A finance leader breaks down what makes a business partner effective: how you communicate, knowing the business beyond the numbers, and building relationships that speed up information flow.
There's three things that if you want to be a good finance business partner, you've got to know. One's your communication and your style. It's not what you say, it's how you say it. Important. That's what's going to draw people into you or push people away. And the second one is understanding the business. So you don't get that from spreadsheets. You don't get that from sitting at your desk. You get it from getting away from your desk and going, spending time in the business. Because on the screen, you're seeing outcomes, outcomes of a whole lot of stuff that people are doing. And then the third thing is your relationships, your connection to people. With good relationships, everything speeds up. You get your questions answered. You get the information that you asked for.
Trust and Leadership Lessons for FP&A From 100+ Top Leaders with CFO Jon Laudie
