- Victor’s 10 Reflections on Leadership - 10 Your team needs you to be their champion
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- Joining us from Wichita, Kansas today is Victor Ojeleye. In your tenth observation about leadership you mention the leaders need to champion your team. What happens when they don’t have a champion?
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- In today’s fast-paced business landscape, the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has evolved beyond traditional financial management. CFOs are now strategic partners, driving growth and innovation within their organizations. And at the heart of their success lies powerful toolkits—the CFO tech stack.
- Gustavo’s Corner: AI News for CFOs - #16
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- This edition of Gustavo’s Corner shows how AI is reshaping the technology market from several angles: user behavior, model competition, workplace productivity, content trust, pricing pressure, and economic disruption. DuckDuckGo’s growth suggests that some users are actively looking for AI-free search options, while Anthropic and DeepSeek are intensifying competition around performance and cost. At the same time, OpenAI, Microsoft, and YouTube are responding to the broader consequences of AI adoption, from workforce disruption to productivity redesigns and synthetic media detection.
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
