Overview
CPA Members only
CPA Australia has partnered with Harvard Business School Publishing to create an exclusive world-class virtual leadership program which has been designed specifically for finance leaders globally in busy executive roles.
Finance leaders are key to helping organisations navigate an increasingly digital business world with exponential automation and disruption within the industry. This virtual program will help you shape a vision of how to disrupt yourself and build the finance function of the future, shift to strategic partner to the board and other executive colleagues to play a crucial role in business transformation.
This 16-week program consists of 3 modules and requires a weekly commitment of 2.5 hours.
Module 1: Sharpening a Strategic and Digital Mindset
Gain insights and how to think about strategy, competition and disruption in a fast-changing digital world.
Module 2: Leading with Strategic Insight
Leading strategically by leveraging data to inform and communicate strategic decisions with greater impact.
Module 3: Driving Strategic Execution & Change
Transform your business and the finance function. Develop a change mindset to be future ready, lead a transformation and strengthen internal relationships to help you guide and execute strategy.
The key components to the program are:
Real-time Expert Discussions
A series of 90 minutes live virtual sessions led by Harvard Business School faculty and experts. To allow flexibility for busy executives, all live virtual sessions will be recorded for later access.
World-Renowned Harvard Case Method
Take the role of the protagonist in a business situation to think out the strategic issues facing a real-world major corporation. Engage in a moderated debate with your financial peers to advocate your view, challenge your thinking and then relate your insights back to your organisation’s context.
Experiential Learning with Business Simulations
Experiment in different business-leader roles and real-life leadership scenarios through business simulations created by Harvard professors.
Harvard Thought Leadership
Access to curated content from Harvard Business Review and other leading experts via articles and videos for both assigned and recommended learning.
Community of Practice
Network with other executive-level members from a cross-section of industries, organisations and global locations to build a community of practice.
On successful completion of the program, you will receive a co-branded CPA Australia and Harvard Business Publishing Program Certificate of Completion.
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Audience
Executive finance leaders looking to prepare themselves to lead the future of finance with more strategic leadership skills.