Why soft skills don’t equate to soft leadership
Managers can use soft skills to set clear expectations and create a culture of accountability, according to leadership speaker, author, and coach Jeff Nischwitz.
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Podcast: How the arts are shaping business talent development
Business schools and organisations are bringing aspects of the arts into their talent development programmes. Judith Piggott and Louise Grisoni, who specialise in these trends at Oxford Brookes University Business School, explain how.
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Podcast: Check your emotions at the door
Dan Griffiths, CPA, CGMA, delves into the topic of emotional intelligence and offers insight into how strong emotional intelligence can help develop leadership skills and drive results.
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Podcast: The CFO’s role in managing innovation
Jack McCullough, CPA, founder of the CFO Leadership Council and the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, discusses the chief financial officer’s evolving role in managing innovation and risk.
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Podcast: How to communicate financial information to non-financial staff
Francis X. Ryan, CPA, CGMA, explains how to hone your presentation skills to better communicate financial information to colleagues from all parts of the organisation.
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Podcast: Project management tips for accountants
Anne Giffels, CPA, director of income tax technology at tax services firm Ryan, provides tips on how accountants can successfully manage projects and become a change agents in their organisations.
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Podcast: How accountants are driving gamification
Brett Knowles, the executive partner of PM2, discusses the rise of gamification in corporate strategy – and how accountants are playing a role.
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Podcast: Why cultural intelligence matters to finance
David Livermore, president of the Cultural Intelligence Center, discusses the increasing importance of cultural intelligence amongst finance professionals and why CQ is more important today than it was just 20 years ago.
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Podcast: Ascending from CFO to CEO
Mark Biersmith, CPA, CGMA, offers insight about the transition from CFO to CEO.
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Tom Ridge: The role of finance in cybersecurity
Tom Ridge, the former secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, discusses cybersecurity and cyber-risk management.