Key Themes

#leadership #finance

  • How to make important CFO decisions

  • The challenges of a CFO

  • Tips to negotiate and make financial decisions

16 Videos - 38 Minutes

  • 1

    Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

    • 1 - Introduction

    • 2 - My role in relation to the CEO

    • 3 - What an effective CFO-CEO relationship looks like

    • 4 - What are the 'operations of finance'?

    • 5 - A strategic CFO's most important decisions

    • 6 - Which non-financial skills are critical to success in my role?

    • 7 - What were the career stepping stones to this role?

    • 8 - My career advice for ambitious people

    • 9 - My biggest challenges

    • 10 - How to build a stellar team

    • 11 - How to assess for softer skills

    • 12 - How I use coaching and feedback as a leader

    • 13 - Thoughts on diversity

    • 14 - Do I only think about money when making financial decisions?

    • 15 - Tips for effective negotiation

    • 16 - How being a board member has helped me maximise my performance

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Meet Your Instructor

Helen Riley

Helen is the Chief Financial/Operations Officer of X (formerly Google X), Alphabet's moonshot factory. Helen is responsible for X’s investment strategy across a portfolio of moonshot projects spanning robotics, delivery drones, clean energy, balloon-powered internet and multiple other potentially world-changing technologies. Helen also hold positions on the boards of Eventbrite, Marqeta and WildAid.

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