Clichés are so easy to use – but they are a cop-out. You may think they’re great ways to connect with people, motivate your team or sound authoritative. But most business clichés are overused, outdated and meaningless. Simply put, they’re ambiguous and have no impact. In Finance, you don’t want to be meaningless, outdated or […]
“I can’t wait to sit in another hour-long meeting!” — said No One. Ever. It’s bad if an employee dreads it. It’s worse if you’re the one who called the finance meeting and you dread it. Even when you keep them short or as infrequent as possible, finance meetings can induce both groans and possible […]
Some emails aren’t meant to be sent. When you work in Finance, you deal with quite a bit of private information. So you must understand that there is no such thing as a private email. Or a private text message either. Anything you write potentially can take on a life of its own. Emails to […]
No matter how hard you try, sometimes you and your finance team fail. We make mistakes. We miss deadlines. We fall short. In fact, a third of accountants admit to making multiple errors every week (and, yes we know, all of our finance pros aren’t accountants). Nearly 60% say they goof up on a monthly […]
We’re huge fans of TED Talks. We love how powerful TED Talks strip away all the distractions and focus on the essence of one idea. And how that one idea can change things. These five TED Talks finance pros should see are a great sources of: Even better: They’re short. (The longest listed here is […]
Business owners and C-level executives grudgingly accepted hybrid and remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. No longer — the bosses want everyone back in the office. Eighty-three percent of CEOs expect companies to demand employees return to the office, full time, within three years. Big Four accounting firm KPMG polled 1,325 CEOs from 11 […]
Influential people who have positive attitudes can help others around them think more positively. The opposite is also true. Negative people eventually wear down other teammates to the point people don’t want to be around them. The frequent complainer can impact others’ outlook on work, and eventually damage workplace morale and productivity. Protect Workplace Morale: […]
There’s no one-size-fits-all rulebook for leading people. But there are two indispensable traits that successful leaders must exhibit: Skimp on one of those two areas and people will doubt your abilities. Close to 10% of companies will consider a CFO for an opening at CEO — but not if the finance chief isn’t seen as […]
Some of the biggest companies are ending their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — and doing so quickly. In all of the cases above, pressure by conservative activist Robby Starbuck forced the companies’ hands. Brown-Forman, for example, emailed Starbuck of its decision to ditch DEI just days after receiving complaints. Employees of companies that […]
