Condensing business ethics: ‘Focus on problems you can solve’
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Release Date: 02/27/2024
Daily actions for success as a finance business partner
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Financial trainer, speaker, and author Andi Lonnen discusses the skills finance professionals need to develop to move into a finance business partner role. Lonnen’s formula for success sets out the ways finance professionals can upskill to move into the role with knowledge, creativity, and confidence. She also discusses the importance of speaking the language of other departments, where a background in finance can be advantageous to the role, and how professionals looking to make the transition can develop a deeper understanding of their organisation’s goals and challenges. ...
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December FM: Capital investment decisions, AI in Power BI, and more
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This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the December digital edition of the magazine. The discussion summarises articles on topics that include skills development beyond core finance, using Excel modelling to avoid costly mistakes, and capital investment decision-making. Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of the as well as the . Previous podcast episodes focusing on 2024 digital editions: What you’ll learn from this episode: Coverage of the AICPA & CIMA leadership transition. Skills that...
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‘Dance with the fear’: How accountants can seize the moment
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Career coach Devya Athwal, ACMA, CGMA, discusses positive beliefs and steps that can help professional accountants become more confident in their roles. Athwal, a speaker at UK & Ireland ENGAGE in October in London, also explains why transformation starts from within and how letting go of day-to-day fears can help professionals better accomplish their goals. What you’ll learn from this episode: § Why Athwal believes that transformation starts with looking inward. § How accountants can overcome their own limiting beliefs. § Practical ways to channel a...
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Keep calm: Where stress can help us carry on with confidence
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Naomi Dake, a wellbeing, leadership, and organisation development specialist, explains how to use stress as a tool to develop professionally, induce curiousity, and improve performance at work. Dake also discusses the relationship between stress and mindset and the nonfinancial ways leaders and managers can invest in teams and employees to prioritise growth and wellbeing. What you’ll learn from this episode: § The core attributes of a wellbeing culture. § The distiguishing factors between a healthy and unhealthy work environment. § Leadership practices...
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A hunger for innovation: How one family-rooted company dreams big
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Persistence has paid off for Ameena Ziauddin, FCMA, CGMA, president and managing director of Norfolk Foods in Sri Lanka, who sees value in the power of connection, whether on LinkedIn or over a cup of coffee. What you’ll learn from this episode: Why memories such as being “on the roof” stand out to Ziauddin. The ways that Norfolk Foods emphasises and values innovation. How Ziauddin’s exposure to several industries has helped improve efficiencies and implement cost-saving initiatives. The value of having “a simple chat over a cup of coffee”. Ziauddin’s advice for the next...
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October FM: Recruitment fraud, ransomware response, the CFO remit
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This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the October digital edition of the magazine. Rowe highlights several articles, including a focus on cybersecurity. Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of the as well as the . Previous podcast episodes focusing on 2024 digital editions: What you’ll learn from this episode: · The theme of the October digital edition. · Finance’s role in mitigating ransomware threats and...
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AICPA & CIMA chair: ‘Every change comes with opportunity’
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Simon Bittlestone, FCMA, CGMA, began his one-year term as CIMA president and AICPA & CIMA chair in June, and he joined the FM podcast for an interview in late July, discussing what he sees as three key opportunities for the accounting and finance profession. In the episode, Bittlestone reviews his , explains the value of a technology background when leading technology initiatives, and details how seizing opportunity as it relates to today’s workforce can help to future-proof the profession. What you’ll learn from this episode: · Why he...
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Blurred lines: Why some CFOs grapple with conflicting expectations
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Paul Thambar, FCMA, CGMA, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting at Monash University in Australia, explains the obstacles CFOs face when transitioning to a business partner role and where organisations are setting ambiguous and conflicting expectations for finance leaders. A recent AICPA & CIMA was informed by Thambar’s research. Thambar also discusses the challenges and opportunities for CFOs grappling with digitilisation and how aspiring CFOs can adopt a “progressive” approach to career development. Thambar also was a guest on a . What you’ll learn from this episode: ...
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August FM: Digital transformation steps, meeting anxiety, gen AI
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This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the August digital edition of the magazine. Rowe highlights several articles, including the first column by CIMA President Simon Bittlestone, FCMA, CGMA. He also discusses articles on digital transformation, based on a previous FM podcast ; working with images in Excel; and dealing with meeting anxiety. Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of the online magazine as well as the issue library. Previous podcast episodes focusing on 2024 digital editions: n n n ...
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Curbing burnout: Advice for making sure you switch off from work
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Author , a clinical psychologist and leadership coach at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, explains why certain people are more susceptible to burnout than others, how people can recognise the early signs of burnout within themselves and in the people around them, and why it’s important to stay “rounded”. Drayton suggests tactics that leaders and professionals can adopt to establish firm boundaries, promote work/life balance within their teams, cultures, and themselves, and encourage professional and personal development. Drayton is scheduled to speak in October at UK...
info_outlineAuthor Alison Taylor, a clinical associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, explains the reasons business ethics has become a “confused topic” and why treating ethical problems as “tick-the-box PR” can make leaders look directionless.
Taylor’s book, Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World, opens up a discourse on new ways to approach this complex landscape and highlights the importance of prioritising fundamental values, with the impact on human beings at the centre of decision-making.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- Why business ethics is a complex issue.
- The problems arising from conflating ethics and ideology and treating “CEOs as politicians”.
- How to cut through the noise by taking a people-centric approach.
- The reasons that leaders should avoid treating ethics and impact issues as public relations problems.
- The importance of understanding and focusing on your core values.