Author archive for Vantage Cost

Finance chiefs place higher importance on nearly all aspects of their job today, as they play a bigger role...

Inside most middle market companies, they’re lurking.

They bedevil CFOs. They creep upwards each year. And worst of all, they…

By nature, CFOs and their direct reports are confident in their abilities to wrangle budgets, contain and cut costs.

And…

As a CFO, your job stability and effectiveness are directly linked to the quality of the relationship you have…

When most firms begin an effort to cut and contain costs, they often overlook the importance of strategic sourcing…

By Sarah Vermunt A friend of mine took on her first management job this year. Within a few weeks...

Leaders can lose perspective very easily. If a leader develops a sense of entitlement, his or her actions expose...

As a CFO, you’re busy. In the wake of the Great Recession, you’ve been tasked with more responsibilities and…

By Steve Denning, Forbes Contributor As Chunka Mui and Paul B. Carroll have written in their wonderful new book, The New...

Companies that have more women on their boards of directors make fewer bids for mergers and acquisitions — and...