During the seminar, participants will reflect on their own competencies as a catalyst and learn strategies for improving their leadership abilities. Effective controllers must possess emotional intelligence and successfully interact with people across the various generations. Accordingly, this session provides tips for working with people of all ages and on how emotional intelligence can play an important role in managing and leading others. 

In addition to increasing their knowledge about the catalyst role, participants will consider the way in which they can add value as strategic thinkers/leaders in their organizations by understanding and expanding their functionality in this area. Specifically, participants will consider their role in developing strategies and governance for the use of data within their organizations. Finally, the seminar addresses the controller’s role as a change/conflict/crisis manager, which constitutes an area of increasing importance within a changing economic environment

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Identify the type of leader you are or want to become by considering different perspectives on leadership and understand how your leadership style reflects these perspectives
• Describe what emotional intelligence is and how it affects the workplace
• Examine how different generations think, work, and interact and identify strategies to work with people from each of the generations
• Determine what type of strategy is appropriate for the organization you are in and determine how you can play a role in strategy development and implementation
• Understand the controller’s role in change, conflict, and crisis management

Content
The topics in this seminar include:

• Controller as a leader
• Controller as a strategic manager
• Controller as a change, conflict, and crisis manager

Applicable for
This seminar is ideal for finance professionals serving or transitioning to a controller role, including:

• Finance professionals considering a transition to a controllership position 
• Practitioners who are new to the position of controller 
• Experienced controllers looking for new tools/ideas
• Experienced controllers seeking a refresher on leadership areas

Seminar Instructor: Howie Kroon

What to Expect

• Two emails will be sent from CPA Manitoba following your registration: one to confirm your order and one including information on how to access the course through your Learning Hub. 
• Once sent, these emails can also be found in the Communication tab of your CPA Manitoba Member Portal.
• Course materials, links and credentials can be found in your Learning Hub no less than two business days prior to the seminar. 
• This is a Live Virtual seminar where class size has been limited to allow for an interactive learning environment. 
• This seminar will not be recorded. 
• Live webinars have varying levels of expected interaction, with many requiring webcam and microphone capabilities. If you have concerns about the interaction required for this course, please email [email protected]. 
  
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