Soft skills

Think and speak like a CFO to influence decisions

It’s not about financial jargon but about listening to concerns, speaking simply, and learning continually to be ready for the top job when opportunity knocks.

3 tactics to become an agile CFO

Acting with agility is the new currency of business, and CFOs play a key role. Here is how to become an agile CFO.

To call or email, that is the question

Sometimes, the medium is the message, and here is help to make the right choice.

5 ways to enhance your emotional wellness

Self-awareness plays a critical role in supporting emotional and physical health at work.

How to set professional and personal boundaries

Do you work too much? Eat at your desk? Find yourself grouchy? Time to step back.

Relationship-building advice from a career diplomat

The UK’s ambassador to Poland has used his management accounting skills to formulate strategy, negotiate, and manage relationships.

How to speak to a nonfinance audience

When explaining complex financial concepts to an audience from outside the finance world, focus on key points, take things slow, and answer questions.

Vonn channels competitive spirit in business ventures

Despite injuries and other setbacks, champion ski racer Lindsey Vonn perseveres, attendees at the AICPA’s Women’s Global Leadership Summit learn.

4 steps to develop superhuman focus

Productivity experts share ways to combat distractions and develop the capacity for intense, immersive focus.

6 tips to avoid perfectionism and get things done

Use your time for maximum impact and avoid getting bogged down by the details.

Why managers should apologise

Experts offer tips on how to apologise, be sincere, and own up to your blunders.

Ace that interview with a bit of mind control

Paying attention to the subtle emotional undertones of an interview can help you land the job, while ignoring them can unintentionally sabotage your chances.

Accidental disrespect in the workplace

Here are some ways managers may disrespect and undermine employees without realising they are doing so.

How to boost your workplace self-awareness

You might think you know yourself and how you are perceived. But do you?

Are you wasting people’s time?

It’s crucial you take a look at your own behaviours, to determine if — and how — you are wasting the time of others. Here's how to make sure you are respecting others’ schedules.

How to improve your critical observation skills

Process-focused and hard-pressed financial professionals can sometimes underestimate the benefits of critical observation, a soft skill that can bring hard results.

UK v. US English: The podcast

It’s not only in spelling that English differences emerge. Listen to UK and US language aficionados discuss some of the peculiarities.

How to handle diverse working styles

Everyone works in unique ways, but that doesn’t have to lead to conflict.

Minor mistakes that are sabotaging your career

Here are a few of the small missteps experts see financial professionals making that can have a negative impact on a career in the long run.

Breaking free of bad habits

Even the most challenging patterns can be changed with focused practice.

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