You can lead the future of finance: be one step ahead of the game
The role of finance leaders has evolved. Sure, you need to navigate governance and compliance, uphold performance accountabilities and, ultimately, deliver trustworthy financial data. But we all know that’s not all. Finance has a key part to play in helping organisations create and maximise strategic value.
How do you drive and influence strategic decisions instead of simply reporting on progress? How do you make strategy your priority and part of your function daily instead of being stuck in the weeds?
Our program (100% online) is specifically designed for you to unlock your potential as a strategic finance leader. Here is what makes the difference:
1. Small cohort program: you will get to collaborate with other like-minded and motivated professionals and learn together via case studies and assessment of challenges you are currently facing
2. Focus on 3 pillars that will help you make an impact: strategy development and implementation frameworks, influence decisions and create a culture of high performance, leverage innovation in technology and process excellence
3. Weekly momentum sessions: not only our expert facilitators will guide you through the program but also coach the group weekly to move the dial forward on what you are working on
4. Real-time results: we don't get stuck in the concept, you will learn through and finish the program with your Strategic Finance Leadership Roadmap for you to apply
Don’t stand still, invest in yourself and your growth to level up your career. Express your interest now, our next intake starts 14 October 2021.
You can find more details on the program curriculum and schedule below.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Application - Agreement & Assessment
Onboarding & Standards in Participation
6 Workshops + Weekly Momentum Sessions
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Personal Strategic Finance Leadership Roadmap
PROGRAM FLOW
- Exploring the fundamental principles and mental models of strategy
- Key considerations in the design and development of strategy
- Practical learning through assessment of your organisation’s strategic framework
- Being the strategic leader – mindset and emergent thinking
- Implementing the process of strategy development
- The role of finance in strategic planning
- Best practice technology solutions to consider in your environment
- Making sense of your finance technology environment
- Practical learning through assessment of your organisation’s technology environment
- Mind the gap – Leading Finance Tech Stack excellence in 2021
- Understanding the practical application of strategic decision-making criteria for a finance technology roadmap
- Ego vs Strategy – Leading the technology change effectively
- Inserting your leadership into strategy – influencing strategy enhancement
- Innovative approaches to strategy execution – testing the unconstrained
- Leadership growth - Your toolbox as a strategic leader and influencer
- Influencing and partnering with difficult stakeholders
- Strategy – Taking a cascading approach throughout the organisation.
- Integrated team operating plans, purpose, and initiatives - Making strategy real by connecting it to everyday work
- Building a culture of learning and high performance – the levers you can pull
- Leading change and navigating uncertainty
MEET THE FACILITATORS
LANCE RUBIN - Modelling & Analytics
Lance is Australia's leading authority on decision making tools and technology as well as process excellence and automation. Lance role is to explore the enablement of the modern strategic finance leader through creating agility in your technology stack to empower decision making and your overall finance function.
BRAD EISENHUTH - Strategic Leadership, Finance Brand & Culture
Brad Eisenhuth works with the cohort across the program in exploring and addressing the considerations for executing as a strategic finance leader, including building the behaviours and conditions that set you and your people up for success. Brad is the Founder and CEO of The Outperformer, an award winning consultancy in learning and development, and performance projects across team & culture, partnering & co-piloting, modelling & analytics, and automation.
ROB ARTHUR - Strategy Development & Execution
Rob Arthur plays a critical role this program in harnessing the connection between business strategy, finance strategy and your role as a strategic finance leader. Rob is a Partner at McGrath Nicol in Strategy Consulting and has a long career in the field, including his recent role of GM Strategy at NBN Co.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE ON LIF-T?
"I had been in search of a program that would address my gaps around the understanding of strategy and its execution. Now I feel equipped to be a co-pilot, partnering with the business rather than doing things without understanding the true value/connection to the strategic objective. I strive to bring the finance team I lead in alignment with the overall objectives of the business.
Finally, I am more knowledgeable about recent advancements in technology; specifically in the area of automation and about best practice in financial modelling."
Teresa Paredes
Financial Controller - Best Technology Services.
"I’m passionate about moving myself (and other finance professionals) to strategic influencers as I really do think we have one of the best opportunities to innovate and add value to businesses.
The program and it experts facilitators helped me take a step back, prioritise my own growth as a leader and think about how I can effectively partner with and influence my stakeholders within the business. It’s also given me the tools to share with other leaders around the business to help them on their journey."
Kevin Sampath
Group Finance Manager, APAC - Hudson
"Ultimately my work with The Outperformer helped me adopt a proactive approach on strategy execution and leadership as opposed to a proactive ‘finance person’.
Since undertaking this course, my profile in the business has raised immensely with the CEO and other leaders. I now feel confident in my ability to identify gaps in strategy and to create alignment in our daily tasks to help achieve business goals. I’m proud to have been praised for my ability to manage others to deliver genuine strategic outcomes and recognised for thinking strategically."
Kate Urlich
Finance Business Partner – Carman's
"I know that Finance has a key part to play in helping organisations create or maximise value. I wanted this program to show me how this could be achieved, practically and from a mindset point of view.
My top key learning was the cascading principle and the use of implementable tools such as the Team Operating Plans. In fact, I have applied the frameworks we worked on immediately to present at a Senior Leadership meeting about how we are going to deliver our strategy and got amazing feedback."
Lynn Love
Head of Commercial Finance - Only About Children.
"The program has helped me prioritise where I spend my time, and how I approach a companywide opportunity. For me the most game-changing aspect was the influencing component of the course and how to be seen and recognised as a strategic thinker, adding value and bringing it to life.
Another very valuable aspect of the course was being part of a group of like-minded finance executives coming together to share their insights and progress together."
Robin Ford
Head of Commercial Finance - MAURI (GWF)
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