25 quotes from guide to cfo success
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25 Quotes from Samuel Dergel's book - Guide to CFO Success: Leadership Strategies for Corporate Financial Professionals. Available Now for Pre-Order with Delivery March 31, 2014. http://www.guidetocfosuccess.comTRANSCRIPT
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GUIDE TOCFO SUCCESS
SAMUEL DERGELL e a d e r s h i p S t r a t e g i e s f o r
A v a i l a b l e N o w f o r P r e - o r d e rF o r d e l i v e r y M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 1 4
C o r p o r a t e F i n a n c i a l P r o f e s s i o n a l s
2 5 Q u o t e s f r o m
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
CAREER
G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CAREER/ QUOTES
You can only be a successful CFO if you focus on your career and your employer.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CAREER/ QUOTES
If your employer fears that improving yourself would be detrimental to its interests, maybe you shouldn’t be working there.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CAREER/ QUOTES
You cannot have career success without employment success, and you cannot have employment success without career success. Becoming a better CFO benefits your employer and your career.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CAREER/ QUOTES
The further you want to move up the corporate ladder, the fewer opportunities will present themselves to you. To be able to continue to move up the corporate ladder and achieve and grow, you need to realize that there are more people competing for fewer positions.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CAREER/ QUOTES
Being CFO is the business that you run, not the business you work for. You are your own business. Your customer is the business you work for, you are compensated by the business you work for and have to deliver value for the business you work for.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
NETWORKING
G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
Networking is a verb. You build a network by actively networking.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
Too many individuals network with the purpose of accomplishing an immediate goal. That’s not networking, that’s selling.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
Those that win in networking give first, give generously, and give often.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
Those that win in networking give first, give generously, and give often.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
The value you will get from networking with people you don’t know yet is higher than the value of networking with people you’ve known for years who are in the same situation as you are.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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NETWORKING/ QUOTES
The size of your network doesn’t matter—it is the quality of your network that counts.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
CFO IN TRANSITION
G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CFO IN TRANSITION/ QUOTES
A CFO in transition is earning a round number, otherwise known as zero.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CFO IN TRANSITION/ QUOTES
The recession of the late 2000s was a wake-up call for many senior corporate finance professionals. Too many CFOs found out the hard way that their careers could not be taken for granted.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CFO IN TRANSITION/ QUOTES
Your new job is looking for your next job. You may be a great CFO, but that does not make you a great job seeker.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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CFO IN TRANSITION/ QUOTES
When you invest in your career consistently, great opportunities will find you first.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
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CFO IN TRANSITION/ QUOTES
Your resume is only marketing material. You still have to sell your way in to the right opportunity for you and then close the deal.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
BEING CFO
G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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BEING CFO/ QUOTES
Successful CFOs prepare their plans, write them down, review them, check their progress against the plans, and modify their plans as circumstances change and milestones are reached. These CFOs keep themselves accountable to themselves.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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BEING CFO/ QUOTES
The world is constantly changing. Are you staying the same? The good news is that most of your peers are staying the same. Your fellow CFOs are coasting their way out of the CFO chair. To become the best CFO you can be and to stay ahead of the pack, you need a competitive advantage. Consider an executive coach.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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BEING CFO/ QUOTES
There is one talent that a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must have to be successful—the ability to make people feel comfortable. The successful CFO makes people comfortable by inspiring trust.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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BEING CFO/ QUOTES
The single most common thread between all different and successful CFOs is their excellence in managing relationships.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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BEING CFO/ QUOTES
CFOs are very caring and responsible people. They feel a personal responsibility to the company, its shareholders, employees, and anyone else whose livelihood depends on the success of the company they work for. CFOs take this responsibility seriously and very personally.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
YOUR FINANCE TEAM
G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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YOUR FINANCE TEAM/ QUOTES
When CFOs are asking others in the company to do more with less, it is morally challenging for them to increase their spending on resources.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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YOUR FINANCE TEAM/ QUOTES
Be mindful that you have to be careful about company resources, but don’t use this as an excuse to have a lean team that is not able to deliver what it—and you—must.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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YOUR FINANCE TEAM/ QUOTES
It is your responsibility to inspire, guide, believe in, and mentor your team.
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YOUR FINANCE TEAM/ QUOTES
If you want to keep the best, don’t keep the worst. Culling the herd will motivate your superstars.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
BECOMING CFO
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BECOMING CFO/ QUOTES
If you want to become a CFO, learn the CFO game, emulate other CFOs, learn CFO skills, act as if you were the CFO.
S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S SG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
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S A M U E L D E R G E LG U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S
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G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S / W W W. G U I D E T O C F O S U C C E S S . C O M
YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS
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