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Making the Business Case to the CFO: 5 Questions You Should Answer

BetterCloud

For example, during the roaring 2021/2022 IT investment boom, IT has more latitude to invest without the strong involvement of finance leadership. Especially financial leadership. It exponentially grows organizational efficiency the more you automate, and the better your orchestrated workflows become. Now, those days are gone.

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Building Resilience Through Efficient Scaling In 2023 with ICONIQ Growth General Partner, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds (Video)

SaaStr

However, there is a significant pivot to efficient growth with a projected improvement in margins. Each company will likely approach operational efficiency differently because some already have a runway greater than three years and are above the Rule of 40, while others have less than 1.5 Most are somewhere in the middle.

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Engineering Planning During Uncertain Economic Times

OPEXEngine

During times of uncertainty, executive leadership teams make more conservative financial decisions in order to prepare for and/or prevent any major difficulties for the companies that they lead. The reality is that when most leaders first come into a leadership role, they don’t see managing budgets as the sexiest of responsibilities.

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Customer Success Operations 101: Drive Productivity with Purpose, People, and Process

ChurnZero

If you replied, “Customer Success Director or above,” you’re not prioritizing your team by spending valuable leadership time on administration when it should be used to build your team’s strategy and remove obstacles in their way. Again, if you replied, “Customer Success Director or above,” you’re not getting the most value from leadership.

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International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge

InsightSquared

I recently joined InsightSquared in Q4 2020 after 4 years of consulting independently for small and medium sized businesses; I focused mainly on operational efficiency and maximizing profit. . I pursued a leadership path that eventually led to a consulting role, where I built my client management and data analysis skills.

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

Customer > Team > Individual During my time at HubSpot, the leadership team shared this mental model to help with decision-making. Operational efficiency. Minto Pyramid Principle The Minto Pyramid Principle is a framework for writing and presenting ideas. Brand equity. Customer data. Economies of scale.

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How to Work With a Consultant: The Ultimate Guide

Neil Patel

At this stage, the consultant will present their tailor-made ideas and strategies to suit your business needs in front of you and your employees. You can also propose reviews by looking at the presentation and examples from the previous clientele of the consultant. Operations Consultants. Reviewing the Final Game Plan.