Leadership in Economic Uncertainty (Live Webinar)
Overview
This session will equip leaders with a structured framework to navigate economic uncertainty and lead through disruption. Participants will learn to respond proactively to external pressures such as tariffs, tax shifts, and unexpected economic cycles - both contraction and expansion. Emphasis is placed on real-time adaptation, strategic clarity, and resilient leadership that anticipates change rather than reacts to it.
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Course Description
Applicable for
- Business leaders, senior managers, and functional decision-makers responsible for guiding teams through market uncertainty and operational disruption.
- Leaders who own strategic planning, FP&A/forecasting cadence, or cross-functional execution.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain how external shocks (policy changes, demand swings, supply disruptions) alter leadership priorities and operating models.
- Apply an adaptive leadership framework that balances survival disciplines (cash, focus, productivity) with strategic opportunity seeking.
- Integrate forecasting and scenario planning with ERM concepts to drive timely decisions and early-warning triggers.
- Strengthen team communication, culture, and ethical judgment during turbulence, including how to separate targets from forecasts.
- Design a practical 30/60/90-day operating cadence with governance artifacts that align resources and sustain execution.
Content
- Turbulence fundamentals: survival precedes strategy; liquidity, focus, and healthy growth disciplines.
- Forecasting that leaders can use: cadence, horizons, bias control, rolling forecasts, and feedback loops.
- Risk & scenario integration: risk vs. uncertainty, assessments, early-warning systems, and execution linkages.
- Leadership behaviors & ethics: power, climate, communication, negotiation, and fair decision-making under pressure.
- Operating cadence: 30/60/90-day plans, governance artifacts, common pitfalls, and “what good looks like.”
Course Dates & Registration
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CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance). CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance). CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance).Improving Your Virtual Learning Experience
Live webinars have varying levels of expected interaction, with some requiring microphone and camera capabilities to support a proper learning experience – please email pdreg@bccpa.ca if you have concerns.
In general, we encourage participants to have their cameras turned on to enhance their virtual learning experience. This practice promotes a stronger connection with the instructor and fellow participants, and fosters improved communication and collaboration.
Live Webinar FAQs can be found here.
Registration terms and conditions, including the cancellation policy can be found here. If you require further assistance, please contact the PD Department.
- 3.5
- CPD Hours
- 1
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
Leadership in Economic Uncertainty (Live Webinar)
- 3.5
- CPD Hours
- 1
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Overview
This session will equip leaders with a structured framework to navigate economic uncertainty and lead through disruption. Participants will learn to respond proactively to external pressures such as tariffs, tax shifts, and unexpected economic cycles - both contraction and expansion. Emphasis is placed on real-time adaptation, strategic clarity, and resilient leadership that anticipates change rather than reacts to it.
|
|
Course Description
Applicable for
- Business leaders, senior managers, and functional decision-makers responsible for guiding teams through market uncertainty and operational disruption.
- Leaders who own strategic planning, FP&A/forecasting cadence, or cross-functional execution.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain how external shocks (policy changes, demand swings, supply disruptions) alter leadership priorities and operating models.
- Apply an adaptive leadership framework that balances survival disciplines (cash, focus, productivity) with strategic opportunity seeking.
- Integrate forecasting and scenario planning with ERM concepts to drive timely decisions and early-warning triggers.
- Strengthen team communication, culture, and ethical judgment during turbulence, including how to separate targets from forecasts.
- Design a practical 30/60/90-day operating cadence with governance artifacts that align resources and sustain execution.
Content
- Turbulence fundamentals: survival precedes strategy; liquidity, focus, and healthy growth disciplines.
- Forecasting that leaders can use: cadence, horizons, bias control, rolling forecasts, and feedback loops.
- Risk & scenario integration: risk vs. uncertainty, assessments, early-warning systems, and execution linkages.
- Leadership behaviors & ethics: power, climate, communication, negotiation, and fair decision-making under pressure.
- Operating cadence: 30/60/90-day plans, governance artifacts, common pitfalls, and “what good looks like.”
Course Dates & Registration
CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance). CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance). CHRIS WYMAN, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, is the President of Pathfinder Business Consulting. Before starting his own company, Chris had over 25 years of experience within the finance industry and was most recently the Vice President of Learning and Development for a Canadian-based training firm. Throughout his career in finance, Chris has experienced a variety of roles, from Internal Audit Director to Commercial Banking Account Manager. He draws on his extensive range of experience when delivering seminars related to management principles, financial statement analysis, process management and corporate GRC (governance, risk management and compliance).Improving Your Virtual Learning Experience
Live webinars have varying levels of expected interaction, with some requiring microphone and camera capabilities to support a proper learning experience – please email pdreg@bccpa.ca if you have concerns.
In general, we encourage participants to have their cameras turned on to enhance their virtual learning experience. This practice promotes a stronger connection with the instructor and fellow participants, and fosters improved communication and collaboration.
Live Webinar FAQs can be found here.
Registration terms and conditions, including the cancellation policy can be found here. If you require further assistance, please contact the PD Department.
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.