Welcome to Leadership Simplified!
Register for this unique leadership development program. Doug Van Dyke will share his expertise in leadership development and executive coaching with you. This program is tailored for accounting professionals, focusing on the practical aspects of leadership.
Why This Program?
As a CPA, you’re already managing a complex mix of compliance, advisory services, and stakeholder relationships. Strong leadership skills are essential to effectively manage your teams, collaborate within your organization, and provide strategic direction. Our program is built to fit into your busy schedule while addressing the specific leadership challenges faced by professionals in accounting and finance.
Program Overview
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all or selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each course is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques that carry 1 or 1.6 credits. Each course will start at 8:30am and end at either 9:20am or 9:50am depending upon the amount of credits offered.
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Take the next step in your professional development. Improve your leadership skills. Make a greater impact in your organization.
“This is my second session with Doug. He is engaging, knowledgeable, and easy to follow. His fill-in-the-blank slides complement his presentation, and I can easily relate to his stories and examples—especially the sports references.“
Participant, Leadership Simplified 2025 Series
Explore the course below and choose what fits your schedule. Click “Add” to place a course in your cart. Prefer the full program? Use the form below to register for the full program.
8:30 am – 9:50 am
Online
Stop wasting time—start compounding results. This practical session shows CPAs how to make every minute work for growth, build rapport faster, sell appointments (not just services), organize smarter sales calls, use social networks strategically, and apply a quick debriefing system that improves your hit rate week over week.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
In a profession defined by rapid change, increasing complexity, and constant demands, resilience is no longer optional—it’s a differentiator. This session gives CPAs a practical, actionable framework to strengthen personal resilience, deepen professional relationships, expand support networks, and lead teams through uncertainty with confidence. Participants will learn how to turn challenges into opportunities, make clearer decisions under pressure, foster healthier work environments, and leverage self-care and self-awareness as tools for long-term effectiveness.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
Strong organizations don’t leave the future to chance—they build it intentionally. This session gives CPA leaders a practical, transparent, and confidence-building approach to succession planning. Learn how to identify high-potential successors, design a development “curriculum” that accelerates readiness, communicate your plans without signaling premature departure, and strengthen buy-in from rising leaders. Walk away with the tools to position future successors for long-term success while protecting continuity, culture, and client relationships.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
Conflict is inevitable—but unresolved conflict costs time, trust, productivity, and morale. This practical session gives CPA leaders the tools to analyze difficult situations objectively, choose the right conflict-resolution strategy, and communicate tough messages with confidence and professionalism. You’ll also learn how to de-escalate clashes between two strong-minded leaders, craft clear plans for difficult conversations, and respond calmly and effectively to objections. Participants will leave with a repeatable framework for navigating workplace tension and turning conflict into collaboration.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
Serving on a nonprofit board can be one of the most rewarding—and most misunderstood—leadership experiences for a CPA. This course helps you evaluate whether a board role is the right fit, understand the core responsibilities of governance, and build effective working relationships with the CEO/Executive Director. You’ll also learn how to contribute meaningfully beyond meetings, engage in philanthropy with intention, support fundraising ethically, and measure impact in ways that strengthen organizational credibility and community trust. Designed for CPAs and financial leaders who want to make a real difference, this session blends practical frameworks with the real-world expectations of modern nonprofit governance.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
Even the most capable professionals experience hidden mental patterns that affect confidence, clarity, and decision-making. This session equips CPAs with practical tools to understand unconscious bias, recognize imposter-syndrome triggers, reframe self-doubt, and give and receive feedback in ways that reduce threat and build trust.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
True leadership isn’t about authority—it’s about service. In this session, participants will learn the 10 foundational keys of servant leadership and how to lead with a “service first” mindset while still setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and delivering results. You will explore how trust is built through presence, listening, and follow through; how to develop others intentionally; how to empower decision making at the right level; and how to create psychological safety and candid communication. This course will strengthen your ability to model humility and integrity while aligning your team around purpose, culture, and shared outcomes.
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Online
Success is not one-size-fits-all—especially in a demanding profession like accounting. This session helps participants define “success” in a way that is deeply personal, values based, and sustainable. You’ll learn how to translate long-term vision into a clear, practical roadmap; align your time and energy with what matters most; build momentum through consistent routines; and measure progress using the metrics that truly reflect growth. The session also explores how to anticipate common derailers and strengthen decision clarity during periods of uncertainty so you can stay focused, confident, and aligned with what you care about most.
Maximize Your Leadership Development
Register for the full program by completing the Secure Payment Form. One registration gives you access to every course in the series.
“I always enjoy Doug’s training sessions, and I leave with at least one or two ideas to apply within our organization.”
Participant, Leadership Simplified 2025 Series