Month 3 of your First 90 Days as CFO, the 10-second headlines are: (1) Diagnose the business situation · (2) Lead with the right skills · (3) Create a nutritious balance in your information intake · (4) Plan to create WAVES of change – not a tsunami · (5) Stay alert for common traps

Bad things happen to good people. Perhaps it’s happened to you. 3 practical tools from an Executive Coach to reframe limiting beliefs, and to find the freedom & energy to move forward.

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

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.

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.