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FP&A

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 🍿 The Great Unbundling

Jul 25, 2026

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11 min read

🍿 The Great Unbundling

Part IV of Building FP&A: Predictions for the future of FP&A

FP&A

+1

🫵 The trouble with "business partners"

Jul 18, 2026

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11 min read

🫵 The trouble with "business partners"

Part III of Building FP&A: Sculpting the FP&A Team

FP&A

+1

🤫 Atomizing FP&A work

Jul 11, 2026

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10 min read

🤫 Atomizing FP&A work

Part II of Building FP&A: The 7 Pillars

FP&A

+1

🤷 What even is FP&A?

Jul 4, 2026

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10 min read

🤷 What even is FP&A?

Part I of a new series: Building FP&A

Treasury

+6

Handbrake off: The Growth CFO IV

Jun 27, 2026

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10 min read

Handbrake off: The Growth CFO IV

Building a growth-friendly finance function

FP&A

+2

Incremental thinking: The Growth CFO III

Jun 20, 2026

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11 min read

Incremental thinking: The Growth CFO III

The economics of growth

FP&A

+2

Value Atoms: The Growth CFO II

Jun 13, 2026

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9 min read

Value Atoms: The Growth CFO II

How to make sure you grow the right thing

Strategy

+1

🫡 Permission to Grow, Sir?

Jun 6, 2026

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10 min read

🫡 Permission to Grow, Sir?

A CFO's guide to growth. But first, should you even bother?

Treasury

+2

Lock and Load: Working Capital Warfare V

May 30, 2026

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9 min read

Lock and Load: Working Capital Warfare V

The receivables, payables, and inventory tactics for cashflow

Treasury

+3

Mind the Gap: Working Capital Warfare IV

May 23, 2026

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11 min read

Mind the Gap: Working Capital Warfare IV

Funding working capital (and avoiding the killer 'crack debt')

Capital Allocation

+2

Firing Up the Flywheel: Working Capital Warfare III

May 16, 2026

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11 min read

Firing Up the Flywheel: Working Capital Warfare III

Learn from business history and make your cashflow sing

Treasury

+3

Making Waves: Working Capital Warfare II

May 9, 2026

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11 min read

Making Waves: Working Capital Warfare II

What the lunar cycle teaches us about cashflow

Treasury

+2

Hiding in Plain Sight: Working Capital Warfare I

May 2, 2026

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11 min read

Hiding in Plain Sight: Working Capital Warfare I

Working capital is not what you think it is

Leadership & Impact

+2

The Economics of AI Adoption: AI for CFOs IV

Apr 25, 2026

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11 min read

The Economics of AI Adoption: AI for CFOs IV

Where the hell is the ROI in AI?

AI & Technology

+1

Buy, Build or Borrow : AI for CFOs III

Apr 18, 2026

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12 min read

Buy, Build or Borrow : AI for CFOs III

Let’s build the playbook for implementing AI at scale

AI & Technology

+1

Inside the Black Box: AI for CFOs II

Apr 11, 2026

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22 min read

Inside the Black Box: AI for CFOs II

Why AI Makes Things Up & How to Stop It

Leadership & Impact

+2

Going Rogue: AI for CFOs I

Apr 4, 2026

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21 min read

Going Rogue: AI for CFOs I

You think you’re managing AI risk, but you’re probably increasing it.

AI & Technology

+1

Unbundling the ERP: Tackling CFO Tech Legacy  IV

Mar 28, 2026

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19 min read

Unbundling the ERP: Tackling CFO Tech Legacy IV

The New Finance Tech Stack

AI & Technology

+2

Bad Data? Where to Start... Tackling CFO Tech Legacy III"

Mar 21, 2026

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21 min read

Bad Data? Where to Start... Tackling CFO Tech Legacy III"

IT isn't going to fix it for you...

AI & Technology

+1

How you got here: Tackling CFO Tech Debt II

Mar 14, 2026

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21 min read

How you got here: Tackling CFO Tech Debt II

And how you plot your escape...

AI & Technology

+1

Shelfware Shenanigans: Tackling CFO Tech Debt I

Mar 7, 2026

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20 min read

Shelfware Shenanigans: Tackling CFO Tech Debt I

Your systems debt isn't your fault (well kinda...)

FP&A

+2

Drilling for Insight: The Storytelling CFO IV

Feb 28, 2026

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20 min read

Drilling for Insight: The Storytelling CFO IV

How to isolate the few operational truths that actually explain your numbers

Leadership & Impact

+1

Fix your board deck with these two words: The Storytelling CFO III

Feb 21, 2026

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20 min read

Fix your board deck with these two words: The Storytelling CFO III

How to make a complex story simple

Leadership & Impact

+1

Body Slams & Balance Sheets: The Storytelling CFO II

Feb 14, 2026

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18 min read

Body Slams & Balance Sheets: The Storytelling CFO II

What WWE and the CFO role has in common..

Leadership & Impact

+1

Don’t Start With Data: Storytelling for CFOs I

Feb 7, 2026

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16 min read

Don’t Start With Data: Storytelling for CFOs I

The real secret to engaging people

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