Format

This course will be delivered in person on 4 April 2025

Who should attend

Please note this is a member only event. This course is will interest members who are seeking to return to the workplace following a career break. It is relevant to both male and female members no matter what level you were at previously and what level you now want to return to. All are welcome and will find it beneficial.

Course overview

Session 1 - Fiona Flynn

• Understand your key strengths and talents
• Develop your support network
• Raise your self-awareness and stretch outside your comfort zone into the learning and growth zone
• Neuroscience - understand what behaviours and mindsets are important to flourish
• Silence the Inner Critic and be more confident
• Understand how your attitudes and emotions support or hinder your ability to inspire great performance in yourself and others
• Cultivate tools and techniques to help you thrive and flourish in your career
• Understand what Emotional Intelligence is, and how it relates to our performance at work and career advancement

Session 2 - Karin Lanigan

• What roles are out there and how, and where, to source your next role
• Practical tips and advice in relation to writing a CV and preparing for interviews
• Getting ready for a virtual interview process
• Re-connecting with your professional self and building a profile on LinkedIn
• Next steps and developing a step by step action plan

As part of the course you will have the opportunity to develop a new network of contacts in a safe and confidential environment. You will also benefit from the insights and support of your peers.

All attendees will receive pre-read/prework and have access to resources following the programme to enable you to embed new habits for success.

Key Learning outcomes

by the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Feel more confident about returning
• Have an action plan and clear next steps
• Possess a template for their CV and LinkedIn profile
• Have guidance in relation to how best to prepare for an interview
• A support network of peers

Speaker Bios

Fiona Flynn is an Executive coach and Leadership consultant. Her coaching style is an ability to connect with people at a human emotional level, enabling them to develop their awareness and understanding of their behaviours together with the emotions and beliefs that drive them. Using a person centred approach, she uses emotional intelligence, cognitive neuroscience research and positive psychology.

She is an accredited Emotional Intelligence coach. She draws upon the following tools and approaches in her coaching: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Climate,Transactional Analysis, Strengths based, Neuroscience, Personality Profiling, Team Coaching. Fiona is a passionate and active supporter of Women in Business and developing Female talent within organisations.

Karin Lanigan is an Executive Career Coach and mentor with over 25 years experience supporting the career development of finance professionals at all levels. She has spent the last 15 years of her career working specifically with Chartered Accountants and has a deep understanding of the career paths that the qualification offers. She adopts a holistic approach and incorporates a focus on wellbeing and achieving fulfilment both professionally and personally. Karin is also passionate about diversity and inclusion and supports many initiatives within Chartered Accountants Ireland. She has also spoken at numerous conferences on the topic of the future of work.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930

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