CFO Leadership

Welcome to the Vena Solutions CFO Leadership Blog. Explore content dedicated to empowering finance executives and CFOs.

How Relationship Building and Empathy Make Finance Leaders Better Business Partners

May 26, 2023 |

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Negotiation and Influence for Finance Professionals: What You Need To Know

“The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority,” author and speaker Ken Blanchard has said.  And it makes sense. Influence lets leaders lead. It empowers them by getting a person, a team or an entire organization behind them, ready to go whe......

May 16, 2023 |

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5 Storytelling Tips To Help Finance Professionals Become Better Business Partners

  Finance has always been a numbers game.  The traditional role of finance, after all, was largely an accounting role: budgeting, cash flow, profits and losses and so on. Jobs were done in a silo, and finance professionals spent much of their time poring o......

May 3, 2023 |

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The Social Side of ESG and Why It Should Matter to Finance Leaders

April is Earth Month and to mark the occasion, Vena is looking at ESG—environmental, social and governance. Throughout the month, we’ll be exploring how to integrate ESG principles into your organization. By now, most organizations see the value of good co......

April 28, 2023 |

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The 5 Roles Reshaping the Future of Finance

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of blog posts based on Vena’s ongoing “Women in Finance” video series. Each post corresponds with a different interview with a woman in financial leadership.  Watch Episode 4 below.   When Larysa Melnych......

March 29, 2023 |

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5 Tips for Balancing Life and Family With Your Finance Leadership Goals

This is the third installment in a series of blog posts based on Vena’s ongoing “Women in Finance” video series. Each post corresponds with a different interview with a woman in financial leadership. Watch Episode 3 below.   For Muneerah Kanji, the definit......

March 22, 2023 |

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How To Get on the Finance Leadership Track: 5 Pieces of Advice for Future CFOs

This is the second installment in a series of blog posts based on Vena’s ongoing “Women in Finance” video series. Each post corresponds with a different interview with a woman in finance leadership. Watch Episode 2 below.   Melissa Howatson didn’t always k......

March 15, 2023 |

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The Future Is Female: Lessons for the Next Generation of Female Finance Leaders

This is the first installment in a series of blog posts based on Vena’s ongoing “Women in Finance” video series. Each post corresponds with a different interview with a woman in finance leadership. Watch Episode 1 below.   A young Christine Harms was worki......

March 8, 2023 |

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How To Be a Better Strategic Finance Business Partner: Insights From Vena's 2022 Industry Benchmark Report [Infographic]

Finance has always been a numbers game. The traditional role of finance, after all, was largely an accounting role: budgeting, cash flow, profits and loss and so on. Jobs were done in a silo, and finance professionals stayed in their lane—poring over manua......

October 26, 2022 |

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The Art (and Science) of Negotiation in Finance: 6 Tips To Help You Become a Skilled Negotiator

You need to come to an agreement on a business deal. Lead your team through an acquisition or merger. Maybe you want to get your leadership team or department heads to sign off on new strategic goals or a fresh budget. Or one of the team members you lead i......

July 6, 2022 |

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