MAKING THE FINANCE OPERATION THE BEST IT CAN BE
One reason to love business is because it is dynamic. Strategies change or pivot, organizations transform, regulations and new rules emerge. All of these require financial teams to be both…
Read more »Empowerment, Alignment and Responsibility in Turnaround and Fast Growth Management
Turnaround Management has often been criticized for being excessively punitive towards the employees of the target company. Quite often, the definition of Turnaround is seeking bankruptcy protection in a liquidation….
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The Future of Work
The Future of Work What does it take to Succeed? By Jodi AvinaDirector of Recruitment, CFOs2GO Many futurists and analysts are sending out conflicting data about the future of work,…
Read more »CYBERSECURITY IN A CHANGING WORLD
The Wall Street Journal Pro Report of December 19, 2017 was devoted to the issue of Cybersecurity. The chilling reality is that national governments, state and local governments, businesses and…
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The Impact of Psychology on Business Decisions
The Impact of Psychology on Business Decisions Making sense of seemingly irrational decisions If you had a choice of A, B or C, and “A” is undeniably better than “B”, “B” is…
Read more »Is the CFO a “salesperson”?
By Robert Weis Most CFOs would answer with an emphatic “no”; quickly adding, our role is to manage the company’s financial affairs. However, I think that response illustrates a cynical…
Read more »SURVIVING M&A DUE DILIGENCE
You may remember the commercial when a camera catches a winning Super Bowl player who proclaims “I’m going to Disney World”. Well, Mr. or Ms. Business owner, you have just…
Read more »IS THE DECK STACKED AGAINST FOREIGN FIRMS ENTERING THE U.S.?
One would certainly come to that conclusion after reading the Schumpeter Blog in The Economist January 12, 2017 – America Leaves Foreign Firms Out In The Cold. However, I would respectfully…
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Incentive Compensation for Non-Sales People
People Guidelines to Ensure Unambiguous Performance By Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2GO You can quote me, “Sales People are ‘coinoperated’.” I don’t know of a single salespersonwho wouldn’t sell a product at a…
Read more »How do you best use the Consulting Chief Financial Officer?
Re-characterizing crisis & growth challenges intoOpportunity By Jack E. DotyPartner, CFOs2GO All businesses need financial strategy and financial execution to succeed, from peering into the future to set and guide…
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