What are the

1. Top Seven Issues Facing
Emerging Leaders
Presenter
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA
October 27-28, 2014

2. If there is a conversation about the future of
the profession, you're bound to hear Hood's
name mentioned as one of the people
leading the way.
– Accounting Today
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA
• Named the Second Most Influential in Accounting by
Accounting Today Magazine 2013
• Top 150 Influencer by Linked-In
• Top 25 Influencers in Learning HR by HR Examiner
• Top 25 Public Accounting Thought Leaders by CPA
Practice Adviser
• Working on Learning Management with AICPA/
CPA2Biz, Cloud Curriculum, Performance
Management /XBRL, Leadership Generations
CEO
Maryland Association of CPAs
(MACPA) www.macpa.org
Business Learning Institute (BLI)
www.blionline.org
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood/

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5. Insights
to
Ac,on
“One
without
the
other
is
either
useless
or
destruc,ve”

6. MACPA.CNF.IO
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7. What got you
here won’t
get you there

8. ü Flexibility
ü Team
cohesion
ü Collabora,on
ü Supervisor
support
and
apprecia,on
ü A
clear
career
path
ü Social
responsibility
What
do
millennials
want?

9. The Shift Change
1. Leadership!
2. Learning!
3. Technology!
4. Generations!
5. Workplace!

11. 7 out
of 10

12. What’s
Keeping
young
CPAs
up
at
night?
1. Not
enough
,me
2. Being
reac,ve
vs.
proac,ve
3. Talent
development
4. Keeping
up
5. Growth
(and
opportunity)
6. Doing
more
with
less
7. Informa,on
overload
http://cpa.tc/54s

13. Top Seven Issues - 2012
1. Information overload (including accounting and tax
complexity)
2. Work / life balance
3. Generational issues and communications (including upper
management not sharing knowledge with the younger
generation)
4. Developing networking skills
5. Keeping up with technology -- especially the cloud
6. Finding career guidance
7. Understanding social media benefits
CPA Success blog post http://cpa.tc/1ef

14. 11
things
young
professionals
want
you
to
know
1. More
collabora,on.
2. More
transparency.
3. Encourage
ini,a,ve.
4. Focus
on
strengths.
5. Expect
the
unexpected.
6. Take
,me
to
save
,me.
7. Look
beyond
the
billable
hour.
8. Engage
your
team
in
your
vision.
9. Be
realis,c.
10. Train
your
staff
and
expect
accountability.
11. Take
a
financial
risk
on
leadership.
http://cpa.tc/54r

15. Accounting
Students

16. Students:
What
do
you
want
from
your
employer?
1. Flexibility Work/Life Balance
2. Resources for Growth (training
development)
3. Job Security
4. Diversity Inclusion
5. Mentorship

17. Tomorrow’s CPAs are:
• Proactive
• Flexible
• Collaborative
• Trustworthy
• Future-focused
• Balanced
• Technological

18. Four Themes from MACPA
Leadership Academy
1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Anticipation
4. Talent Development

20. www.blionline.org

21. www.blionline.org

22. CGMA
Follows
the
Bounce!

23. Your clients want the “new you”
“I need you, but I don't
need the old you. I
need a new you who
understands the
transformation I’m
going through as your
customer. If you don’t,
you're out of touch.”
- Dan Burrus futurist
http://cpa.tc/1pt

24. T
“In
a
period
of
rapid
change
and
increasing
complexity,
the
winners
are
going
to
be
the
people
who
can
LEARN
faster
than
the
rate
of
CHANGE
and
faster
than
their
COMPETITION.”
-­‐
Tom
Hood,
CPA.CITP.CGMA

25. 5
Things
to
Maximize
Your
Career
1. Context
2. Connections
3. Communication
4. Collaboration
5. Computers

26. If content is king,
CONTEXT is the kingdom.
- Will Avgerakis -AICPA
• Strengths
• Values
• Alignment
• Hindsight
• Foresight
• Insight

27. Alignment
Your Strengths
Skills
Your
Purpose Values
Your
Companies
Purpose
Values

28. Connections
I
(We)
Source: Reid Hoffman, CEO Linked-In

29. Communication
Make your thinking visible to others

30. Create your digital footprint…

31. Collaboration
CEOs
have
a
new
strategy
in
the
unending
war
for
talent.
They
are
crea,ng
more
open
and
collabora,ve
cultures
—
encouraging
employees
to
connect,
learn
from
each
other
and
thrive
in
a
world
of
rapid
change.
Collabora,on
is
the
number-­‐one
trait
CEOs
are
seeking
in
their
employees.
–
IBM
Global
CEO
Study
2012

32. Collaboration
#MBSN
None of us is as smart as all of us!
- Dr. Ken Blanchard

33. Connections

34. Conferences

35. Computers
Use the tools, don’t let the tools use you – Francis McKenna @re:theauditors

36. #RPD
Radical Personal Development
Source: Tom Peters

37. Outread the other guy!

39. Tom’s
Favorite
Tools
• Twiker
• Linked-­‐In
• Blog
• Slideshare.net
• Evernote
• Tweetdeck.com
• Hootsuite.com
• Zite.com
• Kindle
“Use
the
tools,
don’t
let
the
tools
use
you.”
–
Francine
McKenna
@retheauditors

40. “You are the same today as you’ll be
in five years except for two things –
the books you read and the people
you meet.”
- Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
#RPD #LC Start: TODAY!
Tomorrow: TOO LATE.

41. Power of Purpose
Purpose
People
Products / Services
Process
Andy Berndt – Google Creative Lab

42. Five Ways to Thrive in the Shift Change
1. Power of Vision, Purpose Alignment
2. People - Strengths Positivity (ROP)
3. Collaboration Engagement
4. Learning Development – LC
5. Technology (RONI)

43. MACPA Generational Symposium
1. Build cross-generational work
teams (collaborate, include,
fun)
2. Communication feedback
3. Involve in organizational
purpose
4. Define work-life success in
your organization
5. Embrace technology

44. Disruption and RONI
The gap is widening, faster!
Source: Clayton Christensen, “Innovation Killers”

45. A leader’s job
is to define
context and
provide hope
and
inspiration...

46. Resources
AICPA - Young CPA Network http://cpa.tc/52h
People to follow on twitter http://cpa.tc/4zw
AICPA - CPA Horizons 2025 Report http://cpa.tc/529
The Shift Change in Accounting http://cpa.tc/527
BLI Express for Leaders http://cpa.tc/333
BLI Blog http://www.blionline.org/blog/
CPA Success blog http://www.cpasuccess.com

47. Resources
http://cpa.tc/2u1
http://cpa.tc/2un

48. Resources
http://cpa.tc/58s
http://cpa.tc/4aa

49. Follow me on:
✓ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/tomhood
✓ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood
✓ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thoodcpa
✓ Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/thoodcpa
✓ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thoodcpa
Tom Hood, CPA.CITP
CEO
Maryland Association of CPAs
Business Learning Institute
(443) 632-2301
E-mail tom@macpa.org
Web http://www.macpa.org
Blog http://www.cpasuccess.com
Blog http://www.bizlearningblog.com