ProNet Leadership Academy
2012 ProgramApply Here
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Exceptional leadership skills, for an exclusive group of young professionals.
To keep pace in your profession, let alone excel as a leader, requires your rate of learning to be greater than, or equal to, the rate of change. And given the rate of change today, this means that you must have: future-minded flexible thinking skills, the tools to rapidly adapt to new circumstances, the ability to make your ideas clear to other people in a way they can easily grasp and the personal influence to inspire others throughout your network.
Learn to Leverage Your Unique Leadership Strengths
Insights to Actions from the Business Learning Institute (BLI) is the next evolution in strategic planning and leadership skills and represents the intersection of solid strategic planning processes, powerful visual tools and evidence-based practices in motivating people. You will identify and learn to leverage your unique leadership strengths and to conquer your leadership challenges.
Understand the Strengths of Others
“Know thy self” is an important first step in becoming an exceptional leader, but understanding the strengths of your organization and your team members is an equally important aspect. As you learn to identify areas of strength in others, it will allow your team to achieve maximum results and will inspire people to follow you as you work to build consensus. The Insights to Action curriculum teaches you critical and creative thinking skills that facilitate collaboration and a shared vision.
Create a Network of ProNet Leadership Academy Professionals
The benefits of the ProNet Leadership Academy don’t stop when the training ends. Academy alumni will leave with a network of other top professionals and future business leaders that will help accelerate your opportunities and career. Through formal and informal networking, your academy network of alumni will serve you well into the future.
Nominate a Young CPA or Apply for Acceptance
The ProNet Leadership Academy is accepting just 30 young professionals to participate in this exclusive opportunity.
The Details
Dates:
*Thursday, Aug. 23
*Thursday, Sept. 20
October 24-26, 2012 Two and a half days of leadership training, mentoring and networking
*Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
*Friday, May 17, 2013
Places:
The Lodges at Deer Valley - Deer Valley, Utah
$99 Room Rate for Academy Participants (Use code UACPA when making reservations)
*UACPA Office - Salt Lake City, UT
Fee:
$950 (Includes Opening night reception, meals, and 24 hours of CPE Credit)
Eligibility:
CPAs under the age of 36 (at the time of application) with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience.
Attendees:
30 professionals will be selected from among the pool of applicants. Nominations can be submitted by employers, professors, state society representatives, or mentors. Individuals are encouraged to apply on their own.
Application & Nomination Deadline is June 29, 2012!
Your Leaders for this Life Changing Event
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Daniel E. Griffiths, CPA Dan Griffiths and his business partner founded Proficio Services Group where they provide strategic accounting, IT, consulting and outsourcing services. He specializes in start-ups, turn around and restructuring projects. Prior to venturing out on his own, Dan was the CFO for Proficio Management, a small private equity firm. Dan began his career in public accounting on the audit side with Squire & Company and later Tanner LLC in Salt Lake City. He has served as the chair of the ProNet Council, the Young CPA segment of the Utah Association of CPAs. In 2010, Dan was selected to participate in the AICPA Leadership Academy in North Carolina. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, summa cum laude and, with his wife Bibiana, is the proud parent of three children. |
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Michelle L. McGaughey Michelle L. McGaughey is the CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs where she leads a team of seven. Prior to returning to Utah to take on the role of CEO, she was the Director of Education at the Washington Society of CPAs. As a key member of the WSCPA Management Team, she lead a team of eight team members responsible for the continuing education program for Washington CPAs, which included over 400 seminars, 13 conferences, customized solutions for businesses and firms, and other alternative delivery formats employing technology. She was employed by the UACPA from 2000-2006 as the key staff person in charge of education, technology and communications. |
2012 Complete ProNet Leadership Academy Agenda
Thursday, August. 23: Leadership Academy kicks off with a professional issues update and Q&A with Greg Anton, CPA, chair of the AICPA (2 hours)
Thursday, Sept. 20: Based on the best-selling book "Strengths Based Leadership," Leadership Academy participants will explore their own strengths and learn how to leverage those strengths to improve their leadership ability.
Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 24 - 25: Two and a half days are dedicated to leadership training, mentoring and networking with the Leadership Academy in Deer Valley (18 hours)
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013: Follow up meeting (2 hours)
Friday, May 17, 2013: Follow up meeting (2 hours)
For the Rest of Your Life:
A network of your peers dedicated to outstanding leadership
