Brett & Jack discuss why organizations must have a value proposition for their employees. This episode each of our featured Workplace Champions gives us different perspectives on what they’ve done to help attract human capital to their organizations. Again, the question management teams need to be asking: What’s the value proposition that will help us […]
Ep 19: It’s About the Team
Brett & Jack discuss how employee teams may hold the key to improving employee morale and retention, and why the growing popularity of remote hiring is likely to lead many more managers to leverage the powers behind objectives and key results (OKRs). Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Ryan Van Hatten of Prophix, CFO […]
The Great Reassessment | eBook
As the rate of worker resignations continues to grab headlines, seven CFOs explain why they view the movement as more of an employee self-reassessment than a Great Resignation. Plus, they share a few workforce reassessments of their own. Download the eBook
803: Sharing in a Moment That Mattered | Efrain Rivera, CFO, Paychex
Back in April of 2020, as the consequences of COVID’s arrival in the U.S. sent financial markets reeling, Paychex CFO Efrain Rivera had the temptation “to say nothing.” As the company’s quarterly earnings call with analysts quickly approached, Rivera explains, a number of management team members had gathered in conference to debate the idea of…
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How Managers Impact Employee Retention | Efrain Rivera, CFO, Paychex
790: The Correct Order of Things | Sarah Blanchard, CFO, Udemy
Back in 2014, when Sarah Blanchard became committed to landing her first CFO position, she kept a key criterion in mind: Her future company had to be mission-driven. “I ended up in digital health before anyone really knew what digital health was,” explains Blanchard, who received her first CFO appointment from Omada Health, an early-stage…
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789: Always Be Hiring | Jonathan Sides, CFO, Fleetio
Among the many SaaS CFOs with whom we have spoken, few have listed their finance leader priorities for us as simply and concisely as did Jonathan Sides, CFO of Fleetio, a Birmingham, Alabama, software company that helps companies to track and manage their fleet operations. “My personal defect is always wanting to take on more—without…
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Ep 15: Employee Engagement & the Less Social World
Brett & Jack discuss how learning and development is one of five key elements of employee engagement – and explore reasons why L&D too often gets overlooked. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Dave Bernhardt of SentinelOne, CFO Joan Hilson of Signet Jewelers and CFO Herald Chen of Applovin. The following is a machine-generated transcript produced […]
757: The Workforce Is Rising | Justin Judd, CFO, BambooHR
"Gain all of the experience that you can in different areas of business, across sales, marketing, product development, operations, finance, accounting, legal, and employee experience. And, most important, cultivate strong relationships and take care of and treat people well." –Justin Judd, CFO, BambooHR Ten years ago, when Adobe management finally made up its mind to…
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EP 12: Making Salary a Competitive Advantage
Brett and Jack discuss the move by Amazon and other companies to pay employees daily will trigger new approaches in salary administration. Plus, more developments in the age of the “great resignation.” Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CEO Craig O’Neill of Versapay, CFO Michael Rosen of Digital Power Marketing, CFO Kurt Shintaffer of Apptio.
746: Growing with People & Purpose | Robert Alvarez, CFO, BigCommerce
When Robert Alvarez first joined the finance team of a venture-backed start-up, he was thinking that one day he might like to be a CFO. However, upon further reflection, the young finance analyst realized that he had little idea of what a CFO did. Being part of a start-up team afforded him the opportunity to…
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Ep 10: Where Corporate Culture Trumps Exec Comp
Brett and Jack discuss the highs and lows of executive compensation, and why corporate culture may trump all. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Gregg Clevenger of LiveVox, CFO Charles Freund of FLEETCOR and CFO Jill Klindt of Workiva. Unedited Transcript Speaker 1 (1m 43s): Hello I’m here with Brett Knowles. And […]