“You have this burning sensation to change and it needs to build and build before you tip over and are ready to change.”An interesting thought from Michael Mills, this week’s guest mentor, on the key focus of our roles in Finance. We also dis

#387: MM: Is ESG a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

Sep 5th, 2022 7m 46s

ESG has been growing in popularity in recent years, however it also introduces an entirely new set of incentives for finance professionals to have to consider as part of our organizations’ decision making processes. In this bite-sized episode

#386: Moving from Corporate Analyst to Start-up CFO with Aidana Zhakupbekova

Sep 1st, 2022 31m 27s

“It's an opportunity that you can't manufacture that online.” An interesting comment from Aidana Zhakupbekova, this week’s guest mentor, on the key focus of our roles in Finance. We also discuss:- Making the most out of roles you’re not enjoy

#385: MM: Key Trends Q3 2022

Aug 29th, 2022 5m 46s

As we approach the end of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere what key trends and patterns are we seeing emerging that might impact our outlooks as finance professionals for the remainder of the year? In this bite-sized episode we share wha

#384: How to become an award winning CFO with Leona Mondsee

Aug 25th, 2022 27m 5s

“When we share those skills with others, it's what really unlocks a lot of power within those” An interesting take from Leona Mondsee, this week’s guest mentor, on the key focus of our roles in Finance. We also discuss:- How to get better re

#383: MM: Overcoming the Challenges with Big Data

Aug 22nd, 2022 5m 12s

Most finance professionals know that leveraging big data can result in amazing benefits to their organization with regards to cost and time reductions, improving decision-making, and product and service development. However they also know there

#382: MM: Is Finance stuck at sea?

Aug 8th, 2022 1s

Given all the progress in digital technologies, work practices, finance knowledge, appreciation of the importance of good mental wellbeing and physical health why do I hear from our audience that often times finance teams are not progressing &

#381: MM: Why is it so hard for finance leaders to admit their mistakes

Aug 1st, 2022 5m 35s

A modern mantra we hear often to today is to fail fast and fail often, to show up with some vulnerability to our mistakes, but when it comes to our finance leaders some of us are perhaps a bit slower when it comes to admitting our failures and

#380: MM: The Two Curves To Finance Career Happiness

Jul 25th, 2022 7m 23s

When you started your career in Finance what were your expectations? Was it for a fast, upward, linear, successful careers in return for working hard? Or were your expectations for a different curve?Actually it turns out there or two general

#379 MM Finance’s Role In Getting The Data Right

Jul 18th, 2022 6m 55s

What’s actually in these numbers? Or Does that forecast include the challenge assumption we made? Where is it?Have you ever spent the first few minutes of a meeting debating what the numbers really represented, the assumptions, latest up to d

#378 MM The Power Of Kindness At Work In Finance

Jul 11th, 2022 6m 10s

Since more of us started working from home in finance a lot of the advice to leaders and budget holders is about how can they sustain the productivity of their people & teams working remotely in a hybrid environment, which is sort of more sort

#377: MM: Why The Modern Finance Professionals Work is VITAL

Jul 4th, 2022 7m 17s

Good health, purpose, connection, love, learning, are vital to living our lives to the most we can. Organisations have similar vital requirements to generate the necessary cashflow to ensure it is a going concern, and even on a wider scale so d

#376: MM: The Power Of Powerless Communications

Jun 27th, 2022 5m 30s

Imagine feeling powerless in a situation and not knowing what to do next, we’ve probably all been there however Adam Grant, author of Give and Take and the Originals, had this interesting idea of the power of powerless communications.In this

#375: MM: Back to the Future to Make Better Decisions

Jun 13th, 2022 7m 57s

Whether it is having to make a call on a particular business case; set a budget for a business unit or even resolve whether to take that promotion in another organization finance professionals have to advise on and make a lot of decisions in a

#374: MM: The Expanding Mandate of the CFO

Jun 6th, 2022 7m 58s

Given finance professionals operate in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world a lot of organizations are currently doing fundamental reviews of their business models to understand how they can accelerate the pace of change even furt

#373 MM Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

May 30th, 2022 11m 49s

There’s a lot going on at the moment, between wars, pandemics, technological changes, climate factors, but what if we’ve already been here before, what if we could look to the past to guide us so we know how best to respond?In this bite-sized

372 Becoming Part of the Business Solution with Gary Cox

May 26th, 2022 43m 23s

“Finance is a door to everything, it's a foundation to everything.”According to today’s guest mentor Gary Cox, who also helps us deconstruct on the #sitn podcast:• The three things that FP&A practitioners are talking about • We discuss the

#371: MM: Achieving High Performance within Hybrid Teams

May 23rd, 2022 10m 38s

According to a recent Microsoft Trends Index hybrid work is here to stay, and even though talent is now everywhere and productivity is higher, there is more exhaustion so how can finance professionals ensure that teams they’re part of continue

#370: The Growing Elevation of FP&A in Business with Bryan Lapidus

May 19th, 2022 30m 20s

“When the rate of change on the outside is greater than the rate of change on the inside, then the end is near, right? You're in trouble.”According to today’s guest mentor Bryan Lapidus, who also helps us deconstruct on the #sitn podcast:• T

#369 MM What Does the Great Resignation Mean For Finance Leaders & Professionals

May 16th, 2022 12m 58s

Across the world, hundreds of thousands of finance professionals are leaving their jobs, their organizations and in some cases the profession entirely with 60% of HR leaders significantly concerned about employee turnover, causing urgent proble

#368: Becoming architects of our organizations with Francesca Valli

Dec 9th, 2021 42m 24s

“They are the architects of your organization” An interesting take from Francesca Valli on the role of the CFO and Finance & Accounting organization with regards the rapid evolution of technology who also shares with:- How Artificial intell

#367: MM: So Simple A Kid Can Understand It

Dec 6th, 2021 6m 13s

It’s so simple a kid can understand it!This is what came up in a conversation off air during a podcast interview we had recently. In this bite-sized episode we share with you this bit of advice and how it can help you as you set yourself up

#366: Hitting the Right Notes with Strong Foundations and Diverse Experiences

Nov 25th, 2021 36m 24s

“That's what we as accountants do, we put structures to things.”Great advice from this week's guest mentor Ifeoma Okonkwo who shares with:- An introduction to where finance & accounting teams can drive value in their organizations.- The im

365: MM: 4 Reasons to Have a Cyber Risk Management Brake Pedal

Nov 18th, 2021 7m 35s

Why do cars have brake pedals? And the answer is not always necessarily for the functional reason of bringing the car to a complete emergency stop. It’s more psychological, it’s to allow the driver to go faster in the knowledge that if there’

#364: What Finance Leaders Really Need To Know About Cyber Risk Management with Kip Boyle

Nov 18th, 2021 38m 24s

“Cyber is a material risk that must be treated appropriately, but there's a second responsibility that I really want to point out, which is you have to make sure that the cybersecurity budget is creating as much business value as possible.”Gr