Paul BarnhurstFP&A Expert Empowering Finance Professionals to Excel Everday

The only SOFT SKILL that drives massive results… #Shorts

1 May 2024

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This is a YouTube video titled "The only SOFT SKILL that drives massive results… #Shorts" created on May 1, 2024, featuring a discussion between two speakers about the importance of soft skills, particularly listening and communication, in business and finance contexts. The content is part of a podcast series on FP&A, financial modeling, and the future of finance.

What would the soft skill be? The one kind of soft or human skill that people need to master.
I would say listening and talking with people. If you can walk out and go out into the operation, whatever it is, go talk to a salesman, go talk to whatever, you're going to learn so much more about the business and what's behind the numbers.
Being a great communicator and spending time with the business is just huge.