The heading says "What do you want to talk about?" Or it could say "What's on your mind today?"
If you're a head of finance, when was the last time you started a conversation with someone like that? And when was the last time someone did the same for you?
As we continue to work in a hybrid manner, it seems the general conversation is disappearing. Meetings and calls are booked into diaries, and we're schooled into being clear on agenda and purpose for each meeting - maybe you have a weekly Finance update (invoices to send; bills to pay; cash-flow to monitor) or the monthly discussion on the management information reports (progress on sales, costs, cash-flows, projects).
As we're half way through February, 6 weeks away from many year-ends, there might be some discussion on who is going to chase which debts a bit more; or nag the fee-earners to get their tasks done in time to send invoices. And the all hands together exercise of budgeting for next year.
When do you talk about "How things are" for individuals and teams? The people side of what you do. When people leave a job, for whatever reason, they are more likely to talk about the people they miss, than the actual work, no matter how interesting it was at the time.
If your mind is full of that juggling required in Finance and you need help in sorting through BAU / annual cycles / key projects, from someone used to diving in to get things done, working flexibly (whatever that means for YOUR organisation), get in touch.
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