Professional skills

• Seizing the opportunity to close the skills gap

  There is a widening gap between the skills employers need and those workers have, recent AICPA & CIMA research found.

• How to improve your strategic thinking skills

  Strategic thinking requires knowledge of the business and sector, asking the right questions, and effective communication to achieve buy-in from stakeholders.

• Handling challenging clients: 6 things you should consider

  For Members in Practice, good communication can keep relationships with clients positive and resolve issues before a possibly costly dispute arises.

• Negotiation skills: A key tool for finance leaders

  An accomplished negotiator offers 12 tips for aspiring leaders to hone their negotiation skills, build influence, and achieve career success.

• Are you telling a story with data? You should be

  A data and management consultant shows how to turn valuable information into a compelling narrative for the people you want to reach.

• How to effectively fill skill gaps

  Here are five steps to design training that helps employees master the skills they and the business need.

• 5 ways finance professionals can overcome mental blocks

  When it comes to facing your career fears and achieving success, the mind is often what’s the matter.

• 5 ways finance professionals can tell better stories

  Storytelling creates connection that can help data hit home for your audience.

• Adjust your mindset to improve every negotiation

  A negotiation expert offers her top tips for reaching agreements with less conflict in a recap of a recent FM podcast episode.

• More of our top skills development tips from 2021

  Part two of our curated list of the best skills development advice that every finance professional should know from FM magazine articles published this year.

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