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‘Technology is playing a bigger role but adopting a new tool just because it’s shiny or trending rarely works out,’ says Visual Lease CFO Katie Eskandarian.

‘Technology is playing a bigger role but adopting a new tool just because it’s shiny or trending rarely works out,’ says Visual Lease CFO Katie Eskandarian.

“If an action doesn’t drive value, delegate or defer it,” recommends VCFO’s Dustin WIlliamson to CFOs whose plates are overfull.

Are you still making significant decisions, such as resource allocation or capital budgeting, using data that is backward-looking?

Whether an M&A deal succeeds often comes down to what happens immediately after the transaction closes, says Riveron’s Alex Shahidi.

Aclara Resources CFO Francois Motte Sauter says there’s no room for inefficiency at the rare earths mining company.

‘I’ve learned that genuine alignment at the leadership level only occurs when teams prioritize the company’s needs over personal agendas,’ Love says.