Assessments and Women's Program Design

Are you contemplating a women's initiative in your firm? What does it mean? It could be anything from launching a niche focused on women buyers, to training the firm's women, to designing policies for work-life balance. We can help you assess your most pressing needs, share ideas from firms around the country, guide you through alternatives, and help you design a customized Women's Program.

Presentations

Where are the Women Leaders?

Recently CPA firms and associations have become increasingly aware of their enormous investments in hiring, training, and developing women, only to have them walk out the door as careers progress. Women make up almost 60% of all accounting college graduates. However, as women gain career experience, the mix in public accounting drops to around 30% of all managers, and about 19% of all partners. How do you retain your women and create the conditions to optimize their performance? This topic discusses the reasons for the retention problem and what you can do to develop and retain your best and brightest women.

Creating a Women’s Program in Your Firm

A women’s initiative often starts with creating awareness and understanding among key firm leaders in why consider an initiative and what other firms have experienced. We share the best ideas from firms around the country, guiding you through the alternatives, and helping you design a program unique to your needs. The objective of the presentation is to gain buy-in, commitment and identified next steps in designing and developing a program.

Workshops

The Women's Workshop Series [Individual single day workshops] - CLICK HERE to view excerpt

This series of separate one day workshops is perfect for firms interested in developing their women professionals. Each workshop focuses on a different theme: Becoming a Professional, Business Development, Powerful Communications, Personal Branding, and Work/Life Balance.

The Business Development Workshop for Women CPAs [1 day] - CLICK HERE to view excerpt

Although a significant number of women CPAs populate the profession, one of the key skills preventing their advancement is the lack of business development success. Women are often uncomfortable networking and developing opportunities when they don't have the confidence to execute successfully. This one day Workshop is designed to transfer knowledge and skills to develop women CPAs of today into partner leaders of tomorrow.

Annual Conference

The annual Forum for Women in Accounting, co-sponsored with The Advisory Board, and held in the spring, is the perfect place for senior women and up-and-comers to observe role models, learn new leadership skills, and network with other successful women CPAs. – CLICK HERE for more details.

Coaching

Individual and group coaching is customized to develop you or your women professionals into firm leaders. Coaching can include business development, confidence in communications, business etiquette and personal branding.

Articles

• Where are the Women Rainmakers?
  appeared in:
  • Accounting Today
    
  
  
• Rainmaking for Women CPAs
  appeared in:
  • The Edge, Spring/Summer Edition
    
  
  
• Make Room for Women
  appeared in:
  • CPA Practice Management Forum
    
  
  
• The Best Women’s Programs
  appeared in:
  • Accounting Today