How to Set Goals as a Finance Manager (and Help Your Team Achieve Them)
Not everyone can score goals like Sidney Crosby or Wayne Gretzky, but if your finance team doesn’t meet expectations, the impact is widespread. That’s why it’s so important as a finance manager to set goals that include accountability and recognition. Here are some tips..
The Impact of High Employee Turnover (and What to Do About It)
The cost of replacing a departing employee can be staggering – in some cases the equivalent of a full year’s salary. Sourcing, landing and onboarding costs are substantial, and those investments of time and energy are lost along with the employee’s knowledge and expertise. But there are other impacts
5 Things to Think About Before You Hire a Finance Recruiter
You’ve decided to hire a finance recruiter who specializes in the finance and accounting space. That’s a good first step, as recruiters with specialized knowledge will have a deeper understanding of what’s needed to succeed in a given role. They’ll also have a broader base of finance
The Must-Have Qualities of an Effective Finance Leader
There is a saying that people buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. If you want to affect change, it makes sense that people must trust you and the way you see the world. Building this foundation is a critical step in being an effective finance leader.
How to Be a Strong Communicator
Franklin Roosevelt is history’s “great explainer.” He could take a complex concept and simplify it so that everyone could understand. Here’s how to gain buy-in and become a strong communicator.
How to Know if an Employee is Ready to Become a Manager
Your organization believes in promoting from within. As such, it makes sense that someone from your existing employee pool should become your next manager. The question is, how do you know if someone is truly ready to become a leader? Here are 8 signs that you have your next manager in
How to Onboard a New Accounting or Finance Hire
Starting off on the right foot with a new accounting or finance hire is critical for creating buy-in and engagement. Yet so many companies misstep when it comes to this important piece of the employee retention puzzle. With that in mind, here’s how to successfully onboard a new accounting
What Makes a Director of Finance Great?
What does it take to be a great Director of Finance? For one, a management style that facilitates the building of an integrated and responsive finance function. For another, an ability to combine an operational focus with strong financial acumen.
No pressure.
Here are a few traits that the best
The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Finance Managers
A study by Dale Carnegie Training revealed something disturbing. Almost 75% of employees are not fully engaged at work. But what differentiated the engaged from the disengaged?
The answer – a positive relationship with their immediate supervisor.
This makes the role of finance manager critical to an organization’s success. Here are
Why Your Company (and Your Finance Team) May Need Bruce Willis
There is little doubt that Hans Gruber and his band of merry men underestimated off- duty police officer John McClane in Hollywood’s action film classic Die Hard. After all, this is Bruce Willis at his finest. And when Hollywood, in its infinite wisdom, offered us 14 more sequels (might have
What do Sesame Street and Shared Services Have in Common?
Sesame Street was on to something back in the day (whatever day that was – we may be dating ourselves with that reference). At one point, in an inspired moment of off key brilliance, Ernie and Elmo warble, “I’ll take my something that you like and you’ll take
4 Signs You’re a Good Finance Manager
Are You an All-Star Finance Manager?
We’d all like to think that we’re great Finance Managers, even if we’re relatively new at the rol. We communicate collaboratively after all and have an open door policy. But there are definitely signs that you’re the kind of Finance
