The CFO Essential Summer Reading List Chief Financial Officers use summer vacations to get caught up on their reading.   Jack is a Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network.  An excerpt below. Summer is here. And while the activities we have enjoyed in years past may be put on hold this season, there is one activity that we should all continue to embrace: summer reading. Now, more than ever, busy executives need time to themselves to recharge the batteries, and few activities are better than reading a great book under the sun. Chief Financial Officers are voracious readers, though the demands of their careers

Preserving Liquidity in Uncertain Times ~ Latest Series from Bank of America CFO Leadership Council is proud to align with Bank of America as a national partner.  They have you covered with new insights from working capital experts.  During an economic downturn, working capital drives businesses forward. In this timely series, our partner experts explore treasury’s important role and strategies for navigating today’s challenges including optimizing accounts payable in an economic downturn, and strengthening your company’s working capital framework. Optimizing Accounts Payable in an Economic Downturn The ability to create working capital in challenging times not only helps meet immediate needs, but

Our CFO Leadership Council Founder, Jack McCullough sat down with Mich Chandlee to recap our recent CFO Masterclass Keynote session, "Effective Leadership Under Urgency".      MIT Sloan Executive Education and the CFO Leadership Council recently hosted a fireside chat on Crisis Leadership featuring Mich Chandlee, the CFO of Fanatics.  Mich shared his five tenets of leadership with an audience of more than 500 CFOs, and they revealed valuable insights that can be utilized by any executive, regardless of title. An online retailer of licensed sportswear, equipment, and merchandise, Fanatics has continued to do well during the pandemic.  If you’ve

As the economy begins to wake up, how do you begin to rethink your business model?  What are the crucial steps you’ll need to take in order to move forward?  Jack McCullough, the President of the CFO Leadership Council recently caught up with Certent CEO Jorge Martin who shared his first-hand experience and offered expert advice on navigating the next normal. “We want our employees productive and engaged, and in this environment, that means we practice flexibility in everything we do.” Jorge Martin, CEO, Certent  Transparent, Frequent Communications As CEO, you want to show confidence and optimism, but at the

The Fiscal and Physical Health of the Company ~ Session 4 CFO Masterclass Keynote Series co-hosted by CFO Leadership Council & MIT Sloan Executive Education Know this - Your new normal is NOW and IS the new Un-Normal!  The challenges faced and changes needed are many.  What to expect? How to get in-front of them to thrive? The new un-normal requires fresh thinking now!  Hear what leading CFOs are doing to thrive in today's new un-normal. Join the CFO Leadership Council for Session 4 of our CFO Masterclass Keynote series The Fiscal and Physical Health of the Company  where Sally Mason

Survive To Thrive In This New Reality! CFO Leadership Council Announces The CFO Academy CFO's, We've Got Your Acceptance Letter for Summer School! Announcing our first-ever CFO Academy, a series of ask the expert virtual roundtables on a variety of hot topics to help CFOs come out of COVID-19 ahead.  The CFO Academy is unlike anything the CFO Leadership Council has offered before. It is designed to be an immersive educational experience in which our CFOLC community can learn from thought leaders in an intimate, informal virtual environment.  Each of these 50 minute vignettes will be highly interactive and led by industry