CGMA Magazine Financial Management (FM) magazine

Business schools and organisations are increasingly bringing aspects of the visual and performing arts into their talent development programmes. Judith Piggott and Louise Grisoni, who specialize in these trends at Oxford Brookes University Business School, explain how.

Dan Griffiths, CPA, CGMA, delves into the topic of emotional intelligence and offers insight into how strong emotional intelligence can help develop leadership skills and drive results.

Jack McCullough, CPA, founder of the CFO Leadership Council and the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, discusses the chief financial officer’s evolving role in managing innovation and risk.

Francis X. Ryan, CPA, CGMA, president of consulting firm Semper Finance, shares tips on how to hone your presentation skills to better communicate financial information to colleagues from all parts of the organisation.

Anne Giffels, CPA, director of income tax technology at tax services firm Ryan in Chicago, provides tips on how accountants can successfully manage projects and become change agents for their organisations.

Brett Knowles, the executive partner of PM2, a performance management consultancy based in Canada, discusses the rise of gamification in corporate strategy. He also explains the role accountants are playing in the implementation of gamification solutions.