- Ways to Improve Your Study Habits & Grow Your Skills
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- Nonprofit, online Western Governors University put together a great list of study habits that can make a huge difference in what you get out of your coursework. They have allowed CFO.University to share the list with our Member and Guest Scholars. Your study environment can be a big factor in how successfully you’ll learn and retain information and be able to apply it in your assessments and on the job. Here are 10 ways your surroundings impact your studying and how you can make your study settings more conducive to learning.
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Take Assessment Watch Video- Why We Still Can’t Get Career Development Right
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- Work Institute’s 2019 Retention Report reprises a familiar refrain: “Career development continues to be the leading cause of employee turnover in the US.” Yet again, organizations, talent professionals and leaders have to face the hard data and hard reality that we’ve still not cracked the code on what matters most to employees: career opportunities. It’s not for lack of effort. Companies are investing extraordinary resources in skills training, portals, online systems and processes designed to make this happen. And it all falls short. Here’s why.
- Balancing Act: Do You Have Too Many Controls, or Too Few?
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- Can you imagine working for a company where employees frequently had to make exceptions to get things done? Or where deadlines were constantly being missed? It takes great skill to run a business effectively. Too much or too little control can result in failure. However, finding the right balance is achievable if you know what to look for.
Governance & Controls – structure and controls.
Transaction Recording – systems, transaction processing and closing the books.
Reporting - efficient, timely and accurate information for decision making and meeting compliance requirements.
Accounting
Business Planning - provide the financial roadmap for the company with supporting analytics.
Financial Forecasting - integrate the company’s current performance relative to budget with the real-time business environment.
Investment Analysis - the framework to analyze new opportunities as they present themselves.
Finance
Cash Management - the discipline to ensure cash is available to operate the business normally.
Funding - Planning for and raising funds to meet the needs of the business.
Risk Management – Identification and mitigation of key business risks.
Treasury
Self-Awareness - Internal.
Team Building - External.
Strategy & Culture – Motivate people to follow you.
Leadership
Four Pillars of Executive Expertise
CFO.University is built around the Four Pillars of CFO Success. These Pillars are supported with Core Competencies. Our framework allows you to master your role as a senior financial officer. The Four Pillars are made up of:
Accounting – Governance & Controls, Transaction Recording and Reporting
Finance – Business Planning, Financial Forecasting and Investment Analysis
Treasury – Cash Management, Funding (Capital Raising) and Risk Management
Leadership – Self Awareness, Team Building and Strategy & Culture
