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The hardest part of a long journey is taking the first step

August 19, 2019

Many strategies and initiatives are failures even before they get started. That could happen due to: Insufficient resources to fund it Lack of organizational capabilities to execute it Political games…

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It’s not your numbers that make you

Anders Liu-Lindberg

August 12, 2019

Did you ever hear the phrase “you are your numbers”? In most companies, business leaders live and die by their numbers regardless of the circumstances in which they hit or…

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Sandbags and accounting sleeves only get you into trouble

Anders Liu-Lindberg

August 5, 2019

Let’s talk about a real problem that most companies face: business leaders who sandbag their targets to increase their chances of personal success, and accounting who always has something up…

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A year in, it’s clear: Planning is paramount

Tom Bogan

August 1, 2019

What an amazing year it has been for planning. As each day passes, it is increasingly clear that planning is critical for digital transformation in organizations of all sizes. Everywhere…

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Why FP&A must transform the strategy process

Anders Liu-Lindberg

June 12, 2019

Do me a favor and think about the strategy process for a moment. You start out with high-flying ambitions, getting inspired by some of the world’s greatest thinkers. You do…

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Planning for what’s next

Tom Bogan

May 22, 2019

This week, more than 1,600 attendees are in Las Vegas for one of the largest FP&A gatherings ever. They’re here from six continents. They represent 40 different industries. They’re here…

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Why being platform agnostic matters

Fred Gewant

April 8, 2019

“In the modern era, a closed ecosystem holds no future whatsoever.” My colleague Bhaskar Himatsingka, who heads product development and direction at Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, wrote those words…

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Why workforce planning matters now more than ever

John Pitstick

March 28, 2019

In my role, I’m lucky that I get to speak to many industry-leading organizations about their challenges in workforce planning. The most common theme in these conversations is, beyond a…

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Now more than ever, it’s about agility

Tom Bogan

March 4, 2019

If it seems like the forces of change bearing down on your business are accelerating, it’s only because they are. Globalization and digitalization are rapidly causing markets to flatten. Disruptive…