IMA Akron chapter will be hosting IMA Leadership Academy Workshop, "Embracing Change"
Join us and earn up to 1.5 NASBA CPE!
Now more than ever we are being called to "Embrace Change", and your ability to adapt to change and thrive is what will keep you competitive in today’s market. Change is all around, learn how to process change, increase comprehension of change and its impact, detail the differences between transition and change, identify challenges to change and opportunities that follow it, and develop techniques to embrace change.
Learning Objectives:
After this session, you will be able to:
- Define change and its impact on individuals.
- Describe transition and its differences from change.
- Recognize why and when change is necessary.
- Explore common challenges and identify opportunities that arise with change.
- Outline techniques to embrace change.
Presenters: Lisa Book & Jayada Samudra
Lisa Book, MBA, CMA, CFM, CSCA is a Lecturer in Accounting at Indiana University Southeast, where she also earned her B.S. degree in Accounting and her M.B.A. Lisa is inspired to continuously adapt her classroom approach to today’s student and was recently honored with 2018 Innovation in Business Education Award by MidAmerican Business Deans Association (MABDA) for “A Business Approach to Improving Outcomes in Introductory Accounting 201 Courses.”
Prior to joining the faculty at IU Southeast, Lisa had a 15-year career in corporate accounting that included serving as Cost Accounting Manager for leading fireproof file cabinet and safe manufacturer FireKing Security Group, as well as team leader for numerous continuous improvement initiatives. She also previously worked for Kimball International and not-for-profit Goodwill Industries.
Lisa currently serves on the Global Board of Directors of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) as a member of the Volunteer Leadership Committee (VLC) and will become Chair of VLC for 2020-2021. She is also a member of IMA's Leadership Academy Faculty, in addition to serving on IMA's CMA Exam Review Committee. She is a past president of IMA’s Louisville Chapter and Lincoln Trail Council. Lisa co-authored article, “High-Impact Mentoring,” in August 2017 issue of Strategic Finance, and delivered the IMA Leadership Academy webinar, “Mentoring-The IMA Way,” in 2019 and 2020.
Jayada Samudra, CMA is currently working in the Finance team at Thornton Tomasetti Inc, New York City. Born and raised in India, She has a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and a master of business administration in Finance degree from the University of Pune. She also holds a Master’s degree in finance from Pace University in New York City and is a Certified Management Accountant since 2017. Jayada is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction and enjoys blogging. Jayada has been associated with IMA since 2017 and has been a part of various Leadership volunteering initiatives in the past
Moderator: Amy Renner, IMA Community Relations Team
Amy Renner is a Community Relations Manager at IMA Global supporting chapters and councils in the Central US Region. This includes the IMA Akron chapter & IMA Ohio Regional Council and all chapters that fall within the council jurisdiction.
CPE Credit: 1.5 NASBA CPE credits
Delivery Method: Group-Internet
Field of Study: Business Management and Organization
Level: Basic
Prerequisites/Advanced Preparation: None
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