CFO.University’s Short Form AFT (Accounting, Finance, Treasury) Assessment tool is modeled after the Four Pillars of CFO success: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Leadership.
It uses a simple scoring system that quickly identifies your organization’s pillars of strength and pillars that will benefit from more attention.
This is a fictitious story about the wide gap and personality differences between the function of the chief marketing officer (CMO) and that of the chief financial officer (CFO). I made up the two characters in this story. But how different might they be from a real pair of a CMO and CFO that you may know (or who works for your employer)?
Actively managing a business disposition: Preparing for a sale
This is the third article in a three-part series on what CEOs, CFOs and other business leaders must consider in the various stages of a business transition. The first article looked at pre-acquisition considerations, and the second article delved into the realities of post-acquisition and the adjustments required under new ownership.
LESSONS IN CHANGE, EDUCATION, AND TRANSITION.
In the pre-acquisition article of this three-part series on active management I discussed the interaction between a general partner and the senior leadership of a company being acquired by a private equity firm.
You want to grow your business? That means it’s time to add more salespeople, right? It makes perfect sense. The more salespeople you have, the more sales you will have. Maybe not. One of the most common mistakes small and mid-sized companies make is adding sales capacity before they’re ready. Why doesn’t it work more often?
