CalCPA Leadership Institute
Each year, CalCPA Leadership Institute teaches potential member leaders the specific skills necessary to grow into future leadership positions at CalCPA and in the profession.
Strong leaders in strategic positions are key to CalCPA’s continued success. CalCPA Leadership Institute is a five-day program designed to teach members skills that will make them better leaders and managers. Participants will grow as volunteer and business leaders as they focus on improving leadership behavior, as well as critical thinking and management skills.
The California CPA Education Foundation and CalCPA underwrite the costs except for a small administrative fee that is responsibility of the individual participant. Qualified candidates will be members who have the greatest potential for fulfilling future leadership roles at CalCPA.
Sample Topics
CalCPA Leadership Institute participants will discuss, among other topics:
- Fundamentals of leadership
- Identifying personal leadership styles
- Strategic planning and goal setting
- Client management
- Managing people
What It Takes
CalCPA has identified the following characteristics as the most important qualities in a potential CalCPA leader:
- Be able to speak well in public
- Have charisma
- Feel passion for the Society and the profession
- Be aware of the issues
- Be a team player
- Exemplify the ethical values of the profession
- Be able to turn conflict into consensus
- Make the appropriate time commitment and manage time accordingly
- Enjoy the support of your family, firm or company
- Have prior leadership experience (or equivalent firm experience)
- Be empathetic and a good listener
- Be able to generate enthusiasm in others about CalCPAy and to recruit others into leadership positions
For more information, contact John Angelo, CalCPA's division director, strategic relations.
Read what CalCPA leaders have to say about their experiences in this article from California CPA (November 2007).
