Staying a step ahead...
May 2010: It's unfortunate that for many of us CPD brings to mind paperwork, policing and the risk of being drummed out of the regiment. This masks the crucial importance of learning to our credibility as interims and advisors. If we don't make time fo it, we're letting ourselves and clients down. But we're all old enough not to need telling so the ICAEW now has it about right with its requirements. Read Everymind's thoughts on the topic in this month's Accountancy.
Everymind ensures Finance insider's voice is heard at LSE's annual accounting conference...
Apr 2010: Carolyn Bresh, speaking at the event, highlighted resonance between her experience of running and reviewing a range of Finance functions and the thinking put forward by the ICAEW’s thought leadership team. The conference attracted 150 delegates – finance professionals and academics.
ICAEW's Finance and Management Faculty Mag: Stay focused...
Jan 2010: New Year's thoughts from Everymind's Carolyn Bresh The full article can be read here.
Accountancy Mag: Making the most of it - Restructuring Finance Departments
Oct 2009: Carolyn Bresh and her experience in restructuring finance departments is profiled in the October issue of Accountancy. The full article can be read here.
Evening Standard: More than just a number cruncher
Sept 2009: The changing role of the Finance Director was discussed in the Evening Standard with extensive comments and case studies form Everymind. The full article can be read here.
Carolyn Bresh profiled by CFO Europe as she takes on chair role at ICAEW
July 2009: Carolyn Bresh was profiled in the June issue of CFO Europe which goes out to over 40,000 CFOs across Europe. There she discussed the critical role Finance teams play in the current turbulent market conditions and the qualities CFOs need to succeed and lead their businesses through this stage of the cycle. The profile coincided with her taking the Chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Finance and Management faculty. The faculty provides support through high quality events and publications to some 10,000 Finance Directors and Controllers in business. The full article can be read here.
Everymind strengthens its 'crunch response' team
Feb 2009: David Charles has joined Everymind's team that are supporting clients through tough times. David is highly experienced in helping Finance Directors to deliver the high quality financial information and analysis that shareholders, lending banks and Boards are demanding as they try and determine the prognosis for businesses hit by the credit crunch. Follow the links to find out more about Everymind's 'crunch response' and our team.
Everymind client wins prestigious award
Dec 2008: Thunderhead, the document management software company, has been ranked as the top company in the Deloitte Fast 50 technology awards for 2008. sales at Thunderhead have risen an average of 87% a year between 2004 and 2007.
Carolyn Bresh addresses ICAEWs Annual Financial Controllers Conference
Nov 2008: Everymind partner Carolyn Bresh gave a presentation on 'Driving the bottom line' to the Institute of Chartered Accountants annual conference for Financial Controllers. Over one hundred Financial Controllers from the UK's leading companies attended. Carolyn's address stressed the need for finance executives to 'do the right things well' in areas such as people management, strategy and stakeholder management in addition to the typical responsibilities of finance.
Finance Directors: Leading lights not producers of pantomime
Simon Hill of Everymind highlights the key challenges that Finance Directors will face in 2009. Click here to read the article.
2009: Outlook for business
Everymind's views on what business leaders should be focused on in 2009 were recently published in the ICAEW's Finance and Management journal. Click here to read the article.
Personal development : Using your right brain
Finance professionals need to be effective managers. This means they need to realise 'right brain' potential to balance their natural 'left brain' strengths. Consultant psychologist Phil Jefferis explains how the Herrmann Brain Dominance Tool can help in an article published in the ICAEW's Finance and Management journal. Click here to read the article.
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