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How Busy People Can Develop Leadership Skills

CFO News Room

Leadership development should be recognized as an ongoing part of professional life. All it takes to become a better leader is dedication and a small investment of time. Carving out time for learning and development is critical for anyone who wants to improve their leadership competencies and performance outcomes.

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Holding Onto Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn

CFO News Room

But more importantly, marketers know from experience that when the economy turns, their budget is an easy target. During the pandemic, we saw numerous productive marketing advances, many of which were long overdue — from more agile budget allocation to accelerated digital transformation connecting marketing and e-commerce.

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Nonprofit Leadership: Using Data for Better Decision-Making

The Charity CFO

Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? Investing in Data Technology Data technology, such as data management software, makes implementing and benefiting from a data strategy easier than ever. There are many ways to put data to use effectively in your organization.

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CFOs eye budget increase for employee compensation, Gartner says

Future CFO

Chief financial officers are planning to increase budgets for employee compensation, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. Gartner experts have identified four talent retention drivers beyond pay that CFOs should invest in to improve retention in their function.

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The Future of Financial Leadership: Aligning Operational and Strategic CFOs

The Finance Weekly

The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. Specialists in operational finance create financial models that outline the details of business processes and their impact on the company's goals, staff plans, budget, and cash flow.

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The Role of Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Business Budgeting in Modern FP&A

Centage

Business budgeting is a crucial factor with the ability to impact a business’ long-term success or failure. Along with providing important information regarding day-to-day operations, an accurate budget better enables companies to predict revenue, trim costs, and make decisions regarding expenditures and opportunities.

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932: Finance’s Leadership Paradox | Jeff Coulter, CFO, Cognite

CFO Thought Leader

Looking back, Jeff Coulter is not exactly certain how he landed a spot on a team tasked with designing and implementing the first-ever budgeting and reporting processes responsible for tracking Procter & Gamble’s marketing dollars on a single worldwide system. “P&G Still, Coulter was eager to return west.