XP&A – EXTENDING FP&A BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF FINANCE
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is an essential financial activity in companies of all sizes. FP&A provides finance teams with a structured approach to budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and management reporting. These activities are…
Read more »HOW TO ENCOURAGE CRAETIVE FLOW IN ALL EMPLOYEES
Improving creative flow within an organization is both energizing for employees and beneficial for innovation and overall performance. Fortunately, too, it is not an expensive or strenuous goal to reach!…
Read more »PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) 2.0
The economic fallout from COVID-19 has continued to wreak havoc with hundreds of thousands of small businesses shuttering their businesses. After months of Congressional wrangling, the recently passed 2021 Consolidated…
Read more »PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS: MY 24 WEEK COVERED PERIOD HAS ENDED OR ALMOST ENDED. WHAT’S NEXT?
The CARES Act’s PPP program put $525 billion into the hands of small businesses to retain and pay employees and to assist in paying rent and utility expenses during the…
Read more »IS YOUR COMPANY CULTURE INCLUSIVE? DON’T GUESS OR ASSUME USE THE INCLUSION INDEX® TO FIND OUT
Diversity and inclusion are nouns, yet these words are spring-loaded for action within corporate boards and executive suites today. Around the globe, governments, regulators, stakeholders and shareholders are exploring what…
Read more »SURVIVING INCOMING RISKS: CONTINUOUS RED LINING VERSUS BIRD STRIKES
The Scenario You are an entrepreneurial mover and shaker. You lead your business and are always pushing your team to produce the maximum and to hit exciting stretch goals. Everyone…
Read more »ESCAPING THE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP CO-DEPENDENCY TRAP
The Scenario You created a business and made it succeed against all odds (both usual and unusual). You poured your time, effort, money and emotion into getting it to where…
Read more »FORCE MAJEURE
This blog is one-part nostalgia and one-part cautionary tale. Take it with a grain of salt…but do not take it for granted. I recently completed a project wherein I assisted…
Read more »THE POWER OF ZERO-BASED PLANNING IN A PANDEMIC
The coronavirus pandemic has created a period of extreme economic uncertainty. The truth is no one knows what economic conditions will be one month from today, let alone 6 to…
Read more »LEADING IN TIMES OF CHANGE: DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT STUFF?
Consider these real scenes in managing during the COVID period: “I have a 70 year old employee who has worked here for 30 years. She’s capable and hard-working. She’s refusing…
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