The CFO Leadership Academy 2019/20 Successful CFOs are not assessed by their technical ability because mastery of the technical aspect of finance is a given. Those that quickly advance their career are the ones with the ability to lead and operate in areas where there is no right or wrong answer. The CFO leadership Academy Program is organized by MAT Abacus Business School in partnership with the Institute of certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). It was designed with the objective of equipping the CFOs with the requisite leadership skills to enable them adapt to the strategic shifts in the environment. Today, CFOs are expected to play diverse and challenging roles with ability to influence and persuade when required. Strategic financial leadership is on demand considering the strong linkage between financial rigor and strategic insight. CFOs are increasingly being called upon to identify profitable sources of revenue growth. In a disrupted world, CFOs need to understand which levers will best position them to play the strategic partner role. The program modules, and mode of delivery will equip the CFOs with the leadership skills needed to grow their sphere of influence amongst the stakeholders both internally and externally. The Program will challenge the participants’ current perceptions about leadership and the values that shape it, encouraging them to think and lead differently positioning them as a strategic business partners with in their business designing future growth opportunities. The CFO Leadership Academy program, has been tailored to enable the CFO accelerate their career growth through equipping them with the tools and knowledge to understand their disrupted self, get the best from volatile teams while navigating a continuum of stakeholders and also leverage on technologies to drive cost efficiencies.

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AS A STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PARTNER

THE CFO

Be more strategic

decision makers in the

business. This is

supported by the

growing trend of

promoting chief financial

officers to the CEO role,

that’s happened in

companies like UPS,

PepsiCo, and Siemens

AG in the recent past.

Take on the role of

“value integrator”-

through taking highly

unstructured and

ambiguous situations

and putting structure

around them by

integrating information

and behavioral traits of

your stakeholders.

While research from McKinsey and Korn Ferry show that fewer than 15% of CEOs come from functional roles, CFOs’ expertise is valuable during critical transformations. Russ Mould, investment director at UK online investment platform provider AJ Bell, says the rise of the CFO-to-CEO path originated in the financial crisis when companies needed more sober leaders.

The Fundamental Four Core Leadership Skills.

Positioning Self: “Live your Leadership Brand”

Expanding Your Influence: “Confronting Uncertainty”

Digital transformation: “Scaling and Accelerating”

Taking Charge! “Building Win-Win Stakeholder Relationships”

Ably handle the internal and external pressures including the growing role of the activist shareholders, since the program enables one to also focus externally on the technologies that are redefining your business and be viewed as key member of the executive leadership team.

Interact with and learn from

veteran CEOs leading their organizations

at critical moment and what they

learned. The class composition of CFOs

across diverse industries and

organizations will enable participants to

network discuss and respond to the

emerging issues in the market and share

their leadership challenges.

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The program will equip you to;

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Program Benefits

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1. Action Learning Projects for Personal Growth

The program focuses on addressing an applied workplace issue. This may range from fixing an

organizational problem or challenge, such as coming up with innovative solutions for improving

productivity or stakeholder satisfaction.

This is a highly-personalized program which focuses on personal leadership development.

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in:

A customized leadership assessment that identifies their leadership skills and gaps, and

how to build and lead a winning team.

A Personal Action Learning Plan (PALP) with a regular two month follow up. Executive

coaching provided by carefully selected finance captains and CEOs in Leadership

Practice.

Foster reciprocal personal relationships between in-house and outside the sector

mentors and mentees focused on all aspects of leadership development.

2. Customized CFO Leadership Curriculum

This program was developed in consultation with leading CFOs, CEOs and senior executives in

leadership practice who will participate in panel discussions and selection of program sessions

and receptions.

Provides opportunities for participants to experience situations, problems and challenges that

are practical, interactive and collaborative. Activities range from self-reflection exercises, case

studies and group activities.

3. Program Exclusivity This one year program is designed exclusively for the senior finance executives and CFOs

nominated by their CEOs or/ and boards.

It offers relevant, real-time case studies, panel discussions, as well as access to a like-minded

group of finance leaders (CFOs made CEOs) and peers.

The intimate class setting, group work and social events will provide ample opportunities for

networking, opportunity to tap into expert advice and forge new connections. Adaptation to

strategic shifts in this Volatile Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous world. Position the CFO

as a strategic business partner.

Our Value Proposition

Our Pedagogy Our methodology of engagement will employ an integrated learning based approach involving; self-assessment, peer knowledge-sharing, experiential exercises, practical workplace application and reflection. Throughout the program, learning will be related to the day-to-day challenges and realities of the participants. This process will be enhanced through participant-led discussions about the leadership challenges that they encounter at work.

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Panel Discussion Strategic Leadership and Critical Thinking

Why Intelligent Managers make bad decisions

Case Study: Broken Windows

What’s your leadership Style?

Leading in the age of Digital Disruption

Case study: Why should anyone be led by you?

Building Effective Teams

Conflict and Motivation Case Study: The Last

Place on Earth

Panel Discussion Emotional intelligence & Resilience

Managing Stakeholders Case Study: The Board

Perspective

Quarter 2: Taking Charge! -"Building Win-Win Stakeholder Relationships”

Quarter 1: Positioning Self -"Live Your Leadership Brand"

Oct - 24th - 2019 Sept - 19th - 2019 Aug - 22nd - 2019

Nov - 21st - 2019 Jan - 23rd - 2020 Dec - 12th - 2019

Engagement: The Soft Stuff VS. The Hard Stuff

Leading Successful Teams

C-Suite Transitions – The Science of Success

Leadership Skills for the 21st Century

The CFO as a Strategic Leadership Partner

Looking Back – “Leadership Lessons”

Program Calendar

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Organization - Learning Agility

Creativity and Risk Taking The Age of Collaboration

Ecosystems

The Future of work Engaging Diversity Navigating Change

Panel Discussion

Mega trends – Finance, Automation and analytics

Leveraging Big Data Block chain – The

Strategic Business Value

Ethical Dilemmas in the C-Suite

Corporate Social Investment – Staying Connected

Investing for Retirement

Quarter 3: - Expanding your Influence - "Confronting Uncertainty"

Quarter 4 – Digital Transformation – “Scaling and Accelerating”

Mar - 21st - 2020 Apr - 23rd - 2020 Feb - 20th - 2020

Jul - 2020 Jun - 18th - 2020 May - 21st - 2020

Finding the Organizations North Star

Digital Reinvention – Unlocking the How

The Post C-Suite Life Graduation

The Challenge of Change Why Data Culture Matters

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About MAT ABACUS Business School MAT ABACUS Business School, is an institution that was formed as the result of a merger between the Management and Accountancy Training Company (“MAT”) and Abacus Business School (ABS). The merger created the requisite synergies to transform the industry through practical higher education, research and scholarship relevant to the resolution of our continent’s challenges. MAT ABACUS Business School is dedicated to providing world class education services to business leaders. Our Training programs are intended to resolve real emerging issues in the dynamic competitive business environment. MAT ABACUS Business School executive education programs are designed to be participatory, involve an applied research agenda and a keen understanding of the qualities that bring out the full potential of business leaders and their institutions. Building on our many years of experience in accountancy, banking, ethics, finance, information and communications technology, leadership and management, we aim to provide world-class standard business executive education in a local setting. We also create tailor-made programs, built for specific client needs and emerging economic issues that need debate and contextualization. To ensure a truly international experience, MAT ABACUS Business School has partnered with several international business leaders in the field of executive education to provide you with world class products.

About ICPAU The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) is a national professional accountancy organization, established in 1992 by an act of parliament, now the Accountants Act, 2013, to regulate and maintain the standard of accountancy in Uganda; and to prescribe and regulate the conduct of accountants and practicing accountants in Uganda.

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Our Partners

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MAT ABACUS Building, Plot 1, Second Street Industrial Area, P.O. Box 27800, Kampala Uganda,

Office Telephone: +256 414253081, +256 414258461/2, Fax: +256 414259151,

Contact Number: +256 779 670193 OR +256 781 632149,

Email: Info@matabacus.ac.ug, Website: www.matabacus.ac.ug

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Inspiring leadership, transforming lives To be a center of excellence committed to providing values-based practical education, research and training relevant to the resolution of our continent’s challenges.

We are a values based organization whose business model is based on deliberate practice.

We believe in continuous improvement, diligence, hard work and ethical conduct. Our

Values are; Integrity, Commitment and Excellence

Our Strategic Goals

Our Mission Our Vision

Our Core Values (ICE)

Our strategy for 2024 will focus on three priority areas – Improving student learning experience, ensuring operational experience and leveraging digital technologies and capabilities. Combined, they offer a powerful and compelling model of higher education across the full range of our programs. Student Learning Experience Our core focus is to improve student learning experience to ensure that they gain the knowledge and skills required to prepare them to be ethical future leaders that will transform lives, businesses and communities. Operational Excellence To create an appropriate governance framework with leadership and management structures and systems that inspires people, develops talent, supports strategy execution and enables timely decision making. This will help us to build a high performance and agile culture that will promote and support collaboration, commitment, engagement and excellence. Leveraging Digital Technologies and Capabilities To build a business operating model that recognizes and adopts the use of digital technologies, platforms and capabilities to improve students learning and experience, improve performance, minimize costs and inefficiencies, accelerates business development, research and innovation.