CFO Series Symposium February 2017
I attended the Brisbane CFO Symposium, thanks to Richard McBride of the CFO Series and attended some very good facilitated sessions and have listed what I thought were the top 20 Key Takeaways in no particular order. Well worth attending if in a city near you. #CFOSeries
Key 20 Takeaways of the CFO Re-engineered
- Need to have soft skills
- Need to be an effective communicator
- Engage with the business and get out and understand operations and ask questions
- Challenge the unknown and move out of your comfort zone
- Need to be a leader and have good team behind you and empower them
- Lead by example
- Need to be agile and be open to new ideas
- Focus on the strategy and not just the numbers
- Be a business partner to the business and not act in isolation
- Learn not say no but say “How can I help you”
- Have simple reports with less words and more infographics, dashboards for easier reporting
- Have a plan and be persistent
- Continually drive change as change does not happen over night
- Get a mentor/business coach
- Be professional and your personal branding and be careful what you post on social media from a personal perspective
- Develop your “elevator pitch” for yourself and your business
- CFO must be more confident to match/stand in for CEO
- Be forward looking, results are always what happened (Rear view vs windscreen)
- Thinking at least 6-12 months out and continuously look ahead
- Listen and action out of listening
