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The Finance Leader Podcast
The Finance Leader Podcast
What separates finance professionals who influence strategy from those who only report the numbers? The answer isn't better spreadsheets. It's developing the judgment, leadership, and business acumen to become a trusted strategic advisor. The Finance Leader Podcast helps finance and accounting professionals, FP&A teams, controllers, CFOs, business owners, and executive leaders strengthen the connection between finance, operations, and strategy. Episodes provide practical insights, proven frameworks, and real-world lessons to help you improve decision making, develop executive presence, build stronger partnerships across the organization, and create measurable business value. Hosted by Stephen McLain, a retired U.S. Army Finance Officer and corporate FP&A and accounting consultant, the podcast combines military leadership experience with practical corporate finance expertise to help finance professionals lead with greater confidence and strategic impact. Start with the trailer, then subscribe so you never miss an episode. Thank you!
May 26, 2020

Encore Episode Building Trust

Encore Episode Building Trust

Send us Fan Mail Episode # 15: Effective leadership is built on trust. Teams and relationships are built on trust. Once trust is lost, it will be difficult to recover. It takes time, and you may never get it back. In this episode, we discuss the following: What happens to a team when no one trusts the leader, and they can't trust each other? We must personally set the best example of character and work ethic,We must clearly communicate relevant information quickly,We must deliver resu...

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Episode # 15: Effective leadership is built on trust. Teams and relationships are built on trust. Once trust is lost, it will be difficult to recover. It takes time, and you may never get it back.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

What happens to a team when no one trusts the leader, and they can't trust each other?

  1. We must personally set the best example of character and work ethic,
  2. We must clearly communicate relevant information quickly,
  3. We must deliver results within the deadlines,
  4. We must be fair and unbiased when leading our teams, and how we establish our team culture

What happens when its time to give credit for great ideas and excellent work performance? Do you give credit where its due?

Trust is essential to creating a winning team.

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