CFO Talk: The CEO/CFO Relationship with Tom Burke
Tom Burke, a serial CEO in the pharmaceutical space, shares his experience with senior financial leaders and how their role and their relationship with the CEO has changed during his career.
The CFO and Sustainable Finance Part II
Including effective sustainability concepts into the financial strategy of companies is a major challenge CFOs face today.
The implementation of sustainable business models presents several aspects to consider. Among them, new skills that must be acquired to meet the requirements, complying with reporting obligations, complications arising from using non-financial indicators and compliance with the different global and local regulations stand out. In this article we will address the skills that CFOs must develop to get the most out of these initiatives.
For Finance Professionals: Impact = Acumen
To make a real impact, finance professionals require business acumen.
In recent times, business acumen has emerged as a vehicle for improving financial performance and a source of leadership (Wikipedia).
Business acumen comes from problem-solving, deliberate practice, and experience. Business skills develop over time by talking to stakeholders, reading and learning more about the company such as the strategic business plan/annual report, and visiting the manufacturing plant.
CFO Talk: Designing Better Higher Education with Elliot Felix
Elliot Felix, the founder of brightspot strategy and global innovator in higher education recently joined us for a CFO Talk.
The CFO and Sustainable Finance Part I
This article kicks off a four part series from Gustavo.
Including effective sustainability concepts into the financial strategy of companies is a major challenge CFOs face today.
The implementation of sustainable business models presents several aspects to consider. Among them, new skills that must be acquired to meet the requirements, complying with reporting obligations, complications arising from using non-financial indicators and compliance with the different global and local regulations stand out. In this article we will address the skills that CFOs must develop to get the most out of these initiatives.
