Leadershift: How to Embrace Disruption and Lead Change

Overview

Leading change now ranks in the top three leader skills of the future. As audit, risk management, and governance are relied on more and more in organizational decision-making, the need to lead change is paramount. Leaders and practitioners at all levels must oversee or manage change in today’s environment. Whether you are a CEO, small business owner, or individual practitioner, you lead change in your environment. In this session, learn how to lead change BETTER because everyone is a leader of someone. Build alignment with those you lead and work with, motivate and inspire, and model the behaviors that drive change. This session breaks down strategies into manageable steps that anyone can cultivate. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics covered in this course include:

Why it is critical to lead change in your company now
The seven steps of leading change
How to set expectations
How to create a vision that achieves buy-in
How to form a coalition, an essential component of any change effort
How to create and mobilize change networks to accelerate change
The best of the best communication strategies
How to establish simple 360 feedback
Managing yourself

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

CFOs, CPAs, solo practitioners, staff, policy makers, executives, legal representatives, and others interested in leading change better.

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

Describe why it is critical to lead change today
List the seven steps of leading change
Identify the components in a "case for change" that achieves buy-in
Recall the definition of a coalition, its purpose, and how to establish one
Create a change network and describe its role in in accelerating change
Create a 360-feedback approach
Identify key personal skills to help you lead through change