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Description
Leadership at senior levels requires more than technical expertise. It demands the ability to influence decisions, navigate complexity, lead transformation, manage competing stakeholder interests, and create meaningful organizational impact. The Women's Leadership Certificate: From Influence to Impact is designed to help current and aspiring leaders develop the strategic, leadership, and governance capabilities needed to succeed in executive and board-level roles.
Through candid conversations with accomplished Canadian leaders, including Maureen Jensen (former Chair & CEO, Ontario Securities Commission), Candace Laing (President & CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce), and Deborah Rosati (Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board), participants will gain practical insights into the real-world leadership challenges women face as they advance their careers. Through applied exercises, leadership reflections, and a personalized Leadership Journal, participants will strengthen their ability to lead with influence, navigate organizational politics, drive change, make strategic decisions, build sponsorship networks, and prepare for future executive and governance opportunities.
Topics include influence, organizational transformation, stakeholder management, strategic decision-making, governance, board leadership, ESG and sustainability, resilience, sponsorship, confidence, and financial agency.
While designed primarily for women pursuing leadership opportunities, the program also highlights the shared responsibility all leaders have in creating more equitable and inclusive workplaces.
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Topics Include
Featuring Maureen Jensen, former Chair & CEO, Ontario Securities Commission
- Understand influence as the ability to inspire action without relying on formal authority.
- Build credibility through preparation, judgment, and trust.
- Make decisions confidently when information is incomplete.
- Develop executive presence and leadership influence.
- Recognize and address biases that can affect women leaders.
Featuring Atanaska Novakova, Executive Vice-President & Head, Simplii Financial
- Lead organizational transformation and large-scale change initiatives.
- Apply a 50/50 lens to balance current operations with future growth.
- Use structured listening to understand stakeholder needs.
- Create clarity during periods of uncertainty and change.
- Recognize common barriers facing women in transformation leadership roles.
Featuring Candace Laing, President & CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Lead people effectively through uncertainty and change.
- Assess and leverage transferable leadership skills.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments.
- Convene diverse perspectives to solve difficult problems.
- Build confidence by acting before feeling completely ready.
Featuring Claire Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, RBC Investor Services
- Understand how influence operates beyond organizational charts.
- Build effective stakeholder relationships.
- Distinguish between productive political engagement and distractions.
- Develop sponsorship networks and advocate for others.
- Learn to lead through relationships and organizational influence.
Featuring Sabrina Fitzgerald, National Tax Leader, PwC Canada
- Move from technical expert to enterprise leader.
- Separate facts from assumptions when making decisions.
- Strengthen strategic and enterprise-wide thinking.
- Communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
- Build confidence speaking up in senior decision-making environments.
Featuring Angelica DeVos, FCPA, former CFO, Acting CEO & VP of Priority Initiatives, Karis Disability Services
- Align leadership decisions with purpose and organizational impact.
- Translate financial information into meaningful insights.
- Build trust through communication and transparency.
- Balance empathy with accountability.
- Define and strengthen a personal leadership purpose.
Featuring Dr. Deborah Rosati, FCPA, ICD.D, Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board
- Understand governance responsibilities and board leadership.
- Differentiate governance from management.
- Develop a board value proposition.
- Build readiness for board and governance opportunities.
- Sponsor and advocate for emerging leaders.
Featuring Nura Taef, Partner & ESG Reporting Advisory Leader, Deloitte Canada
- Understand the growing role of ESG and sustainability in leadership.
- Apply materiality and long-term value thinking.
- Navigate competing stakeholder priorities.
- Connect sustainability to strategy and organizational resilience.
- Develop future-focused leadership capabilities.
Featuring The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, former Senator of Canada
- Build resilience throughout periods of change and uncertainty.
- Differentiate adaptation from self-erasure.
- Lead authentically through career transitions and reinvention.
- Develop a long-term perspective on leadership growth and sustainability.
Featuring Wilma Ditchfield, Special Advisor, CIBC Wood Gundy & Private Wealth
- Build confidence through action and experience.
- Strengthen self-awareness, authenticity, and leadership identity.
- Develop financial agency and advocate for personal value.
- Build effective sponsorship and professional support networks.
- Create a personal leadership philosophy and capstone leadership manifesto.
Key Takeaways
By the end of this certificate, participants will be able to:
- Lead with influence, credibility, and executive presence in business transformation, change, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Lead with purpose while balancing organizational performance and long-term impact.
- Strengthen confidence, resilience, adaptability, and personal leadership identity.
- Navigate organizational politics, stakeholder dynamics, and complex decision-making.
- Apply strategic, governance, and risk-based thinking to leadership challenges.
- Build sponsorship networks and support the advancement of others.
- Develop a personalized leadership philosophy and actionable leadership development plan.
- Prepare for future leadership opportunities, including executive and board-level roles.
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Who Will Benefit
- CPAs and finance professionals seeking to expand their influence and leadership capabilities.
- C-suite leaders, directors, and executives seeking to strengthen enterprise leadership skills.
- Leaders responsible for organizational transformation, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Current and emerging leaders preparing for senior leadership positions.
- Professionals interested in board service, governance, and sponsorship.
- Organizations looking to develop inclusive, future-focused leadership capabilities within their teams.
How to Access the Course
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Speaker(s)
Kelley Keehn is the CEO and co-founder of the Money Wise Institute, an award-winning author of 12 books, speaker, financial educator and one of Canada’s most trusted personal finance experts. Over more than two decades, she has worked with financial institutions, executives, advisors and organizations across North America, exploring not only the mechanics of money, but the psychology behind confidence, decision-making, leadership and financial well-being.