archiveFinancial Directors Insider

The more we are able to delegate, the more we lift others up and the more equipped they become to lead. The challenge for a Jumpseat Leader is to know when to step in again when things start to go awry. How do we know when that time has come?...

Have you ever worked for a leader who doesn’t handle stress well? Trust me, it’s not a great experience—and it certainly doesn’t bring out the best in people. On the other hand, working for a leader who responds well under pressure is a great experience. How leaders handle stress is...

When I consult with organizations around the world about communicating their values effectively to and through their employees, the mantra is always the same. We created and published a corporate values statement and we hold effective on-boardings so we’re good to go.   Go to any corporate website and you’ll see...

In this article, you will read which hotel companies are leading forces in the global hotel market for 2022. Marriott International Of course, Marriott International, the American multinational company in the hotel industry leads the list with the Top 10 major hotel companies in the world for 2021. Marriott is...

We all have regrets. Things we could’ve done differently. Things we should have not done at all. However, some of us free ourselves from our regrets by turning them into gratitude. Compare your regrets to these whoppers: Atari could’ve bought a 33% ownership stake of Apple for $50K IBM was...

When businesses enter a hypergrowth phase, CFOs have to be as much “Chief Growth Officers” as they are “Chief Financial Officers.” Gone are the days when the CFO’s sole focus was improving cost efficiency through data driven results and cutting costs. Financial solvency is obviously essential, but in the past...

Self-made billionaire, philanthropist, and conservationist are just a few adjectives that describe Brian Sheth. He is the son of an Indian father and an Irish Catholic mother. He grew up in the Boston area and earned an economics degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  After graduation,...

It is quite normal for students to work and study at the same time. While the reasons are primarily financial in nature, students aim to gather enough experience to adapt to future prospects. But, if you think about it, working and studying simultaneously is anything but simple. You have two...

Humanities is one of the most sought-after majors in the world. Historically speaking, it is among the oldest fields of study across the globe and has its relevance only accentuated in the contemporary world. From the University of Oxford to the University of Tokyo, everyone is improving upon their coursework...

What is common among Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, or the University of Tokyo? They are all famous, among many other things, for their robust research-oriented frameworks ranked among the world’s finest. There are many like them that have established a solid reputation in terms of academic publication, research...