Developing Leaders in Finance and Accounting

My new podcast is officially here: The Finance Leader Podcast.  Please click the image for the show notes for this episode, or click here.   This podcast is for Finance and Accounting professionals to develop and enhance leadership skills. You are working in a complex and critical organizational function with very tight deadlines and most likely a hectic monthly …

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Achieving Leadership Growth: A Guide to Maturing from Manager to Leader

You may be currently a finance or accounting manager who desires to achieve more leadership growth. We must all continually strive to move from managing everyday tasks to focusing on empowering our team members. Our first duty as leaders is to grow more leaders. I want to have an entire team of leaders who are …

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The Leadership Mindset Guide for Finance and Accounting Managers to Develop Great Teams and Create Positive Change

Why is improving our leadership mindset important? Because we want to build a winning team that gets the work done, and we want to advance our career. Our leadership mindset contributes to how successful we will be. If we are positive, empowering, win-win, and relationship and people focused, then we have a greater chance to …

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Leaders Must Use Their Words and Actions to Inspire

As leaders, you must use your words to inspire your team every moment. Even when expressing disappointment, you must carefully choose and craft your message to communicate the problem, but also inspire the team to work better together toward your vision. Adverse situations will reveal character flaws throughout the organization. It is through tough situations …

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Muhammad Ali: A Catalyst for Change

On Friday night, June 3, 2016, Muhammad Ali passed away. He has been described as a legend, an icon, The Champ, and The Greatest. The last description often being self-described from the earliest part of his career and was a major part of his brand story. Whether you agree or not, Ali was a catalyst …

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