John O’Leary, nationally bestselling author of “On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life,” will be speaking on these choices at this year’s Digital CPA Conference. In this webcast he and John Engels, leadership coach with over 30 years experience, will join Erik Asgeirsson, CEO of CPA.com, to discuss the importance of owning your successes, failures and leadership. Get tips on stopping a culture of blaming and finger pointing, and build a culture of accountability. Everyone plays a role in the effectiveness of their team and firm. Use this 1 hour webcast as short firm retreat and open the dialog among colleagues.

1. DIGITALCPAWEBCASTSERIES:
IMPACTOFACCOUNTABILITY
July 11, 2017

2. CPA.com, an AICPA company
• Empowering CPAs and Businesses for the Digital Age
Erik Asgeirsson, President and CEO, CPA.com
• Industry leader with over 20 years of experience leading
technology organizations
• Consistently recognized as one of Accounting Today’s
“Top 100 Most Influential People”
• BS Electrical Engineering, George Washington
University, and MBA in Finance, NYU Stern School of
Business
Host

3. John Engels, Founder & President, Leadership Coaching, Inc.
• Founded Leadership Coaching, Inc. in 1996, to bring the
cutting-edge science of relationship management to firm
leaders.
• Earned undergraduate (mass communications) and graduate
(theology) degrees and sits on the Advisory Board of the Bowen
Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, DC.
• Appointed Practitioner-Scholar at Cornell University’s Smith
Family Business Initiative to help family business owners
improve their people leadership skills.
• Recently produced a seven-session DVD series, “Owning Your
Leadership” targeted to public accounting firms.
• Mentors executive coaches, family business consultants, and
leaders around the world.
Panelists

4. John O’Leary, author of “On Fire”
• In 1987, John O’Leary was a curious nine-year-old boy.
Playing with fire and gasoline, John created a massive
explosion in his home and was burned on 100% of his
body. He was given 1% chance to live.
• Now teaching others how to truly live
• First book ON FIRE: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically
Inspired Life was an instant #1 National Bestseller
Panelists

5. OWNING YOUR LEADERSHIP:
TAMING DISCOMFORT,
SUMMONING COURAGE
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6. In my Family, What do I do?
1. When a child is going through a prolonged tough time?
2. When the marriage lacks open communication?
3. When a parent isn’t speak to his/her siblings?
4. When a disease or addiction is suspected or identified?

7. Maturity and Responsibility
Emotional maturity is the willingness
to take full responsibility for my own wants,
needs, reactions, thoughts, decisions,
being and destiny,
without blaming others, the team,
the firm, or the “circumstances.”

8. Leadership Research Summary
Generally speaking,
it’s not the problem
that determines the outcome,
It’s the leader’s response to the problem.
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9. Avoidance is automatic, and
dances to the beat of discomfort.
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10. Leadership Immaturity: Avoidance in Action
Blaming others vs. taking responsibility for self
Avoiding conversations of substance
Over-functioning for others
Choosing comfort over progress

12. Erik Asgeirsson
President & CEO, CPA.com
John O’Leary
Author, “On Fire”
DISCUSSIONANDPARTICIPANTQUESTIONS
John Engels
President, Leadership
Coaching, Inc.

13. Resources
Owning Your Leadership: Building
Extraordinary Relationships Beginning
with Self
o www.digitalcpa.com/7-leadership-skills-
change-firms
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Blogs
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o CPA.com/blog
John Engels’ Blog
o www.leadershipcoachinginc.com/leader
ship-coaching-inc-blog
John O’Leary Blog
o johnolearyinspires.com/blogs/
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