Brett & Jack discuss how hiring challenges have led certain organizations to be more tolerant of poor employee behaviors – a development that could be putting growing numbers of businesses at risk. Meanwhile, Brett points out that new hires continue to fetch bigger salaries creating an imbalance with existing employee salaries. Also, performance is not […]
Manager Effectiveness is Now Post-Pandemic Priority | Bryan Morris, CFO, Demandbase
CFO Guest: Bryan Morris of Demandbase Episode: #840 Putting a Spin on Your Talent Pinwheel
840: Putting a Spin on Your Talent Pinwheel | Bryan Morris, CFO, Demandbase
Among the recruitment milestones that populate Bryan Morris’s CFO resume, few can match the 6-month talent acquisition binge that he launched during the first quarter of 2015. “In terms of key hires, I never hired faster than I did then,” comments Morris, as he begins to lay out the circumstances that led to his need…
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838: The Unseen Levers of Customer Impact | Mike Taylor, CFO, Gusto
When Mike Taylor mentions the customer experience during our talk, his intent—unlike that of many of his CFOs peers—is not to boast of some vast reservoir of data from which customer insights are routinely being gleaned. Instead, he brings this up to let us know that there are some things that finance still struggles to…
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Craig O’Neill, CEO, Versapay Shares his Views on the Economy, Talent & AI | SUITEWORLD 2022
Ep 13: From Euphoria to ‘Uh-oh!
Steve and Jack discuss how pricing strategy has increasingly become top of mind for finance leaders as businesses become more responsive to customer behaviors, and Steve reflects on the virtues of time travel and how by asking finance leaders to reflect on their past experiences we enjoy a front row seat to view those experiences […]
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
809: Leading Inside a Remote World | Danielle Murcray, CFO, AttackIQ
Among the many strategic changes that finance leader Danielle Murcray has helped to put in motion during her multi-chapter CFO career, perhaps none better reveals her mantle as a strategic leader than the move by cybersecurity firm AttackIQ to adopt a 100 percent–remote U.S. workforce. With the arrival of the pandemic, Murcray—like many of…
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Ep 18: The Hard Truth About Retention
Brett & Jack discuss how growing numbers of businesses are facing an employee retention crisis as they battle escalating workforce attrition and struggle to fill job vacancies. As the crisis grows in certain industries, more finance leaders are sounding the alarm on escalating business risk and dedicating more time to solving the current talent equation. […]
Ep 17: Employers Dropping Degree Demands
Brett & Jack discuss why a 4-year degree isn’t quite the job requirement it used to be and how finance leaders are reworking their company’s talent equation. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Brandon Maultasch of Moloco, CFO Steve Vintz of Tenable and CFO Kent Kelley of Unanet.
Ep 14: When HR Becomes a Borderless Function
Brett and Jack discuss how the leadership narrative benefits hiring, and why department hiring budgets may someday soon be replaced. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Cassandra Hudson of EngageSmart, CFO Nitesh Sharan of Soundhound and CFO Michael High of Shell’s Deep Water Gulf of Mexico.
761: Finding Your Operational Cadence | Scott Walker, CFO, Clarity Software Solutions, Inc.
"First, create a deep understanding of how to match your first 90 days with where the company is in its lifecycle. Your primary responsibility is to the executive team followed by your responsibility to your functional area. Lastly, a relentless focus on talent selection, development and diversity." - Scott Walker, CFO, Clarity Software Solutions When…
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