Leadership Academy
Multi-day course:
Thursday, June 26-Monday, Sept. 22, 2025
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Central
33 CPE (33 non-technical) | 1.5 Ethics
Minnesota Society of CPAs, Bloomington
Course code: 25SR-0001
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Strong leaders must be cultivated. And that's what the MNCPA Leadership Academy is here for.
In this immersive program, attendees journey through a series of workshops with the same cohort of CPA peers. Participants dive deep into what it takes to lead effectively in public accounting, deliver their best value and drive future success for the whole firm.
Attendees will pave the way for more challenging client work, leadership roles and career growth, and come away with the confidence and skills needed to be successful, capable leaders.
Major subjects
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Workshop 1 – Leadership Foundations
Leadership in a professional service firm; building a strong personal foundation; your unique qualities and how they impact your leadership approach; creating your leadership development plan. (8 CPE)
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Workshop 2 – How to Lead Well in All Directions
Leading yourself; leadership challenges; work-life tensions; leading across, down and up; emotional intelligence; 360-degree feedback. (8 CPE)
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Workshop 3 – Essential Leadership Skills
Coaching skills; the anatomy of a coaching session; communication and difficult conversations; effective delegation; engaging and productive meetings; leading in a remote or hybrid environment. (8 CPE)
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Workshop 4 – The Innovative and Strategic Leader
Strategic thinking and innovation skills; building high-performance teams; adaptive and situational leadership; leading change; closing session with sponsoring partners. (8 CPE)
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Personalized Training Session
50-minute Zoom session with instructor to review your leadership development plan progress and develop next steps unique to your leadership journey. (1 CPE)
Learning objectives
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Discover the fundamentals of leadership and how they relate to the accounting profession.
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Learn and apply a paradigm for leadership in managing projects, people and the firm.
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Assess your leadership style and recognize the impact of your strengths, struggles and blind spots.
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Develop critical leadership skills that help you excel in your current role and prepare for future advancement.
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Expand your leadership capacity and leverage it for the benefit of your firm, clients, profession and community.
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Explore the challenges of leadership and ways to navigate work-life tensions.
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Gain increased confidence as a leader with application of learning in near real-time.
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Create a leadership development plan to continue your growth as a leader beyond the program.
Who should take this program?
- Ideal candidates are CPAs in public practice, ages 25-35, with at least three years of professional experience, between the senior/manager level or on that track for advancement.
Pricing
Standard Best Customer Fee
(through 5/16/2025) |
$1,325.00
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Standard Member Fee |
$1,725.00
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 Standard Nonmember Fee |
$2,025.00
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