From managing people, systems and infrastructure to driving strategy, the role of the CFO is expanding at an alarmingly quick pace. Pressures for accountability and performance have never been higher. To succeed in this evolving role, CFOs must step back, take a deep breath and determine which investments and activities are truly worthwhile. Below, you’ll find our latest thinking about the ways CFOs can gain control of, and even flourish in, their roles.

Our seventh book in the Straight Talk series is dedicated to the CFO who, more than ever, faces mounting pressures for performance and accountability — and whose turnover rate has never been higher. Breathing lessons discusses the continuous challenges today’s CFOs face as they try to balance all of the demands that come with the position. We provide ideas on how CFOs can more effectively tackle the complex nature of their jobs and, more importantly, find time to breathe again.

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