How do I describe the dynamic duo behind The Soul of Enterprise Podcast, Ron Baker and Ed Kless? If only I could borrow their vocabulary as I find the appropriate words to describe their intellectual brilliance. Since I can’t, I’ll just say these guys make me think. I can show you my Evernote and Moleskine…
Four major networks, a handful of national newspapers, limited cable offerings, and numerous magazines delivered to our mailboxes monthly. Do you ever wish you could turn back the clock sometime before the turn of the century? Those of us who were building our careers in the ’80s and ’90s thought information overload was a problem back…
CFOs are great at some things, poor at others. We lag with our artistic bent. That can only mean our branded websites probably look dull, drab, and lifeless. What if I could tell you that I possessed the really cool way to pick brand colors for your website? For those of you with fat marketing budgets, this…
As a CFO, how are your chart-designing skills? Good? Bad? Or as my old boss Jeff R. used to say/ask, “Butt ugly?” Studying good chart design is one thing. Putting great chart design into practice is another. Let’s get started with an example. A Not-So Pretty Chart Recently, a CEO friend sent me a PowerPoint…
“Karen, could you step into my office?” What could Bill want? Karen was just promoted to Senior Audit Manager three months earlier at the large firm of PricingDryHomeLoopers. Karen knew the firm had a tough quarter. Plus, IBM Watson was doing more and more of the attestation work. But Karen, a single mother of two, had no fears of…
Every CFO in the business of serving small biz CEOs should be fully aware of a 2005 study performed by Gallup. Their research revealed small business owners work 52 hours a week on average across a median of 5.6 days. I’m surprised. Those numbers look low, and I bet you have clients where the numbers are…
When I found out several months ago that a movie was coming out on the miraculous evacuation of nearly 400,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk during World War II, one question came to mind. Will there be any mention of Charles Lightoller? Charles Lightoller was 66 when he received a call from the British…
Even the best CFOs occasionally need a pep talk. I need mine after a CEO makes a decision or no decision on a matter where we have talked at length regarding the issue(s) at hand. I know my strengths. I’m rock solid at identifying consequences for nearly every possible position a CEO can take. That’s why frustration…
All roads lead to Rome the financial statements. Good decisions, bad decisions, foolish decisions, indecision. It doesn’t matter–every CEO action finds its way to the P&L and balance sheet. Every CFO I know is a financial reporting aficionado. But as one peer recently reminded me, seeing how other professionals create reporting for their clients is both helpful and…
Anytime a part-time CFO prospect or rookie wants to pick my brain about starting a consulting practice, I delay the conversation until they’ve done something else first. I want them to interview several partners of B2B CFO® before I provide advice and guidance. There are no exceptions. Why the recommendation when I’m not affiliated with…
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