You might well know how to grow (i.e. do more of the things that are working for you, and do them better) but as a seasoned entrepreneur, you tend to instinctively want to hold back a bit…
Why?
It’s chiefly a case of paranoia…
Business owners tend to be more paranoid than they let on. They don’t like to be regarded as paranoid so they often hide it.
What are the causes of success?
Colin Mills – Founder & CEO, The FD Centre Limited (www.thefdcentre.co.uk)
So, to be a highly effective FD in your business, you have to be up to date on all the latest accounting standards, be really up to speed on the latest developments in tax legislation and spend long hours in your office reviewing reconciliations and signing off VAT returns. That’s right isn’t it?
NO.
Our experience over ten years suggests that highly effective FDs need a rather different set of skills to be effective and “make a difference” in the businesses they work for.
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