When it comes to engaging a team, there are four words, that although simple, can have a tremendous impact. Those words are "What do you think?". These words, when said with an authentic desire to hear their answer, can break down barriers, unite a team and move your organization forward, faster. In this session, we will explore how leaders can create open cultures of feedback and collaboration to engage, develop and retain talent.

The Great Resignation is a phenomenon where record numbers of people are leaving their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join this session to learn how to navigate the ripple effects of the pandemic and re-evaluate how to retain talent, particularly women who have been the most impacted.

The CPA industry is going through rapid, massive changes. There are so many complex problems swirling around. Firms haven’t faced such difficult changes in our past and don’t know how to solve these kinds of issues. This session gives you a proven toolkit to do just that. You’ll have fun in this high energy, hands-on introduction to Stanford’s famous innovation process called Design Thinking. We’ll create real prototypes to solve a common CPA firm problem! You’ll walk away with a process that can accelerate the speed and effectiveness of how you develop new services, processes and a thriving future for your entire organization.

When we develop the following six habits we will form an interlocking pyramid of integrated habits. In some hands on focus exercises and role playing we will focus on caring skills, process-oriented habits, and trust and roles. How does strengthening emotional capacity, expanding self-awareness, practicing empathy and respectfulness, establishing team norms, thinking laterally and entrusting members with appropriate roles create a strong pyramid to create an effective teams. Come find out how you can lead or follow to make your team even more effective.