As just about any finance professional knows, there’s a huge need for FP&A teams to become more strategic partners to the business. When we surveyed more than 300 CFOs for a report on how FP&A can play a broader role in guiding corporate planning and performance, 75% said they wanted their… [READ MORE]
Late nights. Working over the weekend. Learning the names of every barista within a quarter-mile radius of the office. If you’re in charge of creating financial reports, you don’t need me to tell you how much work it takes to keep information updated and accurate. That’s because you’re likely logging… [READ MORE]
As a finance leader, you’re intimately familiar with your company’s data and KPIs. But guess what? Most of your board members aren’t—and they don’t want or need that level of detail. What do they want? Like your CEO, board members are searching for trusted, strategic deputies who can provide high-level,… [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]
