Beyond the Boxes and Lines with a Chief People Officer
We live in a small business world where the Chief Fractional Officer is becoming indispensable. Before even considering hiring the Fractional Sales Manager, the Fractional Marketing Officer, or even t...
5 Huhti 202541min
My Favorite John Wooden Coaching Basketball Story
I'm betting that over half the CFO Bookshelf listenership participate in an NCAA tournament basketball pool at the office. Accordingly, I thought I'd share a story from a basketball legend I don't thi...
29 Maalis 20259min
Warren Buffett's Early Investments
Before I start reading a book on Warren Buffett, and there are many, I want to know if this book has been written before—the ones where the narratives essentially state the same thing about Buffett's ...
29 Maalis 202540min
A Pragmatic Approach to Sensemaking
When I first experienced the Cynefin Framework in an HBR article many years ago, I never tried to adapt it to my work until I interviewed Bryce Hoffman, author of American Icon and Red Teaming, a few ...
22 Maalis 202546min
The Rise and Fall of the Match King
CFO Bookshelf had never heard of Ivar Kreuger until the former Managing Director of CFO.com suggested we discuss the book, The Match King. Andy Burt joins Mark Gandy to explain why Ivar Kreuger is a f...
15 Maalis 202556min
The World's First Stock Exchange
I recently came across a book that's been out for over 10 years by an exceptional and tenacious researcher and an engaging writer, Lodewijk Petram. His book, The World's First Stock Exchange, might be...
2 Maalis 202547min
The Making of Modern Corporate Finance
When I think of the CFO's role, a few questions emerge: What will we invest in and reinvest in? How will we finance those investments? What about risk management? And what is the role of corporate gov...
22 Helmi 202551min
It's Time to Start Loving Mondays Again
A financial executive no longer loved Mondays until a health scare changed his mindset a few years ago. Ron Monteiro is a financial expert who coaches other leaders. His book is Love Mondays: A Proven...
14 Helmi 202539min
