Location: White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 

Through the cooperation of the Provincial Institutes, ICANS’ members are invited to take part in the ICAO Executive Development Programs. 

Leadership Series:        

Smart Leaders: Thinking & Innovation Skills - Oct. 24 – 27

We live and work in an era like none before, an age that requires smart leaders – people with the thinking skills and tools to deal with uncertainty, complexity, discontinuity and the know-how to capitalize on emergent trends, leverage intellectual capital and prepare their organizations for a future of opportunities rushing at us faster than ever.  A recent survey found that, while most CEOs say innovation and creativity are now “at the top of their agenda,” only 6% feel confident in their ability to actually achieve it.

Refocusing the Organization - July 11 – 14

The work of leadership at all levels is to continually refocus the organization – to make things better, more effective and efficient. To become agile, innovate, grow and stay competitive. Understanding exactly how to use discontinuous, disruptive change to achieve sustainable advantage is the one ability every leader and senior manager must possess.  

The Master Strategist - Nov. 14 – 17

Great strategy matches existing or acquired corporate competencies and resources with economic opportunities while mitigating risk to the corporation. Those managers who are successful, through generating bottom line results, improved market share, reinventing the corporate culture, and/or strengthening brand – move to the top echelons of their organizations.

The Optimal Negotiator - June 27 – 30

Arguably the one skill today’s leaders must possess is the ability to get people to agree with them. Most assuredly in any undertaking of significance, whether personal or business related, knowing how to get others to accept your point of view while seeing themselves as winners is crucial to your success, if not the prosperity of your organization. Indeed, one cannot ever expect to ascend the corporate ladder without a sound grasp of the fundamental negotiating principles and nuances or without the knowledge and skills to emulate those who consistently do it well.

Becoming CEO (and staying there): The Leader’s Edge - Nov. 21 – 24

Are you CEO material? Do you have the necessary job experience, emotional competencies, interpersonal skill sets, decision making ability and leadership style to make it to the top? We rise to the top when we know the rules of the game, what deficiencies to address, what talents to optimize and what values to live by. And we accomplish this through realistic self-assessment, the acquisition of certain critical skill sets, an adherence to some fundamental principles and a workable plan of action.

Finance Series:

The Controllership Program:

– Operational Skills - June 20 – 23

Polish your financial skills.  Learn about leading-edge developments in finance.   Develop your analytical skills.  Understand new developments in internal control and compliance.  Obtain new insights in how to reduce costs and improve efficiency.  Improve the financial reporting process and ensure the integrity of the numbers. These are the Controller’s core competencies. Become the financial expert in your organization – the go-to finance manager who can develop and interpret financial and operational metrics and provide decision support for key executives. 

– Management Competencies - Oct. 24 – 27

Learn to improve your coaching and supervisory, team building and presentation skills. You will have the opportunity to devote some time to the enhancement of your individual development.  The program emphasizes practical approaches and the sharing of best practices in a setting which is stimulating, supportive and fun. Your organization will benefit from your ability to build high-performance work teams, and from your implementation of business process improvements.

The CFO Leadership Program:

– Operational Skills - Oct. 17 – 20

This program delivers the core CFO competencies that organizations expect and demand.  Get up to speed on corporate governance and risk management and the latest tools and application.  Examine the relationship of strategy and risk-taking and drive your organization’s mission and success.  Explore the value-added CFO competencies in business valuation, business intelligence, M&A and intellectual property. 

– Leadership Competencies - Dec. 12 – 15

Organizations with skillful leadership consistently outperform those with less effective management. Your organization will benefit from having a more self-assured finance team leader, your enhanced abilities to contribute to organizational core values, and your ability to communicate effectively with your stakeholders.  You will learn how to improve your performance as a strategic business partner to the key stakeholders in your organization and how to enhance your capabilities as a communicator and leader.  You will also explore leading-edge thinking in leadership. You will return to your office with significant insights into how you can improve your individual and team performance.

The Value-Driven CFO - June 27 – 30   

The pressure to perform and demonstration of value-added has never been so intense and the CFO is in the middle of this storm and is expected to be an integral part of driving enterprise performance. The days of simply doing the variance analysis and month end closures and reconciliations are over. Amidst this onslaught of change and pressure, CEOs and Boards have another expectation from their CFO’s – enhance shareholder value.  Create it, enhance and refine it, acquire it, link strategies that support it, and create a reporting architecture to drive it through the enterprise – the Value-Driven CFO.

The CFO as Navigator - Nov. 17 – 19

This program is dedicated to providing you breadth and depth in key areas such as dashboards, performance metrics and process maps, information management and business intelligence, platform design and creation, corporate strategy, talent management and incentive design. This not meant to convert you into the VP Human Resources or the Chief Information Officer, but to provide you with enough depth to either manage these functions or to communicate effectively to these counterparts with knowledge and confidence.

For full details and registration information go to:    http://www.icao.on.ca/PDExec

If you have questions please contact:

Robert Gagnon CA, Associate Director, Professional Development, Office: 416 969-4326

Toll free: 1-800-387-0735  Ext. 326 e-mail: rgagnon@icao.on.ca

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Executive Leadership Programs

— Dynamic    — Fun     — Informative    — Unique    — Insightful   — Motivating

 

Have you recently moved into a new role? Do you aspire to move your career and company forward?

Our programs are designed to take you beyond your technical accounting and financial expertise by developing the skills you need to lead others, lead teams, lead the financial function and lead organizational transformation.

 

The learning process we employ is dynamic, stimulating and fun. Our faculty members blend case studies, simulations and assessment tools to foster personal and professional leadership development and to enhance your on-the-job impact and results. A unique additional feature of the program is the opportunity you will have to work one-on-one with an Executive Coach.

 

How you will benefit

Our programs will help you adapt to the challenges inherent in the expanding role of the CFO and Controller. You will leave each program with the practical tools and skills necessary to meet current and emerging challenges, both professionally and personally.

 

Controllership	May 8 – May 14, 2010 Banff, Alberta Banff Rocky Mountain Resort Banff, Alberta   www.controllership.ca
CFO	May 22 – 28, 2010 Banff, Alberta Buffalo Mountain Lodge Banff, Alberta   www.cfoleadership.ca

 

To register, or for program information, please call 780-424-7391, toll-free at 1 800-232-9406 or e-mail m.education@icaa.ab.ca.

                                                                                                     

Space is limited, register today!

 

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Introducing ICABC’s latest Executive Leadership Program -

REFOCUSING THE ORGANIZATION

 

The world continues to be altered by unanticipated and largely unprecedented events.  What has your organization done to both adapt and prepare itself for the next unpredictable circumstance? Because, make no mistake, there will be at least one (if not more) in your future.

 

Join a select group of senior-level executives who share similar challenges and learn how to

• diagnose the current health of your organization and understand where you rank
• identify the critical drivers of change and disruption in the new/innovation economy
• improve organizational decision making about “what's really important” to the business mission
• present a compelling case for change in politicized (unaligned) environments
• learn how to refocus your own life and your future career or organizational progression 

Who will benefit

• managers who aspire to be real leaders
• executives who are simply fed up with worker inefficiency, apathy, resistance and entitlement
• leaders who want and need to make better strategic decisions about the future of their organization
• anyone who wants to design a future of choice and discover the means and skills to achieve it 

This new program is the creation of Dr. Jim Murray who has a proven track record of success in helping senior executives in their pursuit of achieving their full potential.

 

Upcoming Dates

November 8-10, 2010

Downtown Vancouver, BC

 

For more information, please visit www.icabc-pd.com/pd-in-depth.php over the coming weeks, or email pdreg@ica.bc.ca

 

 

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