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Whenever catastrophic environmental change takes place, species are forced to adapt to survive. Under the pressure of globalization and regulations like Sarbanes–Oxley, the corporate environment is undergoing drastic change, too. Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) no longer can serve merely as tactical stewards of their companies or settle for crunching numbers. Today they are assuming a more active role in setting their companies’ goals and direction. To evolve successfully, finance organizations will need to find, recruit and develop a new breed of talent with business savvy as well as finance skills. It won’t be easy, though — not when the pool of talent is shrinking fast and competition is fiercer than ever.

Highlights:

• The role of CFOs has changed tremendously over the years. What’s behind this transformation? (1:27)
• What leading practices are companies using to find and develop finance talent, especially in a new generation? (17:40)
• Is outsourcing a viable option for finance organizations? (26:50)
• What are the most important things that organizations should be doing to attract people with finance skills who are also business savvy generalists, especially with demand outstripping supply? (32:02)

Guests: 
Steven Ehrenhalt, principal, Strategy & Operations, and leader, U.S. Finance Transformation service offering, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Ken Kunkleman, director, Human Capital Organization and Change practice, and U.S. leader of the People Dimension of Finance, Deloitte Consulting LLP

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Book: Mass Career Customization
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Resources: CFO Center
In the News: One on One with Ken Kunkleman

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