WHY should others follow you? SHOW them with your actions, not just with words. Here's how: Be worthy of respect. Be Clear. Be curious. See a few brief examples below.
8 Pitfalls to Avoid in Your First 100 Days as CFO
Summary of the 8 PITFALLS to avoid in your first 100 days as CFO:
(1) Avoid the trap of arriving with “the answer” (2) Avoid the “action imperative”, even while you work to secure 2-3 early wins (3) Avoid predictable surprises (4) Don’t lose sight of the fundamentals (5) Don’t trash the past (6) Don’t keep away from your boss (7) Don’t run thru some checklist of what you’ve been doing (8) Never blind-side your boss
10 Commandments for CFOs of Private Equity-Backed Companies
Your inter-personal skills can make or break you as you deal with Operating Partners, investment bankers, lenders, law firms, accounting firms, risk management consultants, as well as your growing team. So here are our Top 10 Commandments learned from working in CFO Coaching in the private equity industry:
7 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Success in Your First 30 Days as CFO
Create your 90-day plan in your first week or so, even if only in bullets. Specify goals, priorities, milestones and target dates. Share a draft with your CEO and operating partners to create clarity and alignment on how you’ll spend your time, what you’ll do, and what you’ll postpone addressing. Focus on the fundamentals. Neutralize your vulnerabilities. And have these 3 conversations with your boss.
How and When Executive Coaching Delivers Value for CFOs and PE firms
CFO Coaching is often sought by private equity firms 1. Soon after a deal-close, or 2. When a “CFO” who was focused primarily on keeping the books aims to develop a more strategic mindset, 3. When a CFO wants to create a high-functioning team , and/or 4. When a CFO desires to hone a stronger executive leadership presence, to assert more influence with colleagues, the CEO and the Board.
5 Ways You Trip Yourself Up: Executive Coach, on “Ineffective Habits of CFOs”
The office of the Chief Financial Officer requires self-awareness. By the time you’ve arrived, you have plenty of experience to know what works and what doesn’t. However, some of your experience can actually work against you. In CFO executive coaching and leadership, here are 5 behaviors we often see trip up CFOs.
4 Lies You Excuse Yourself With: CFO Leadership Coaching, “Ineffective Habits of CFOs”
The office of CFO requires confidence in your decision-making and authority. By the time you’ve arrived, you have plenty of experience and know what works and what doesn’t. However, that confidence and experience can actually work against you. As a CFO Coach and CFO Mentor, here’s 4 false beliefs we see CFOs give in to.
3 Ineffective Habits that Hold You Back as a CFO
The 20 habits so vividly described in Marshall Goldsmith’s best-seller, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, cuts to the heart of common leadership issues I see as an executive coach for finance leaders. We’ve grouped the 20 behaviors into these 3 categories of behaviors that will prevent you from realizing your full potential, whether you’re currently a CFO, or a CFO on the rise.
