Why I'm Not a CFO! - A Career Planning Reality Check
By Andy Burrows
[First Published 7th March 2018]
If you’ve read any of my articles, you may well have wondered why I’m not a CFO by now. I presume to talk about the Finance function. I talk as if I know what the Finance function should be, and how it should be run. I’ve had many senior roles in my career in Finance over the last 20 years. So, why am I not a CFO by now?
So, I thought I’d tell you a little of my story.
And as you read, you’ll realise two things:
- I didn’t follow all the advice I gave in my article about how to plot a course to the CFO role you've always wanted, giving tips to plot a career path to be CFO one day. Much of that advice is based on reflecting on what I did, what I should have done, and what I’ve learned from other people. And,
- No one is entirely in control of their own future.
So, the fact that I haven’t attained a CFO position isn’t because I haven’t tried to, didn’t want to, or...
So you want to be a CFO? ā€“ 12 actionable tips to plot a course to the top role in Finance!
By Andy Burrows
[First published 28 February 2018]
“What are the things I need to do to become a CFO in the future?”
“How can I make the transition from Financial Controller to Finance Director?”
These are the kind of questions I get from people from time to time. They probably ask me because of the breadth and length of my experience.
So, I thought I’d write something that gives a few pointers around how I would answer those questions.
[BONUS: I've created a free workbook to help you come up with your action plan from these tips.
It's called the CFO Career Action Plan Workbook.
Get it by clicking here!]
So, without further ado, here are those pointers…
1. Do a great job now
I’ve seen several career-minded people fail because they spent so much time and energy thinking of plotting their career that they didn’t do a good job. And that’s a shame.
Careers are made up of levels and steps. And you don’t normally get to...
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