images Multiple Value-Creation Perspectives

The traditional role of Finance personnel has focused on the Control quadrant of the Wholonics model. The activities that consume their time are reporting information, controlling various costs and related activities, and managing risk.

These are essential activities that will always be a pivotal component of Finance's core mission. But, whether they like it or not, people in this group are increasingly being expected to go beyond these traditional activities and become strategic partners and leaders. Their challenge is that no one else in the organization can tell them how to assume these roles. Finance is ...

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