Leadership is All About Asking the Right Questions

Prashanth Southekal

Asking good questions is considered one of the most important skills in business. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google said, “We run the company by questions, not by answers.” According to management expert Peter Drucker, “The important and difficult job is never to find the right answer; it is to find the right question.” Quality guru Edwards Deming said, “If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.” In short, questions unlock value in organizations.

Introducing Otto the Audit Bot

Glenn Hopper

I tried to stifle images of Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory on that stormy night when his creation came to life. The mix of awe and terror as his creation’s eyes flicker awake …

But there I was.

After just a few short hours of bumbling my way through a handful of coding templates I found online and several rounds of working with ChatGPT and Bard to QC my sloppy code, I was conversing with my own fine-tuned audit expert robot, whom I’d just named Otto.

Finance Innovation and Excellence Part II

Steve Rosvold Raghavendra Reddy Christopher Argent Andrew Codd Tariq Munir

This series covers the 8 key themes at the 4th annual Finance Innovation and Excellence Summit (FInEx Summit). The Summit tackled eight of today’s most pressing challenges facing Chief Financial Officers and other accounting, finance and treasury leaders. The expert speakers on each panel are global leaders in their field who deliver great messages tailored to the worldwide CFO community. Part I covers The CFO in Crisis and Digitization, Automation and AI.

Four Effective Strategies to Speed Up Your Month-End Close

Nancy Wu

Faster financial reporting means executives have more immediate insight into their business, allowing them to act quicker. Unfortunately for many businesses, an understaffed or overburdened accounting team means the month-end close can drag on for days or weeks. Here are four effective strategies that will help you save time on month-end activities.