2026: Strategic influence and personal impact for senior leaders

2026: Strategic influence and personal impact for senior leaders

£625.00 + VAT
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Leadership
Jun
10
Wed
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Dec
31
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09:30
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Schedule Description: Strengthen your boardroom presence, shape strategic debate, and lead with influence at the highest level.
Sessions: 0
Session Hours: 0.00
CPD hours: 6hrs

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Enhance your boardroom presence and strategic influence with practical tools to navigate senior stakeholders, shape high-level discussions, and lead with confidence and credibility.

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8 & 9 October 2026, Strategic influence and personal impact for senior leaders - virtual classroom

8 & 9 October 2026, Strategic influence and personal impact for senior leaders - virtual classroom

£625.00 + VAT
Available
Virtual
All Locations
Leadership
Oct
8
Thu
-
Oct
9
Fri
09:30
-
12:30 BST
Schedule Type Title: 1st of the Month
Schedule Description: Strengthen your boardroom presence, shape strategic debate, and lead with influence at the highest level.
Sessions: 2
Session Hours: 6.00
CPD hours: 6hrs
Virtual
Event

Description

Enhance your boardroom presence and strategic influence with practical tools to navigate senior stakeholders, shape high-level discussions, and lead with confidence and credibility.

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Virtual classroom - Strategic influence and personal impact for senior leaders
Strengthen your boardroom presence, shape strategic debate, and lead with influence at the highest level.

*New for 2026*

Date and time

Location

Session one: 08/10/2026, 09:30 - 12:30 BST

Session two: 09/10/2026, 09:30 - 12:30 BST

Virtual

Delivered over two three hour sessions.


WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
At the top table, success depends as much on influence and impact as on technical expertise. This workshop helps you cut through complexity, steer board discussions towards long-term priorities, and communicate with confidence and authority.

Through practical frameworks and live case work, you’ll learn how to elevate financial insight into strategic dialogue, build relationships of trust and influence, and project a calm, credible presence - even under pressure.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Navigate board dynamics and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Reframe operational detail into strategic debate linked to risk and opportunity.
• Strengthen credibility through concise, evidence-based communication.
• Demonstrate influence and composure under pressure.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Senior finance leaders and executives operating at or preparing for board level who want to enhance their ability to influence decisions, command credibility, and represent their function with authority.

Ideal for CFOs, finance directors, and senior leaders seeking to position finance as a driver of strategic direction and value creation.

WHY CHOOSE ICAEW?
• Trusted heritage: For over 145 years, ICAEW has trained and supported the world’s leading finance professionals, setting the global benchmark for quality.
• Expert-led learning: Our courses are designed and delivered by subject matter experts, combining professional insight with real-world experience.
• Connected and relevant: With close links to government, regulators, and industry, our training reflects the latest challenges and opportunities in business and finance.
• Practical and interactive: Live, small-group learning with peer exchange ensures every programme delivers immediate workplace impact – and counts as verifiable CPD.

CPD HOURS
ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this course could contribute up to 6hrs of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the course booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

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A 6-hour live online programme delivered over two half days combining expert input, discussion, and practical examples.

Understanding and Influencing Board Dynamics
• Mapping stakeholders using the Influence vs. Interest Grid.
• Reading boardroom dynamics and adapting your style.
• Building alliances and positioning finance for influence.

Framing Strategic Conversations
• Elevating debate from operational detail to strategic insight.
• Linking financial discussions to long-term priorities, risk, and value creation.
• Reframing exercises using live participant challenges.

Personal Presence and Impact
• Projecting confidence, clarity, and authority in the boardroom.
• Peer coaching to refine messages and delivery under pressure.
• Practical takeaways for maintaining credibility and trust.

 

Jo Olsen

Jo has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, managing large, complex teams and client portfolios at board level. While Jo’s early career was in advertising and communications, what Jo found most rewarding was developing people and helping them perform at their best – a focus that led Jo into coaching, leadership development, and training where she became a specialist in creating high performance cultures where individuals and businesses thrive together.

Jo now coaches and runs training for senior leaders, regularly working with Finance Directors, CFOs, and other commercial leaders navigating complex, high-pressure environments. Jo’s work helps leaders access their strengths, sharpen emotional intelligence (EQ), foster psychological safety, and make values-aligned decisions.
Jo draws on neuroscience to help leaders respond rather than react, leaving them with clarity, confidence, and practical next steps to lead effectively.

Jo holds the Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) credential, and is a certified EQ practitioner, and an active member of the International Coach Federation, holding PCC status.

When Jo is not working, you’ll find Jo running through the woods with her wayward border collie or swimming in a pond.

 

Rate Cost Early Bird Pricing
ICAEW Member £425 + VAT £361.25 + VAT
Non-member £625 + VAT £531.25 + VAT

Early Bird Pricing
15% discount automatically applied on bookings made up until 6 weeks before the course date

How are the courses delivered?

All Virtual Classrooms are run by live on Zoom. These are interactive and not recorded, interaction and delegate involvement is encouraged.

When will I receive joining instructions?

You will receive a email with joining instructions after enrolling. Materials and any other resources for the course will be sent to you shortly before the course start date.

Are there breaks?

Yes, no fixed timings - will depend on the length of the course.

How do I access the course slide deck?

Depending on the course you will either be sent in the lead up to the course or after.

What if I miss the live date?

The Virtual Classrooms are not recorded so we recommend you attend all sessions.

What if I am going to be 15 minutes late?

This is not a problem, the classroom starts at the start time, but you will be let in if you are delayed for any reason. Trainers do their best to accommodate catch-up, but this is not guaranteed. Where possible please let us know of any delays so we are aware when doing role call the beginning of the session.

Can I have my colleague with me in the live course?

Yes, if you purchase a second place. Each booking is valid for one person only.

Can I record the training?

No, virtual classrooms are not recorded.

Do the courses on this programme count as verifiable CPD?

Yes, these courses contribute verifiable CPD, so long as you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role. Additional information about CPD can be found here: Your guide to CPD.

How many people will be on the course?

Virtual Classrooms are designed to resemble a real classroom. Therefore, group sizes vary between 6 – 22 delegates per course.

 

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