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CFO Insights

CFO Insights is a biweekly thought leadership series dedicated to addressing the issues that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and finance executives face today. CFO Insights provides an easily digestible and regular stream of perspectives on the challenges CFOs are confronted with.

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CFO Insights — 23 & You: How many traits of digital DNA does your company have?

Oct 17, 2019

This issue discusses how CFOs can assess how digitally mature their companies are, how digitally mature they need to be, and how they can absorb digital DNA.

CFO Insights — The technology fallacy — Embracing the human face of digital transformation

Oct 03, 2019

This issue examines how finance executives can contribute to remaking the culture to facilitate digital transformation and thereby advance the company’s “digital maturity” — the extent to which a company can exploit the opportunities enabled by digital transformation.

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2019 Q3 "CFO Signals" survey

Sep 19, 2019

Each quarter, CFO Signals tracks the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. This is the third quarter report for 2019.

CFO Insights — Unlocking creativity: How CFOs can help cultivate a creative mindset

Sep 05, 2019

Michael A. Roberto, trustee professor of management at Bryant University and faculty member at Deloitte LLP’s Next Generation CFO Academy, argues that creative thinking should be viewed as a tangible contributor to the bottom line. He has identified six mindsets that can stifle creativity and the steps it takes to transform them to unleash the creative capabilities within companies. This issue explores those organizational barriers and investigates what CFOs can do to foster a culture of creativity.

CFO Insights — Internal mobility: Finding the hidden gems in your workforce

Aug 22, 2019

This issue explores why companies often have so much difficulty recognizing qualified job candidates who are right in front of them; what they can do to help thaw a culture that freezes employees in place; and the less obvious benefits that can come with making internal candidates easier to access.

CFO Insights — Board bios: Positioning yourself for the director seat you want

Jul 25, 2019

This issue explores steps CFOs can take to create an effective board bio, from prioritizing pertinent information, to framing a persuasive story, to defining the unique value proposition they possess.

CFO Insights — Balancing act: Managing stakeholder groups in capital-allocation decisions

Jul 11, 2019

This issue discuss how finance executives can leverage the views of different stakeholders to sharpen their approach to allocating capital — and emerge from the exercise with not only a stronger balance sheet, but also a much-improved capital-allocation process.

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2019 Q2 "CFO Signals" survey

Jun 20, 2019

Each quarter, CFO Signals tracks the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. This is the second quarter report for 2019.

CFO Insights — Revolutionizing reporting in the digital age

Jun 13, 2019

This issue takes a look at how companies are using digital tools to upgrade their reporting processes to get better information distributed faster — and what that means for the future of reporting itself.

CFO Insights — Strategic planning: Why you should zoom out and zoom in

May 30, 2019

This issue discusses the components of zoom out/zoom in and why CFOs and other executives should embrace it to boost immediate strategic impact and prepare for the long-term.

CFO Insights — Economic cycles: What should CFOs prepare for now?

May 02, 2019

This issue looks at which looming dangers have the combined potential to upend the economy in 2020, what CFOs should consider doing now to prepare their companies, and how a weaker economy requires finance leaders to become stronger decision makers.

CFO Insights — Finance 2025: Are you ready?

Apr 18, 2019

This issue discusses what research reveals about the finance function of 2025, the strides finance leaders can take to add maximum value in an emerging digital world, and why CFOs should be energized by the journey ahead.

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Related Publications

CFO Insights — 23 & You: How many traits of digital DNA does your company have?

CFO Insights — The technology fallacy — Embracing the human face of digital transformation

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2019 Q3 "CFO Signals" survey

CFO Insights — Unlocking creativity: How CFOs can help cultivate a creative mindset

CFO Insights — Internal mobility: Finding the hidden gems in your workforce

CFO Insights — Board bios: Positioning yourself for the director seat you want

CFO Insights — Balancing act: Managing stakeholder groups in capital-allocation decisions

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2019 Q2 "CFO Signals" survey

CFO Insights — Revolutionizing reporting in the digital age

CFO Insights — Strategic planning: Why you should zoom out and zoom in

CFO Insights — Economic cycles: What should CFOs prepare for now?

CFO Insights — Finance 2025: Are you ready?

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