Agenda Year 1 - Class 1
DAY 1
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Introduction & Program Overview
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc
Learn about your peers and the goals for the year ahead.
Positive Focus
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc
Get connected with your peers and review your progress over the past 6 months.
Break
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Know Yourself and Your Team
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sandra Wiley, Boomer Consulting, Inc
Identify and leverage your unique abilities.
Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Conflict Management
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
Conflict can be good for the decision making process. It is important to manage rather than avoid conflict. We will discuss the types of conflict and strategies to identify and manage conflict to your advantage!
Group Exercise - Setting Expectations for Your Project
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
Some tips to set you up for success with your firm project & an opportunity to share your project with the group.
Break
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Peer Q&A
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sandra Wiley, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
This is your time to interact with our peers & ask them the questions that are on your mind. Be prepared to interact and participate.
Free Time
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Social hour
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
No-Host Dinner
6:30 pm - ???
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DAY 2
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Upward Communication/Communication Techniques
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Sandra Wiley, Boomer Consulting, Inc
Excellent communication - both spoken and written - is essential in your professional growth. The lack of this skill has sidelined some very good people from moving ahead in their firm. We will examine what you are doing well today, as well as what you could improve in your communication techniques to ensure that you will not be left behind.
Break
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Project Management
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc
Life in an accounting firm is based on projects but they aren't always managed as well as they should be. We will discuss how you can improve your project management skills as well as tools you can use to create a more efficient project team.
Preparing for Your Coaching Session & Game Plan
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting, Inc
One of the most important aspects of the program is to develop a plan for your return home. Develop your objectives and then share them with your peers in small groups.
Wrap Up
12:00 pm