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• Basic finance and accounting skills. Being ment to “recruit, hire, nurture, and develop
able to have a trusted conversation with the people with a strong fit for future potential
CFO can mean the difference between get- and mission alignment, over fit to position.”
ting an important initiative approved or not. A large part of this role, therefore, is to coach
• Recruitment and interviewing skills. You individuals and help them develop their com-
never know when you’ll be called into a job plementary skills and behaviors (e.g. diversi-
interview at the last minute. Of special note, ty & inclusion, resilience, recognizing cogni-
this requires a good understanding of ethics tive biases, etc.). In other words, help them to
and DE&I (diversity, equity, & inclusion) is- become their “whole selves” at work.
sues as well.
As organizations flatten and delegate great-
And there are many more. These are just a er accountability, authority, and autonomy to
few examples. the workforce, the role of people managers
(as distinct from process managers) increas-
For those of you who lead teams, this is even es in importance. To their people, they are
more important to understand. Complimen- coaches and mentors who energize, remove
tary skills are a vital component of high-per- impediments, resolve conflicts, and commu-
forming teams. In the Domains of Business nicate the corporate vision. The culture of
Agility (https://businessagility.institute/), we the organization lives through them.
define the skill of modern people manage- The benefits of developing complementa-
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