Driving Performance with Metrics Do you struggle to keep budgets current in
the face of an ever-changing business climate? Do you recognize that actual
spending can be far from what a department’s spending should be? Twenty-first
century performance metrics reduce work, reduce politics, provide flexibility
and substantially improve the performance management process. This valuable
session will show you how to drive organizational performance using these
powerful techniques.
Objective: Understand how to use metrics to improve your organization’s
performance. Effective Business Writing American businesses report losing $400
billion a year to unclear writing that wastes time, kills contracts and turns
off customers. Optimize your time spent in communications as a writer and a
reader. Prevent your readers from sending your documents to the circular file
because they are too much work to decipher. Write with clear purpose and enjoy
the results and time saved. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem –
write it right the first time.
Objective: Learn how to cut your writing time in half and double your impact.
Presentation Skills for Success We strive to make effective presentations, but
this may not be one of our strengths. Presentation skills are essential to
effective leaders, especially for CFOs who must tell their company’s story to
both internal and external audiences.
In this seminar, you will learn; (1) to deliver presentations effectively and
with confidence, (2) to take “big picture” information and make it relevant to
specific audiences, and (3) to conduct an effective “Question and Answer”
session.
Objective: To understand how to make your presentations more effective.
Communicating Financial Information to Non-Accountants Do you ever get blank
looks when you present your company's financial statements? Does your board nod
knowingly, during your presentation, but never seem to have any meaningful
questions? It could be that they have no idea what you are talking about and are
just pretending to understand! Learn how to connect with your CEO, board, fellow
managers, and ordinary employees so they understand your message. Learn to
motivate them to action. Come hear a veteran CFO tell you how.
Objective: Understand how to connect with your stakeholders who do not have a
financial background.