Stacey Barr is the author of Practical Performance Measurement and Prove It!. She’s also the creator of the PuMP® framework which I believe is by far the best mental construct for learning and implementing performance measurements successfully in any organization large or small. This Australian-based teacher and consultant did not set out to be a performance measurement specialist. While she had a strong penchant for math and statistics, she first had her sites set on the medical profession.
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5 Questions I Would Ask Bill Gates
With all due respect to Dr. Carol Dweck, I do not have a fixed mindset regarding an interview with Bill Gates. It’s not happening, ever. Or never, or whatever. That’s not a fixed mindset, but a realistic mindset, a big difference. But just in case, I have a short list of questions I’d enjoy asking him–questions that he’s probably not heard before, but would enjoy answering.
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A Global FP&A Director Talks Technology, Methods, and People
I read some 100-120 books annually, I skim probably a hundred others. I read dozens of whitepapers and journals just to keep my mind sharp during any 12-month period. While FP&A bleeds every beautiful color in my veins, books on the topic generally range from being dull to lifeless. That’s why our team started scoping out FP&A Directors to interview for our podcast. Our first selection included some luck and did not disappoint.
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An OKRs Doubleheader
When it comes to OKRs thought leaders, only two people come to mind. One of them is not John Doerr although he’s influenced both in their thinking about OKRs. The first is Ben Lamorte who has already been on our podcast. He’s an author and coach of OKRs consultants. The other person is someone who Ben said, “Mark, you need to watch Christina’s Wodtke’s, The Executioner’s Tale.” In this episode, her OKRs roots and her last book, The Team That Managed Itself are the key themes of our discussion with both Christina and Ben.
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The Best Psychology Books for Financial Leaders
Don’t ask me how, but I never took a psychology course while obtaining two different degrees at a liberal arts university. Accordingly, I may be the very last person who should share a book list about psychology books for people like you and me. My task is impossible but think of this as an ideas booklist.
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Howard Green Tells the Story of One of the Greatest CEOs Ever
When you think of iconic and successful CEOs, names like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Jack Welch, and Sam Walton probably spring to mind. Can you name a 4-time CEO who orchestrated overwhelming turnarounds at each of his stopping points? I can, and his name is Hunter Harrison. He’s the subject of the book, Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison.
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The Best Books on the Retail Industry
Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen iconic retail brands go under or shut their doors for good including names like Blockbuster, Borders, Toys R Us, The Limited, and Pier 1, and Woolworth. Many other stores are hanging on for dear life. Does that mean we should not read retail-centric books?
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Have You Been Tripped Up by The Management Myth?
I owe a debt of gratitude to long-time pricing expert, author, speaker, and podcast host, Ron Baker. On the Soul of Enterprise podcast, Ron and his co-host Ed Kless mentioned Matthew Stewart and his book, The Management Myth. I immediately listened to it and then read it (and a few more times since). I require every consultant I coach and mentor to read it.
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A Supply Chain Metrics Deep Dive with Lora Cecere
Lora Cecere needs no introduction in the supply chain world. That’s especially true when she has 320,000 followers on LinkedIn, and that list continues to grow. Lora is the founder of the research and analysis firm, Supply Chain Insights which publishes the annual Supply Chains to Admire annual report. We talk about Lora’s supply chain insights, and her book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.
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Transformational Performance Measurement
There are only three books on performance measurement that I recommend to peers. My favorite is Transforming Performance Measurement by Dean Spitzer. Dean started his performance measurement journey while doing research at IBM. Like many innovators, he first found out what didn’t work. Ultimately, he discovered the four performance measurement success factors.
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