- Leadership and Strategy in a Lean Environment
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- Lean has a longer and more colorful history than most of us think, with many Lean concepts predating Womack and Jones’s books on the subject. In fact, according to my research, many of the Lean concepts have been around for over 2500 years, and date back to ancient China. In the twentieth century, Henry Ford discussed ideas that we’d now describe as Lean, such as waste, teams, developing the people in his plants, and more. In fact, Ford’s work was one of the sources (along with US supermarkets and Japanese samurai) that Toyota looked to when they developed their Toyota Production System.
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- Pat Gray, the Operation Manager at ABC Company, a producer of widgets, has analyzed sales projections for the next several years and has determined the only way production can keep up with sales is to build a new plant. Accordingly, Pat is in the process of preparing a Capital Investment Analysis for presentation to the Executive Team. The company competes in the food processing industry.
- CFO Talk - Reimagining the new CFO Skillset with Tariq Munir Part 2
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- Welcome to Part 2 of our CFO Talk - Reimagining the new CFO Skillset with Tariq Munir, Managing Partner of Finspyr and author of the book, “Reimagine Finance,” In this episode, Tariq and host Steve Rosvold, Chief Learning Officer at CFO University, look beyond the numbers to explore the cutting edge of modern finance leadership in the digital age.
Governance & Controls – structure and controls.
Transaction Recording – systems, transaction processing and closing the books.
Reporting - efficient, timely and accurate information for decision making and meeting compliance requirements.
Accounting
Business Planning - provide the financial roadmap for the company with supporting analytics.
Financial Forecasting - integrate the company’s current performance relative to budget with the real-time business environment.
Investment Analysis - the framework to analyze new opportunities as they present themselves.
Finance
Cash Management - the discipline to ensure cash is available to operate the business normally.
Funding - Planning for and raising funds to meet the needs of the business.
Risk Management – Identification and mitigation of key business risks.
Treasury
Self-Awareness - Internal.
Team Building - External.
Strategy & Culture – Motivate people to follow you.
Leadership
Four Pillars of Executive Expertise
CFO.University is built around the Four Pillars of CFO Success. These Pillars are supported with Core Competencies. Our framework allows you to master your role as a senior financial officer. The Four Pillars are made up of:
Accounting – Governance & Controls, Transaction Recording and Reporting
Finance – Business Planning, Financial Forecasting and Investment Analysis
Treasury – Cash Management, Funding (Capital Raising) and Risk Management
Leadership – Self Awareness, Team Building and Strategy & Culture
