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What lessons have you learned?

Having built and managed a budget, what have you learned from the experience? How can you improve things? And what comes next?

Take action and responsibility

To get the most out of this book for yourself and your organisation you need to:

  • Take some personal responsibility for making improvements in budgeting and forecasting in your organisation.
  • Take responsibility for your own development.
  • Take some positive action.
  • Encourage your colleagues to follow your lead.

Throughout the book you will have attempted a number of self-coaching question and answer exercises. These exercises are designed to challenge you to think about the ideas within this book and how they can be practically applied in your day-to-day ...

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