Course ID: IWANT

Influence Without Authority – No Title Required

Today’s accounting and finance professionals are expected to do more than produce accurate analysis. They must build alignment, influence decisions, and help others act on financial insight, often without formal authority. Professional frameworks for Accounting and finance professionals increasingly emphasize communication, leadership, and other professional skills alongside technical competence. No Title Required: How Accounting and finance professionals Lead Through Influence, Not Authority is a practical, interactive session for accounting and finance professionals who need to move ideas forward across teams and functions. Through realistic examples and discussion-based case studies, participants will explore how to build credibility, gain buy-in, adapt their message to different stakeholders, and turn sound recommendations into action. Leadership research shows that influence and relationship-based power are essential when formal authority is limited.

This course can be customized to grant 1.0 – 2.0 hours of CPE credit.


Learning Objectives
  • Identify the core drivers of influence for accounting and finance professionals, including credibility, relationships, business relevance, and communication.
  • Distinguish between influence tactics that build commitment and those that create resistance or passive compliance.
  • Select practical approaches for gaining buy-in in common CPA scenarios involving peers, business partners, and senior leaders.

Major Topics
  • 5 small moves that create big shifts
  • How to make your message irresistible
  • Finding the WIIFM
  • The benefits of a gripe session

Advanced Preparations

None


Who Should Attend

Any accounting and finance professional who wants to increase their influence to have greater impact on the organization


Fields of Study
Personal Development

Prerequisites

None


Provider
Business Learning Institute

CPE Credits
2.0

Level
Basic

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