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🎧 Listening to Everybody’s Voice https://lnkd.in/gF5MQUc9 CFO.University Contributor Susan Goldberg, MBA, Founder of Susan Goldberg Leadership Consulting, practiced this quote by Bryant McGill... “One of the most sincere forms of respect, is actually 👂🏽listening to what another has to say” ...when she interviewed 15 young professionals about their viewpoints on respect in the workplace. She ⚒️ discovered 3 universal themes CFOs and other business leaders will benefit from. Read Susan’s 💎 findings here: https://lnkd.in/gF5MQUc9 Learn more about Susan and visit her library on CFO.University: https://lnkd.in/gkp4iUh 👉🏽 Follow CFO.University for all things CFO, including how to lead. Receive. Share. Feel. 🏫 I am the Founder of CFO.University 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission: Develop world changing finance leaders 👁 Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment, https://lnkd.in/gUbfMhM 📚 Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #cfo ##CFOUniversity #accounting #finance #treasury #leadership #cfodevelopment #strategiccfo

🎉 🎙️CFO Talk – Finance and the Supply Chain - podcast with,  Bram Desmet,  CEO of Solventure and Co-Founder of The Strategy-Driven Supply Chain Institute, is now live on Spotify and the other platforms listed below. https://lnkd.in/gJgnqQEp    🔊 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gJxHstSz    🔊 Amazon Music: https://lnkd.in/gnDhH-jB    🔊 Audible: https://lnkd.in/gc2U_n6y    🔍 Why Should CFOs Tune In? - Benefit from Bram’s robust expertise, combining his mathematics background and doctorate in operations research with years of practical experience in supply chain improvement. - Understand how finance professionals and CFOs can play pivotal roles in managing inventory and working capital to navigate today's economic landscape, characterized by tight supply chains and rising costs. Here are a few quotes from Bram: 🔗 On the Supply Chain Triangle: "Balancing that triangle is about driving value as measured through the return on capital employed, showing that supply chain and finance have the same mission." 💡 The Impact of Strategic Decisions on Inventory: "Many decisions are not taken with a conscious understanding of the impact across the three corners—service, cost, and cash." 📈 Financial Benchmarking and Inventory: "I look at inventories and operating income, but we also try to account for the strategy, making sure it aligns with the company's competitive positioning." Whether you're commuting, taking a walk, working out, or unwinding at home, CFO Talk podcast is your go-to destination for leadership in the CFO suite. Subscribe to your favorite platform above, tune in, and let the transformative power of CFO Talk inspire you to new heights 🚀 . Enjoy. Engage. Learn. Grow. 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:  Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG  🎬 Visit our CFO Talk video series with global experts transforming the role of the CFO, https://lnkd.in/gg6bdZx 📚 Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gJNV4q7  #cfo #CFOUniversity #CFOTalk #accounting #finance #treasury #leadership #cfodevelopment #strategiccfo Nolan Avery Baby Hippo Studios Dan Kogan

🎭 The Tragedy of the CFO Staying in Their Own Lane In his enlightening article Jerry Vieira, CMC, Founder of The QMP Group, Inc. Sound Strategy, Rapid Results, Lasting Impact, emphasizes the risks of CFOs confining themselves to traditional financial roles. He urges them to embrace broader strategic responsibilities within their organizations. 💎 Jerry shares why its important for CFOs to use the whole road in their job. His article includes specific examples that make his lessons easy to grasp. 💡 Why You Should Care Jerry concludes his piece with three questions, ⚪ Are you bringing your brain power, insights, experience, and unique education to your role and responsibility as CFO? ⚫ Would your firm be better off if you did? 🔴 Do you have the commitment and bravery to move in that direction? If you cannot answer these three questions in the affirmative – seek coaching help for the benefit of all involved. See the links 🔗 in the first Comment box for the full article and more on growing your influence and impact. Team. Lead. Create. Grow.                                                                     🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #cfo #CFOUniversity #strategiccfo #leadership #cfodevelopment

🚅 Rapid Fire with Prashanth H Southekal, PhD, MBA Prashanth Southekal was recently on our show, Rapid Fire.  He runs the DBP-Institute, is an accomplished author &  instructor and a global leader in the Data and Analytics space.  🎙 Prashanth responded to these questions on Rapid Fire 🎙 ⚪ How can data be a liability for a business?  ⚫ What is the purpose of a data strategy? 🔴 Who should be at the center of our Data & Analytics initiatives? 🔵 What qualities are required to successfully apply Data & Analytics in your business? 🟢 What are the top 3 reason CFOs succeed in their Data & Analytics initiatives? Prashanth is co-instructing our course, 🔮 AI for Finance Leaders, with Tariq Munir in mid-August. Learn more about the course and register here,             https://lnkd.in/ghHGjWr5 Engage. Learn. Enjoy. Grow.                                                                    🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #CFO #CFOUniversity #DataandAnalytics #leadership #cfodevelopment  #strategiccfo

The Career Development Habit 🏛 CFO.University Contributor Julie Winkle Giulioni, a leading expert in the talent development arena, writes, "Imagine if you exercised only once each year. Or meditated annually rather than daily. Positive habits could never be built. And because the same holds true for career development, many leaders are missing an opportunity to 💪🏼 powerfully help people (and their organizations) grow. For too long, career development has been treated as an event – something that happens episodically, generally on an annual basis." In this piece Julie points out what meaningful career development looks like and provides questions leaders should ask to create a development habit within their ranks and for their companies. Read Julie's 📑 article and learn more about Julie and enjoy her wisdom on how to be a leader in talent development here from the links in the first Comment box below, 🎯 Hit the bullseye on your career development habits, follow CFO.University 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r Customers. Problem Solving. Experience. #CFO #CFOUniversity #leadership #cfodevelopment #StrategicCFO

🔑 Unlock Business Focused Finance Leadership with Andy Burrows on CFO Talks 📢 Exciting News! 📢 Andy, the Founder of Supercharged Finance, and I had a thought-provoking on this episode of CFO Talk. Andy shares his invaluable teaching on transforming the finance function into a business-focused powerhouse. As we discussed how finance leaders can grow into to the CFO role, Andy highlighted the essential qualities and the mindset needed for this evolution. 💡💡💡 3 Key Ideas from our conversation: **Embrace Business Acumen and Leadership**: A business-focused finance leader isn't just proficient in financial tools and techniques but is also a business leader. This means understanding, supporting, and challenging the business to improve overall performance. **Focus on Value, Not Just Cost**: Transformations in finance should aim at enhancing business value, not merely reducing costs. The true objective is to assist the business in achieving its goals, creating value through strategic financial support and initiatives. **Cultivate Collaboration and Relationships**: Effective finance leadership involves breaking down silos. By fostering relationships and working collaboratively with other business functions, finance can contribute more significantly to the organization's success and growth. 🎯 Become a Business Focused Finance Leader, Follow CFO.University Andy shares this story in his CFO Talk, “ I went to the operations director, the project manager and the marketing director. We sat down and I said, 'This is my model, does it work if we use these variables?' So we knocked it into shape together. And that helped me build relationships with those people. They started to ask more questions about pricing decisions and contract negotiations, customer profitability, and all sorts of things. …that's how you end up being the one who knows everything about the business, because you bother to ask the questions that no one else wants to ask.” That is brilliant! 🔗 **Listen to the full episode here**: https://lnkd.in/gZvAfj2Q or watch it below. Engage with your thoughts, share your experiences, and join the conversation! 💬👇 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #CFOTalks #BusinessFocusedFinance #FinanceLeadership #AndyBurrows #SuperchargeFinance #CFOUniversity

CFO Success Tip # 10 - What to do with a mistake? “What to do with a mistake?...  Recognize it, Admit it, Learn from it, Forget about it.” - Dean Smith, Basketball coaching legend “…accept that adjusting our goals, setting new goals, and most importantly, learning from the journey toward achieving our goals, is what creates success in life.” Learn Why Failure Is Not About Losing here, https://lnkd.in/gz_S4Th Failure.  A Stop on the Path to Success. 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #cfo #CFOUniversity #Resilience #leadership #cfodevelopment #strategiccfo

The latest edition of the Future of Finance Leadership takes you into the world of AI and Data Analytics for Finance with Tariq Munir and Prashanth H Southekal, PhD, MBA. Registration for AI for Finance Leaders closes EOD July 22nd. Learn more about the course and Register here, https://lnkd.in/gBKTBD39 Enjoy. Grow. Be a Difference Maker! 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #CFO #CFOUniversity #AIandtheCFO  #leadership #cfodevelopment  #strategiccfo

Building a Dynamic Financial Forecast for Your Business https://lnkd.in/gregZJSq Dave Bookbinder, Executive Director of Valuation Services at Haefele Flanagan and Contributor at CFO.University shares an insightful article about the importance of financial forecasts. As a valuation expert, Dave works with clients who want know the value of their business. One of the first questions he asks them is, "Do you have a three-to-five-year forecast?" Dave is surprised by how many businesses don’t have a clear vision of their future financial performance. They might have a rough estimate for the current year, but nothing beyond that. In this article Dave shares a 10 step guide to building a financial forecast and cautions business leaders, “Don’t get stuck in the trap of ‘we can’t project with accuracy so we don’t do it.’ “  The success of your business depends on it. Learn more about Dave and his teaching at his library at CFO.University, https://lnkd.in/gMyuD_T 🎯 Hit the bullseye of success, follow CFO.University Engage. Learn. Grow. 🏫 CFO.University is a professional development center for CFOs and aspiring CFOs 🌎 🌍 🌏 Our Mission:   Develop world changing finance leaders 👁  Gain insight into your professional development with the CFO Readiness Assessment https://lnkd.in/gA-xNbG 💥Learn about the Four Pillars of CFO Success here. https://lnkd.in/gK8vqr3r #CFO #cfouniversity, #Forecastb #leadership, #cfodevelopment

💡 Register for the "AI for Finance Leaders" training course by July 17th and earn the early bird discount > https://lnkd.in/gQf4fMfE Tariq Munir is partnering with Prashanth H Southekal, PhD, MBA and CFO.University to bring this essential course for Finance Leaders to harness the power of AI and create a data-driven culture. 👇🏼 Download Course Brochure here for more details -> https://lnkd.in/g43KW_TX In this 9-hour, highly interactive virtual course, Prashanth and I will guide you in developing a Digital mindset, applying Data and AI strategies to optimize finance processes, and creating a culture of innovation within your finance teams. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your finance function into a true strategic business partner and an AI powerhouse. 📝 Sign Up today to secure 1 of the 20 spots available, and take advantage of the early bird discount (which expires EOD July 17th). Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gQf4fMfE Special Thanks to Our Key Supporters, Abdul Khaliq, Gary Cokins, Asif Masani, Tobias Zwingmann and Andy Burrows.