The 10 commandments of FP&A storytelling
In November 2023, I had posted an article about a storytelling cheat sheet for CFOs. This artcile is a continuation of that post, but targetted towards juniour FP&A professional…
FP&A & storytelling
Numbers don't make decisions — narratives do. The CFO who tells a sharper story about the same data ends the meeting with a different outcome. These essays are about the craft side of finance: how to present, what to cut, what storytelling owes to discipline and what discipline owes to storytelling.
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The 10 commandments of FP&A storytelling - part 2
Two months ago, I posted an article, on what I thought were the 10 commandments of FP&A story telling. It was born out of the some of my past frustrations of working with FP&A p…
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Enhancing financial data storytelling: A CFO's cheat sheet
In November 2023, I had written a post explaining why storytelling is a CFO’s secret superpower. Having seen firsthand how compelling narratives can transform dry numbers into i…
Further reading
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"Once upon a balance sheet": 10 reasons why storytelling is a CFO's secret superpower
In the world of finance, numbers reign supreme. But what happens when the CFO decides to take a page out of a storyteller's book? Magic. Here are ten compelling reasons why the…
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10 commandments for the experienced CFO
It’s more than a year since I posted on LinkedIn about the 10 commandments for the newbie CFO. It got over 4,000 impressions (number of times the post was displayed on a screen)…
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The 10 commandments for a newbie CFO
1. Thou shalt help the Board in setting (& execution of) of corporate strategy.
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Output, outcome, and systems approach: Friday focus from a CFO
I often find myself reflecting on how companies, teams, and even individuals measure success. In my opinion there are three distinct approaches : output focus, outcome focus, an…
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Output vs. outcome
In a recent post, I wrote personal reflections on the distinction between correlation and causation. This post is a few more personal thoughts on another related topic - outputs…