The CFO role: Gap between perception and what is happening on the ground
Recent research, entitled “The Future of the Finance Function Survey 2016,” has suggested the CFO role is full of contradictions – and not keeping up with the times.
Tag: Decision Making
Reliance on Excel wastes billions why it’s time to end spreadsheet addiction
Businesses are suffering by using tools that are ill suited Andy Humphries, CTO of PhixFlow, explains why it is vital companies put checks and balances in place before past mistakes repeat themselves.
How bosses make sure business decisions are rooted in data, rather than based on instinct
Today, everything is driven by data. Whether it’s analysing quarterly sales figures or using a fitness tracking app, reviewing inventory information or scrolling through recommended music on iTunes – data permeates both work and play, our jobs and our personal lives.
From lobbying on behalf of SMEs with CBI to helping a startup disrupt the banking sector
While working for the CBI as assistant director, Amanda Nunn realised her passion lay in helping SMEs overcome business challenges. In particular, she saw that SMEs were badly let down when it came to banking – and so decided to work for a FinTech startup instead.
There are six types of CFO and some can be harmful for your business
A study has found that chief financial officers can be named as one of six types based on their approaches to leadership. It turns out you may want to be careful about what type of person is managing the accounts of your company, as they could damage the business.
To fear change in your business is to embrace failure
Benjamin Franklin once said, “When you are finished changing, you are finished.” These are wise words that apply just as powerfully to business as they do to individuals.
In Europe, but not European: Small firm owner managers up against the German Mittelstand
James Cunningham, lecturer in management at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, looks at the mind-set of UK small business owners against German counterparts.