CFO Buzz is a news feature capturing top stories affecting CFOs. This feature is published Fridays so that CFOs can gain perspective over the weekend, allowing them to challenge themselves and think about how to improve their lives, careers and companies.
1) Continue Growing at Your Employer, or Leave
There are two reasons CFOs and senior finance executives leave companies. They are asked to leave – because they are no longer adding the value that the company needs from them. Or they leave on their own accord – because they are no longer able to get what they need from their employer. Actually, these two reasons are different sides of the same coin. What are you doing to continue to grow? Or can you?
This is how long it should take to gain new opportunities at work – Fortune
2) Grumpy Finance Teams Accomplish Nothing
Want your Finance team to be productive? Keep them happy. Or, at least, make sure they’re not grumpy. And remember, your bad mood is contagious. Put on a smile!
Unraveling the Surprising Relationship between Mood and Productivity – FEI Daily
3) Is your Auditor a FwB?
The Auditor / Client relationship is one that has evolved over the years, with the pendulum swinging back and forth between friend and foe. Reading this article, it looks like Auditor as Friend is back in vogue. The pendulum will continue to swing. Where are you with your relationship with your Auditor?
Auditors Can Still Be Your Friend… With Benefits – FEI Daily
4) Profiling Top CFOs
One of the best parts of what I do is to listen to the stories CFOs tell. They see so much, and are truly on the front lines of the battles facing businesses today. In my own way, I share some of the CFO stories I hear. But I love hearing more CFO stories. What’s your story?
5) Where do You Eat Lunch?
Or do you? This article point to a white paper that says that if you want your top talent to continue to stay with you and your organization, you should not be eating lunch at your desk. How many times a week do you leave your desk for lunch?
Why you really should go out for lunch today – Fortune
Some of Samuel’s other CFO stuff this week
CFO Moves – Moves across the USA – week ending September 18, 2015
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