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Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Michael Kennedy tells us that while he had anticipated a significant workload at MDA, the reality was far beyond his initial expectations. This is a common experience …
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When Michael Kennedy first stepped into the CFO office at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in 2018, he was surprised to learn that the association was spending $8 million annually on office …
Inside the Mentoring Round, CFO Zhi Li shares a lesson he learned within the first 60 days of becoming a CFO - the importance of delivering bad news promptly and transparently. He confessed that he …
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Just as Zhi Li was entering the world of investment banking in 2008, many of his future CFO peers were making hasty exits from the banking realm.“We were the smallest incoming associate class ever,” …
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This episode of Planning Aces Brett and Jack discuss FP&A's role when it comes to breaking down silos within departments, and how A.I. is quickly emerging as FP&A's ultimate silo busting …
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Lauren StClair reflects on her early days as a CFO and how she came to embrace the power of saying "no" or "not right now," a skill that many new leaders find difficult …
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