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Mentorship is preparation, not a rescue plan
I think mentorship is sometimes misunderstood.
People assume mentorship is for someone who is early in their career, uncertain, or not quite ready. Sometimes that is true. But the best leaders I know do not look for guidance because they are weak. They look for guidance because they understand the responsibility they are carrying.
From a CFO perspective, that makes sense to me.
Good leadership is not only about making the right decision today. It is about preparing the business for the decisi…
Prepare before change forces the issue
One of the things I have learned as a CFO is that change is not the exception. It is part of the job.
Sometimes it is planned. A founder starts thinking about succession. A business begins preparing for a future sale. A leadership team knows the company is entering a new stage of growth and the structure has to change with it.
But a lot of change does not arrive that neatly. A key person leaves. A role shifts. A customer relationship changes. The business outgrows a process that used to work. …
The weight of the chair: What nobody tells you before you step into a CFO role
Last week I wrote about fulfillment, and how for me, a lot of fulfillment comes from being a guide. I like being at the table with business owners and leadership teams when the questions are complicated, the next step is not obvious, and the numbers need to be translated into decisions the business can actually act on.
This week, I want to talk about what happens when you are the person in that seat.
There is a moment that most CFOs -- and most people preparing to become one -- do not fully an…
What Fulfillment has to do with Operational Excellence
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to be featured in Diana Patel’s newsletter. Diana is the Founder and President of Resonant LLC, and her work focuses on something that does not always get enough attention in business conversations: fulfillment.
In her article, Diana wrote about working with high-achieving people who had the titles, accomplishments, and external success, but still found themselves asking, “Is this it?” That question matters because fulfillment is not something that automaticall…
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