You may know her as the best-selling author of Multipliers. She’s also written a book that’s become one of CFO Bookshelf’s favorites on the mindset of an A-player. The title is Rookie Smarts, a book I believe is underrated. Liz joined our show to discuss the difference between rookies and veterans in the workplace.
[Read more…] about Liz Wiseman and Rookie SmartsAmy Bruske Discusses Conative Instincts and Family Business
A year before I started the CFO Bookshelf Podcast, I wanted Amy Bruske to be one of the first 10 people that I interviewed, and I’m very thankful that she accepted the invitation. Amy is the President of Kolbe Corp. and the co-author of Business is Business.
[Read more…] about Amy Bruske Discusses Conative Instincts and Family BusinessIs There a Thief in Your Company?
My second-favorite accountant in the movies is Oscar Wallace in The Untouchables. While Tiffany Couch probably hasn’t ever had to deal with someone like Al Capone, she has something in common with Oscar – they both use the science of numbers accounting to detect fraudulent schemes. Tiffany is a long-time forensic account and the author of, The Thief In Your Company. Tiffany teaches us that thieves are not the only ones who rationalize. So do their victims.
[Read more…] about Is There a Thief in Your Company?Five Inspiring Books for Financial Leaders
Mark provides five titles in this special CFO Bookshelf episode that inspire and educate. Three of the books are by female authors. Only three of the books are business-centric. Two are by CEOs, and three are close to being memoirs. Only one title comes close to being a how-to book. All five of these titles inspire, educate, and entertain the lifelong reader seeking to take their drinking of good books to an entirely new level.
[Read more…] about Five Inspiring Books for Financial LeadersWhat is a Fractional CFO?
What is a Fractional CFO? That term has become a household name for financial experts who help small business owners in various industries. However, do we have a concise and complete definition for this type of professional services provider? In this special episode, we break down what the fractional CFO is based on their three unique and primary roles to small business owners. We also give the best definition of a CFO you have probably never heard before.
[Read more…] about What is a Fractional CFO?Accounting Leadership with Jody Grunden
After I listened to Jody’s interview on the producer’s cut, my first thought was, “This is Andrew Warner (Mixergy) material.” That’s the greatest compliment I can give this creative thinker with an accounting and finance background. During this conversation, we fixated on first principles in Jody’s profession, which includes the Peter Drucker directive for effective professionals, the Harold Geneen career path, and why AI is a positive, not a negative. Finally, there is no accounting stereotype in Jody’s world.
[Read more…] about Accounting Leadership with Jody GrundenA Visit With the Founder of Excel University
When did you start using Excel, and how did you learn it? Jeff Lenning is the founder of Excel University. He discusses the mistakes he sees in Excel workbooks, the differences between formal and informal training, and why both are critical. We walk down memory lane, discussing when we started using Excel and our favorite functions inside this powerful application. Finally, we tip our cap to two famous Excel MVPs and explain why we do so.
[Read more…] about A Visit With the Founder of Excel UniversityThe Aliveness Mindset
What would you be willing to do to feel alive in your work every day? Jack Craven asks executives from all walks of life this question. Jack is the author of Aliveness Mindset: Lead and Live with More Passion, Purpose, and Joy. His book includes more than a dozen tools and frameworks for starting the journey of aliveness. This conversation addresses David Robsen’s expectation effect, the actual vs. the ideal self, anchoring mindsets, accelerants, and magic words.
[Read more…] about The Aliveness MindsetThinking Like a VC
The Venture Mindset by Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang reads fast and reminds me a little of Kahneman, Munger, and books about Buffett. In this episode, we discuss some of the big ideas with both authors, including roof shots vs. moonshots, betting on jockeys vs. horses, winning at the piggy bank game, and what we can learn from student VC partnerships. We also learn about colleganza, vervet monkeys, and the escalation of commitment.
[Read more…] about Thinking Like a VCThe Greatest But Most Obscure Banker of All Time
I had never heard of Edmond Safra until I read Daniel Gross’s informative and inspiring biography, A Banker’s Journey. His banks never had to write off loans, and many of his early deals were on a handshake. He never needed a government bailout, nor did he ever head to DC complaining about regulations. Dan Gross gives us compelling reasons to revisit this banker’s remarkable life, whose business career started at fifteen in Milan.
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