CFOs know better than anyone that time is money. So why do they waste so much of it in meetings? More than half of finance teams average nine or more hours each week in meetings, according to a survey of CFOs, and 25% sit through a whopping 13+ hours. The wrong… [READ MORE]
When it comes to business, collaboration is vital. After all, no single department can do its job for long without the other departments pulling their own weight. Sales is no good if shipping can’t deliver; marketing falls flat if customer service keeps alienating users; everything grinds to a halt if… [READ MORE]
From accountants to FP&A professionals, the finance team is fast becoming the engine of insight in the modern enterprise. This hasn’t always been so. For years accountants were seen as “bean counters” and CFOs as gatekeepers. But that’s changing as powerful new technologies help finance transform corporate data into insights… [READ MORE]
I write often about change. I note frequently how it is not just inevitable, but accelerating. I do this because change is the defining force in business today, and it’s a force that creates both challenges and opportunities. Though for the 75% of finance executives who say their organizations aren’t… [READ MORE]
At Workday Rising this week, thousands of professionals are gathered to peer into the future of the changing world of work. They’ll hear about innovations and initiatives aimed at, among other things, helping organizations become more adaptable and responsive. In other words, the future belongs to the agile. New research… [READ MORE]
Decisions, decisions, decisions. That’s all a company is made up of. But wait—what happens after the decision is made? More decisions? No, after a decision comes execution. It’s in the execution stage that value is either created or destroyed, although the decision that preceded execution is a large factor in… [READ MORE]
There’s a lot of talk these days about business agility. Yet it’s much more than just a trendy new business term to throw around at a networking lunch. Ask any C-suite executive if their organization could be more agile, and they will likely answer yes. But what does agility mean,… [READ MORE]
Influencers, eh? Aren’t those the people who post funny pictures to their millions of followers on social media, getting paid to pose with various products? Yes, that might be the popular version of being an influencer, however all finance professionals (from leaders to FP&A folk) must become influencers too! Why… [READ MORE]
Insight. The one true currency of a finance professional. If we don’t have any insights to share with our business stakeholders, then we’re not helping improve decision-making. A lot has happened on the insight front in recent years. We’ve talked about going from insights about past events to insights in… [READ MORE]
If there’s one thing a finance professional can do forever, it’s analyze stuff. We’re never short of data to analyze, and there are always more details to be ironed out. We love analyzing stuff so much that we almost forget the purpose of doing the analysis. The purpose is to… [READ MORE]
