust breaches as well as a plan for action in building trust intentionally.

An interactive career progression discussion. Many people do not know what the path to partner looks like or how to get there. We will go through the different levels and inflection points of my career and discuss why I ultimately chose a different path for the second half of my career. A short summary: Big 5 job offer, Andersen imploded, three small firms over 16 years, leadership opportunity, Top 20 firm merger - stayed for 3 years, Phase 2. There will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and engagement about your career path, how it is similar / dissimilar, and what you can do to get where you want to go. For the employers, there will be great information about what drives people out of firms and what you can change so you might be able to keep them.

The accountants view of Graphic Packaging's ESG Story. The role of accounting, risk, and audit in ESG

Inspired by the book Extreme Ownership by former Navy Seals Jacko Willink and Leif Babin. Great leaders do not blame the team members for mistakes and failures, they own it. This helps build teams that trust their leaders. This interactive session will help you learn how to implement this with your team. This book is dedicated to three warriors who paid the ultimate sacrifice: Marc Lee, Mike Monsoor, and Ryan Job. Marc Lee was one of my friends so this book has a special place in my heart as it pays respect to them and their families.

People are a firms most valuable asset, yet employee retention and engagement are getting increasingly challenging. It’s more important than ever to retain top talent by investing in your team, yet most firms are struggling more than ever to do just that. During this session, we’ll explore: What is missing when it comes to employee engagement, what employees really want (that they may never tell you), as well as discuss specific examples to help your employees feel more connected to the work they do.

Listen to women in the profession talk about how they were able to overcome barriers and achieve their accomplishments while not falling prey to the “superwoman” mentality.

The authoritarian, ego-based leadership model has long passed its expiration date. A more conscious, evolved form of leadership has been emerging for years, and recent events have shown us that the need for this new form of leadership is urgent. We are at a breaking point… and breaking points signal profound opportunities to create true change. We will explore what it means to be a more conscious, evolved leader, including: What we're getting wrong when it comes to leadership in accounting Human leadership strengths that can transform the workplace Practical ways you can tap into your humanity to be a better leader

This session will engage the participant in understanding languages of appreciation and how to leverage them to create a sustainable culture of belonging and relevance. Take part in dynamic conversations and gain tools and techniques to engage and retain BIPOC teammates.