Audit 503: Management - Being a Balanced Leader-Manager

Overview

Management Skills - Exhibiting Traits of a Balanced Leader-Manager provides tips and techniques for striking the right balance between managing individuals and engagement teams and leading the overall strategic direction of a firm. Short-term profitability and long-term viability are important objectives of any successful organization. Note: This course is recommended as a part of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for managers, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has responsibilities for leading or managing others. 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:

Differentiating between managing and leading, while highlighting the importance of each
Assessing your own natural management and leadership style
Adapting management and leadership styles to the specific circumstances
Becoming a catalyst for positive change
Overcoming barriers to successfully managing and leading
Successfully engaging in difficult conversations to minimize performance issues and conflict

Prerequisites

Experience supervising others

Designed For

Accountants with both short-term management and long-term leadership responsibilities

Objectives

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

Distinguish the difference between short-term management and long-term leadership
Identify how to strike the right balance between leading individuals and teams towards both short-term and long-term objectives
Determine how to adapt your own natural behaviors to enhance the likelihood of overall success for individuals and teams