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Closing the Year | How to Successfully Manage Your Finance Team

Strategy Driven

If the month-end close is like game day for the finance and accounting department, closing out the fiscal year is the World Series. Anything you can do to become more efficient will reduce the workload on your finance team, and make the close less stressful. There’s a lot of pressure and that can lead to a lot of stress. Conclusion.

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A Cure for the Common Company

Leading Blog

The challenge, of course, is getting a refined set of values and definition of well-being with the buy-in of dozens, hundreds, or thousands of employees, all of whom have their own values and cultures they bring to work with them every day. Participate in well-being initiatives. Leaders need to eliminate organizational speed-bumps.

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When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways to To Empower Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

“Seizing control” had nothing to do with power or politics. For example, Gail was clear about which decisions we needed to include our finance partners and which did not. ” And of course, she knew Lisa would smile and say, “Where there is chaos seize control.” Gail knew we knew that.

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Disgust, Dissatisfaction, and Determination: Fuel for Growth

Skip Prichard

Understanding the Power of Uncomfortable Emotions I was having a conversation with a colleague that was negative. However, they have an intrinsic power that can lead to significant change and improvement. Let’s take Sarah, a finance executive I met through social media. Positive thinking gurus would not have approved.

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Enduring Life and Leadership Lessons from Ebenezer Scrooge

The Practical Leader

The book got his career and finances back on track, while reinvigorating and popularizing Christmas traditions first in Victorian England and then North America. As you reflect on this year and prepare for the next, click here for points to check your course and direction. My books haven’t had quite the same impact!

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From Passion to Profit: How an Online Entrepreneurship MBA Can Help You Succeed

Strategy Driven

Networking with other entrepreneurs can be a powerful strategy to help you build your company. Get Extensive Training While pursuing an MBA, you will take courses that equip you with broad business knowledge. You’ll learn to analyze risks and rewards, create shareholder value, finance a startup , price services, and more.

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Powerful Question #1 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Home / Powerful Questions / Powerful Question #1. Powerful Question #1. View the rest of the Powerful Questions series by clicking here. In Powerful Questions. A personal goal is to get our (family) finances in order. Powerful Question #2. Powerful Questions (2). by Nathan Magnuson.

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