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I"m betting that over half the CFO Bookshelf listenership participate in an NCAA tournament basketball pool at the office. Accordingly, I thought I"d share a story from a basketball legend I don"t think I"ve ever heard retold from a leadership expert during a speaking event. I end this special episode on my three favor

Before I start reading a book on Warren Buffett, and there are many, I want to know if this book has been written before—the ones where the narratives essentially state the same thing about Buffett"s investing style. In the case of Brett Gardner"s new book on Buffett, he checks all the boxes of a fascinating investment

When I first experienced the Cynefin Framework in an HBR article many years ago, I never tried to adapt it to my work until I interviewed Bryce Hoffman, author of American Icon and Red Teaming, a few years ago.  While Bryce made the Cynefin Framework seem more understandable and accessible, Kevin Eikenberry has gone fu

CFO Bookshelf had never heard of Ivar Kreuger until the former Managing Director of CFO.com suggested we discuss the book, The Match King. Andy Burt joins Mark Gandy to explain why Ivar Kreuger is a financial mastermind worthy of studying and what led to his downfall. At one time, Kreuger was worth billions in today"s

I recently came across a book that"s been out for over 10 years by an exceptional and tenacious researcher and an engaging writer, Lodewijk Petram. His book, The World"s First Stock Exchange, might be the first to explore how early investors first bought and traded shares of the VOC of this next stock exchange. The fou

When I think of the CFO"s role, a few questions emerge: What will we invest in and reinvest in? How will we finance those investments? What about risk management? And what is the role of corporate governance in these activities? Not only does Don Chew answer those questions in his new book, but he also gives a name to