You’re great at accounting, but what about the “people skills” needed to really get to the next level of your career? Client communication, networking, and managing others are essential skills in professional services, but they were never taught in college.
Accounting Leadership Accelerator
Professional development workshop series for emerging leaders in accounting
📈 Accounting Leadership Accelerator
This workshop series is for staff, seniors, supervisors, and new managers who realize it’s not enough to be a technical expert. In order to be a future firm leader, you need to confidently build rapport with clients.
This three-part workshop series equips you to confidently network, communicate, and protect existing client relationships.
The tools and techniques you’ll learn can be put into action immediately. You’ll see a difference in your active listening skills, professionalism, and communication after just the first workshop.
Workshop Overview
We’ve trained thousands of professionals around the world. These workshops are custom-designed to address the biggest skill gaps of accountants who are staff, seniors, supervisors, and new managers.
WORKSHOP 1 – Exhibit Confidence and Competence (Thursday, July 18, 11:30AM – 12:30PM CT)
Incorporate science-backed techniques to appear confident and competent in every interaction with clients, prospects, and internal colleagues. Participants will:
- Clarify the key qualities of successful accountants and create an action plan to exhibit those qualities (ultimately building their own reputation and the reputation of your firm)
- Improve public speaking and client pitch skills by strengthening body language and tone of voice
- Prepare for being asked questions they don’t know the answer to
- Proactively communicate, especially when working remotely, and know when to pick up the phone
WORKSHOP 2 – The Art of Networking & Small Talk (Thursday, August 1, 11:30AM – 12:30PM CT)
Create a networking plan to proactively cultivate meaningful relationships with clients and referral sources. Participants will:
- Practice making small talk to find commonality with someone and to establish a personal relationship
- Identify how they can take initiative to meet key people, and to make a great impression when they connect
- Maintain relationships long-term by finding ways to add value to clients and prospects
WORKSHOP 3 – Become A Trusted Advisor (Thursday, August 15, 11:30AM – 12:30PM CT)
Become irreplaceable to clients (and firm partners!) by actively listening and skillfully navigating the difficult, and often critical, conversations that inevitably arise in professional services. Participants will:
- Apply active listening skills to ensure everyone they interact with feels valued, heard, and understood
- Practice leading difficult conversations, such as delivering bad news to a client or telling a partner when a mistake was made
- Take a problem-solving approach when issues arise to demonstrate resourcefulness
Program Details - What's Included
Workshops
Three interactive hour-long workshops delivered virtually
Nudges
Reinforcement email nudges in between workshops to hold participants accountable
Toolkit
Online toolkit filled with resources, templates, and frameworks
Peer Advice
Learn best practices from your peers at other firms that you can bring back to your teams
Coaching
Get individualized coaching in office hours in between workshops
On-Demand
Refresh yourself on key concepts with custom recordings of workshops
Report
Firm leaders receive a trends report post-program with benchmarks and recommendations
Meet Your Instructor: Elise Powers
Elise Powers trains professionals at the world’s leading companies, including Citi, Allianz, Sidley Austin, and Mayer Brown, on communication and networking skills. She’s led workshops and keynoted conferences around the world on the art of building long-term, mutually beneficial professional relationships.
Elise is the founder and CEO of Eleview Consulting, a Chicago-based firm that leads interactive workshops and coaching on emotional intelligence.
Elise has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and ABC News. You may recognize Elise from being LinkedIn Learning’s leading expert on communication and networking skills.
What To Expect
→ Secure your spot by registering for this unique and powerful leadership development opportunity (space is limited)
→ Receive calendar invites and welcome materials to get prepared and excited for the program
→ Engage in these interactive workshops to transform your people skills while getting to know peers at other firms
→ Share your key takeaways with your colleagues to position yourself as a future firm leader
Who Should Attend?
→ Staff, seniors, supervisors, and new managers
→ Emerging leaders who are starting to take over client-facing responsibilities
→ Accountants who need to improve their networking and small talk skills
→ Those seeking clarity on how to make themselves irreplaceable with clients
Pricing
Discounted registration is available until June 28th. Please contact Eleview Consulting (info@eleviewconsulting.com) if multiple people from your firm are interested in participating in order to get a reduced rate.