What will the future career path of a CFO look like? It is common knowledge that the role has been evolving for some time. However, much less discussed is what the implication might be for ‘where’ the future talent pipeline...

Ever since the launch of McKinsey's seminal study on the war for talent in the late nineties, the prevailing wisdom has been that certain employees are more gifted and talented, and should be nurtured carefully and remunerated accordingly to ensure...

How will you measure your life? It’s a big question that troubles those of us with a philosophical bent. Perhaps for understandable reasons however this question may not always be at the forefront of the finance chief’s mind, but there...

As a chief financial officer what are the sorts of things that keep you awake at night? It strikes me that a week doesn’t go by without some new crisis looming on the financial horizon that brings new challenges to...

In today’s business environment, being a CFO is not for the faint hearted. Hardly a week goes by without more depressing news on the state of the global economy. Closer to home last week the euro tumbled to its lowest...

As chief financial officers continue to look at transforming the finance model, the benefits of shared services - transparency, lower costs, greater efficiency, standardisation and improved governance - are now clearly seen by finance leaders who have high hopes and...