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For new and aspiring managers in accountancy practices
The New Managers' Conference is for recently promoted managers or those who have been in the role for less than two years. The conference will help delegates improve their current skill set and focus their attention on the non-technical aspects of their role. During the event there will be plenty of time for delegates to network and share ideas and best practice. Be inspired!
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Michael Siviter, Mercia Group
Michael will set the scene for the conference and outline the challenges of managing your team in a remote environment. He will review the ‘performance essentials’ and how these have been impacted by the pandemic and how our management styles have had to evolve to cater for our teams’ and clients’ changing needs. He will also consider how the lessons learned during these times can be leveraged for future benefit.
Alan Kennedy
As a new manager one of the opportunities that will come to you is the opportunity to deal more with clients, prospective clients or potential referral sources. If you do this well it can have long term benefits for your career, your firm’s prosperity and your relationships with others.
Alan Kennedy will use all his 38 years’ experience to teach you the who, where, how and what of brand building for new managers in today’s virtual environment so that you can be confident your brand is being developed for the benefit of your stakeholders.
Philip Partington, JMW Solicitors LLP
One of the biggest challenges for new managers is aligning all of their different stakeholders’ needs. Building a strong relationship with your manager and communicating effectively with them is key to your continued success in your role. It is vital that you are able to anticipate your manager’s needs and understand their objectives, especially if you want them to buy into your ideas.
You will need to build trust, respect and demonstrate your competence and follow through with what you say you will do, whilst juggling all of your other priorities. During this session, Philip will share how he has effectively managed upwards in his legal career both internally within legal practice and also with superiors within the court systems.
Emma Elliott, James Cowper Kreston
For most experienced managers, the challenges faced during their first management position will be a distant memory. In this session, Emma will discuss her experiences as a new manager, the steps she took to overcome the challenges, the support she received to make the transition, and how to apply the advice and learning received to help you on your management journey.
John Sharkey, Mercia Group
John will discuss the types of pressure that managers are facing both in and out of the workplace and provide some strategies to cope with these demands. He will also identify how we can maintain our resilience through improved thinking, assertive communication and self-care.
Michael Siviter & John Sharkey, Mercia Group
During this interactive session, Michael and John will introduce you to the Social Styles Framework which will help you to better understand and manage the differing preferences of colleagues and clients.
They will share practical tips and techniques to help you build better relationships and there will be an opportunity to apply these skills in a simulated environment.
Michael is Head of our Management Training division. Before joining Mercia, Michael was a lecturer, Product and Client Manager at Kaplan Financial after qualifying as an accountant at Rolls Royce where he worked as a Corporate Accountant. He started his finance career at an independent firm of accountants in Derby, working in their Business Services department dealing with the financial affairs of small and medium sized clients.
At Mercia, Michael supports our clients on the non-technical aspects of practice and people management and provides consultancy and training to professional firms throughout the UK. Internally, he works closely with our leadership team and departmental managers on all aspects of team engagement, learning and development, personnel policies and recruitment.
Alan Kennedy is a very experienced, retired Chartered Accountant. He trained with a top 20 firm of accountants, was a tax consultant with KPMG and then built two accountancy practices, a financial services business and was Head of Sales for an accountancy training company. He also qualified as an IFA and part qualified as an insolvency practitioner.
Philip is head of intellectual property of JMW Solicitors LLP, based in London and manages a growing team of diverse talent based in the firm’s London and Manchester Offices. Philip has been described by the Legal 500 as a "next generation lawyer" and "very sound litigator" and is well known for successfully defending parties in complex IP court proceedings in both the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and High Court, as well as the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in the Argos v Argos litigation.
Emma joined James Cowper Kreston in 2014 and is an experienced senior manager within the Business Tax Team. Having started her career with the Big 4, Emma also spent several years in industry within a FTSE 100 company prior to moving back into practice and has a good understanding of the wider commercial considerations facing businesses outside of tax. In addition to supporting a portfolio of high growth clients, many with international tax issues, Emma also regularly advises on transaction tax matters.
John is a senior consultant within Mercia's Management Training Division. For over 20 years, John has been helping professional firms to increase profitability through more efficient and effective working practices by harnessing the untapped potential of their people and delivering service excellence to their clients.
Since joining the Mercia consultancy team in 1998 he has helped build Mercia's Management Training Division into one of the leading providers of management and personal skills consultancy to the independent accountancy sector. His presentations are renowned for their energy, enthusiasm and practical relevance and for challenging participants.
