• Championing the role of innovation in the workplace
• Technology evangelists and change agents o What does it mean? o What is our role?
• The roles we take on and differences between the roles we are assigned
• How innovation and strategy matters
• Current and future trends and expectations for financial leaders and CFOs
• Top ten crucial skills for 2035
• Lies abound o Why is it so difficult to call out a liar? o How lies devastate o Why do we despise lies? o What sets liars apart?
• Deciphering the signals that indicate dishonesty
• How short-term thinking leads to lies and leads to uncovering lies o Analyzing the cues o Differentiating concerns and guilt
• The deception paradox
• What makes a great lie so great?
• Proven processes to uncover lies
• The eight types of corporate cultures
• Determining which culture(s) exist in your organization
• How to introduce change in an acceptable way
• What are core values and why they are so important?
• What kind of culture(s) fits in the organization?
• Where do you need the culture to develop so the organization can thrive?
• Why people are so resistant to change
• What is the 'right' speed for change?
• How to grow your team into a better culture
• Why do most managers not understand financial reports? o The mistakes users make and the mistakes the accountants make o Steps to take to correct the issues
• What do managers need from their reports? o The step-by-step process to build reports that provide vital information o How to learn what your users want o Alternative methods to present reports
• What systems and software could be helpful?
• Examples of great reports o What works and what does not work well? o Crafting a report to suit your audience
• The benefit of and necessity of an annual review
Learning Objectives
- To gain a deeper appreciation of newer duties and roles of today's leaders, and to learn the skillsets required to succeed.
- Recognize that lies are a part of human nature. Identify and unearth lies. Learn a process to help uncover the truth.
- Recognize and accept cultural differences within departments and in the entire organization. Learn how to determine the right cultural dynamics for your organization. Successfully introduce change for optimum buy-in.
- Recognize that some recipients of financial reports do not understand those reports. Develop reports that are used properly. Understand and discuss examples of great reports and why they are useful.
Major Topics
• Championing the role of innovation in the workplace
• Technology evangelists and change agents o What does it mean? o What is our role?
• The roles we take on and differences between the roles we are assigned
• How innovation and strategy matters
• Current and future trends and expectations for financial leaders and CFOs
• Top ten crucial skills for 2035
• Lies abound o Why is it so difficult to call out a liar? o How lies devastate o Why do we despise lies? o What sets liars apart?
• Deciphering the signals that indicate dishonesty
• How short-term thinking leads to lies and leads to uncovering lies o Analyzing the cues o Differentiating concerns and guilt
• The deception paradox
• What makes a great lie so great?
• Proven processes to uncover lies
• The eight types of corporate cultures
• Determining which culture(s) exist in your organization
• How to introduce change in an acceptable way
• What are core values and why they are so important?
• What kind of culture(s) fits in the organization?
• Where do you need the culture to develop so the organization can thrive?
• Why people are so resistant to change
• What is the 'right' speed for change?
• How to grow your team into a better culture
• Why do most managers not understand financial reports? o The mistakes users make and the mistakes the accountants make o Steps to take to correct the issues
• What do managers need from their reports? o The step-by-step process to build reports that provide vital information o How to learn what your users want o Alternative methods to present reports
• What systems and software could be helpful?
• Examples of great reports o What works and what does not work well? o Crafting a report to suit your audience
• The benefit of and necessity of an annual review
