This is a YouTube video titled "Reviewing your own work isn’t enough." It features a discussion between two speakers about the importance of reviewing work, particularly financial models, and the value of taking breaks and using tools like Operis' Oak for better accuracy. The content is part of a podcast series focused on FP&A, financial modeling, and the future of finance, recorded in September 2024.
What is the one lesson you've learned over career that has helped you, maybe saved you the most time or helped you the most?
The one that jumps to mind is just the importance of reviewing work, having your models reviewed, ideally not by yourself. But if you do have to review your own work, you have to take a break because there's this visibility fog that I'm sure you're aware of when you just see what you think you've built. And it's amazing what happens when you step away from your own modeling work and maybe get a good night's sleep and come back and you look at it again with a fresh pair of eyes, with a tool, for example, like oak. I use oak from Operis all the time. So yeah, there are a number of answers I could have given you there. But I think the importance of reviewing your own work in a very tactical way is a big one.
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