People don’t leave companies, they leave people. Most of us have had the experience of working for wonderful leaders. I’m not talking about the charismatic or visionary leaders, but the nice people. The ones that took an interest in…
5 essential steps to addressing failure and turning it into future success
This is a guest post I wrote that was featured on Rockstar Finance. I’ve failed at work. Many times. Definitely more times than I’ve been able to keep track of. However, ask me to walk you through my failures and…
5 things you need to do to be a top performer (and enjoy your early retirement)
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll have noticed that I focus on sharing insights on how you can improve your career outlook by applying various techniques I’ve learnt over time and which helped me accelerate my…
Changes – recent and to come
You may have noticed that the domain name and header image have changed. This is all part of the exploration and changes I am learning through as I operate this blog. I’m not fully there yet as I don’t spend…
Executive presence: How to have it, how to project it and how to use it.
Have you heard the term ‘Executive presence’? If yes, good work. You know you need it, you know you want it and you’re reading this because you want to know more about it. If this is the first time you’re…
4 Mindfulness techniques that can help you do a better job
Mindfulness is one of those subjects that friends have recommended over the years and which I’ve only recently got around to reading more on. I’ve always been spiritual. This might sound odd coming from a Chief Financial Officer. I’m meant…
Night owl or morning person? Do morning people have the upper hand?
Let’s accept it, there are morning people and there are night owls and you are either one or the other. Some people say there is a group that falls somewhere in-between. But if it exists it is rare as the…
You have your first stock market analyst meeting, what to expect and some simple ways to prepare.
Making it to the C-Suite as Chief Financial Officer, CFO, is just the start of the journey, not the destination. It comes with a myriad of new activities and challenges. One of those is the stock market analyst meeting. The…
7 ways to get a promotion
How do you get a promotion? It is an essential question but one I haven’t been often asked. I progressed rapidly in my career up to Chief Financial Officer of a 15.000 people listed company, and yet how I moved…
Is being a CFO stressful?
I often get asked this question: “Isn’t your role as CFO stressful?” It comes up second, just before the classic : “What is a CFO?” I’ve seen my role change over the years that I have been doing it.…
