by Kevin Appleby | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Finance leaders face various challenges that can impact their effectiveness and success. These challenges can be categorised into three broad areas: making more impact, interacting with others, and delivering responsibilities. When you move into a new finance role,...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the last newsletter, I discussed setting my objectives for the year ahead, particularly those for the 100 days up to Christmas. Yes, Christmas is that close! One thing I do is base those objectives around my strengths. From experience, aligning my work with my...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Even before I got involved with Dan Wells and GrowCFO, I’d been researching and drafting a book about how you approach the first 100 days in a new finance role. I’m setting my objectives for the next 12 months right now, and one of my objectives is to get...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m preparing for GrowCFO’s September Premium member quest right now. The subject is “How to Develop a KPI Dashboard”. We’ll examine the eight criteria for great performance measures during the quest. All eight are essential, but there...
by Kevin Appleby | Aug 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve found that many finance leaders feel they aren’t sufficiently involved in strategy. Most want a more significant role in that area, but how do you achieve that? This week’s newsletter looks at the four levels of involvement a finance leader and...
by Kevin Appleby | Aug 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
The new football season is underway—sorry, Soccer season for my American readers. Listeners of the next 100 Days podcast will already know I’m a huge fan. It’s going to be a big season for my team, Newcastle United, as they return to the Champions League for the first...
