“We need the right chemistry and diversity in teams to determine what will help the client grow their business the best and to have those teams work in a way that will ignite ideas,” says the ad agency’s global CFO.
“If you’re talking about generating belief and followership as a leader, presenting people with clear logic isn’t how you get them excited about a strategy,” says Sam Kemp, CFO of Built Technologies.
“By putting people first, you take care of all the other stakeholders,” says Waste Management’s finance chief and 22-year veteran.
“Because the CrowdStrike failure shut down business operations, the results will land right on the CFO’s desk,” says Jon Winsett, CEO of NPI.
“Part of our job is to set the company up for future success,” says CFO Ken Jacobson. “And it’s not about the executive team, it’s about the company and how we make sure that it sustains itself even if we’re not here.”
“I honestly remember not sleeping and thinking I was going to be the CFO of a 75-year-old company that went bankrupt,” said Kate Jaspon at the CFO Leadership Conference.
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