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976: A Troubleshooter’s Guide to Financial Leadership | Craig Wert, CFO, Jobber

CFO Thought Leader

Lessons from Craig Wert’s finance career reveal the power of adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to seize opportunities in unexpected places. Lessons from Craig Wert’s finance career reveal the power of adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to seize opportunities in unexpected places.

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Female leadership in Finance: How to upskill to become a transformation leader

Future CFO

The interview is part of the Female Leadership in Finance Series of FutureCFO. Strong leadership is also critical as this role must be able to influence leaders cross-functionally across the company. How do some of these inspire your work and/or leadership? TC: Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.

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Mission Ready: Cos scale up hiring of ex-service personnel

CFO News

Skills such as leadership, teamwork, integrity, risk management, and problem-solving, which are intrinsic to armed forces officers, are prized by companies including Flipkart, Vedanta, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, GE Aerospace, Marsh McLennan Global Capability Centre, and Optum.

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FutureCFO Excellence Awards 2024 finalists unveiled

Future CFO

Marko Horvat, vice president of research in the Gartner Finance practice, noted that CFOs were thinly stretched across many activities in 2023.

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Turning challenges into opportunities: being a financial controller in 2024

Future CFO

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ), says the appeal of the financial controller position lies in blending analytical depth with visionary leadership, overseeing financial strategies across sectors. Succeeding amid challenges “Success as a controller relies on an entrepreneurial mindset, analytical rigour, and adept leadership,” says Leonardo.

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Welcome Greg Foote

Focus CFO

With 42 years of extensive experience in military, management, CEO, CFO, and board roles, Greg brings valuable expertise in recognizing opportunities, problem-solving, risk assessment, and developing performance metrics to measure results, set growth targets, and drive value creation.

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Ep 25: Impact of Organization Design on FP&A

CFO Thought Leader

The distinction is crucial in understanding how to approach problem-solving in an organization. While complicated problems can be solved with the right formulas or spreadsheets, complex problems require more. One of the key topics Brett drills down on is the difference between complicated and complex problems.