CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Advanced Critical Skills

Specific Best Practices

1 STEP 1: IMPROVE YOUR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS BY LOOKING AHEAD

Our future—more of the Same, at Warp Speed

CFO and Controller’s Future Roles

The CFO and Controller Team’s Responsibilities

The Management Accounting Department’s Journey Into the Future

Value Creation Approach to Management Accounting: Eight Insights into Management Accounting’s Future

Universal Theme No. 1: An Emphasis on Nonaccounting Roles

Universal Theme No. 2: Our Performance Gap

Universal Theme No. 3: The Collaborative Partnership

Solution No. 1—How to Overcome the Performance Gap

Solution No. 2—How to Prepare for Tomorrow

2 STEP 2: BECOME AN EFFECTIVE COACH

Coaching in a Nutshell

Coaching at the Individual Level

The Skill of Coaching

Accountability Factor in Coaching

Specific Skills of a True Coach

Coaching Skills Defined

Coaching at the Organisational Level

Teaching and Training

Counselling

Guiding

Learning

Sharing

Questioning

Relating

Listening

Using Intuition

Creativity

Controller and CFO Best Practice: Position Description

Elements of the Position Description

Benefits of using a Position Description

Tips on Making the Position Description Effective

Position Description for a General Accounting Assistant

3 STEP 3: IMPROVE THE ORGANISATION’s PERFORMANCE THROUGH COACHING

CFO = Influencer

Best Practice: Shape the Culture by Defining It

Tone at the Top

The Leader as Proactive Shaper of Culture

CFO Tool: Cultural Ideals

The Story You Tell ...

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