Do CFOs require in-class training?

Wayne - Agree with you on this. Sharing actual experience and learning from the successes and challenges others have faced is important. However, it doesn't address the full circle of learning and improvement opportunities. If the CFO or Controller has an effective boss or mentor, that person will be more than helpful in giving appropriate feedback on effective behaviors and areas needed for improvement. If the person is not a particularly good boss, all you are likely to get is feedback on the failures and it won't be presented properly to maximize the learning potential. In that case, the CFO or Controller has to make the best possible of a bad situation. Additionally, an effective CFO or Controller who is really committed to professional improvement has to be open to comments, suggestions, and criticisms from subordinates. If not open to those, the work environment created becomes toxic, which can lead to performance problems for both the subordinates and the CFO. Additionally, the CFO who is not open to the views of subordinates is working without effective feedback on his/her actions and is relying on a biased/clouded view of the likely success of actions imposed on the work group.

Thank you Marilyn.

However webinar's are a great place to learn topics (but certainly not the only.

Len Green and I are giving Proformative's Fin Tech Forum (https://www.proformative.com/events/nuts-bolts-approach-selecting-right-technology) with the next installment scheduled for February 13th).