THE POWER OF INFLUENCE: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER

The Power of Influence: Leadership Strategies for the Extraordinary Leader IGAF Worldwide 2010 Women's Leadership Conference Presented by : Tom Hood, CPA.CITP CEO Maryland Association of CPAs Business Learning Institute 1 IGAF Worldwide Headquarters CPA Island in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/CPA%20Island/53/217/21/?title=IGAF%20Worldwide%20on%20CPA%20Island Are you an untouchable? A Washington lawyer friend recently told me about layoffs at his firm. I asked him who was getting axed. He said it was interesting: lawyers who were used to just showing up and having work handed to them were the first to go because with the bursting of the credit bubble, that flow of work just isn’t there. But those who have the ability to imagine new services, new opportunities and new ways to recruit work were being retained. They are the new untouchables. What is the # 1 reason leaders (and their organizations) fail? 4 What is different? Being in business today feels like being in permanent whitewater 6 You feel overwhelmed by the rapid and turbulent pace of change and uncertainties in business today You need new skills and new approaches to ride these waves of change Photo: Pratt’s surfing page You will learn how to lead in turbulent times and become a navigator of change using BLI's I2A - Insight to Action strategic thinking system Sight Insight Create Communicate Inspire! Today’s agenda • What is Leadership? • What about women & leaders? What the research says • The Five Qualities of Extraordinary Leaders • Toolkit & Practice  Sight Insight Create Communicate Inspire!