Finance Unleashed

1 - Three Critical Changes to the Role of CFO.- 2 - Finance Taking a Customer-centric View.- 3 - Take a Process Flow Perspective.- 4 - Allow the Whole Supply Chain to Innovate.- 5 - The CFO as the Driver of New Business.- 6. Visions for the Financial Supply Chain.- 7. The Innovator CFO.- 8. Nudging the Financial Supply Chain.- 9. Leadership Is Not Enough.- 10. Let Them Eat Cake.- 11. Building Competitive Advantage by Connecting the Physical and Financial Chains: A Study of UPS and DHL.- 12. Back to the Future.- 13. The whole chain or separate links?.- 14. Leadership is Leveraging the Full Output of Your People.- 15. Financial and Operational Measurements.- 16. The Context.- 17. Seizing the Opportunity.- 18. Finance Unleashed: A Practical Model.

Magnus Lind has moderated peer groups for senior finance executives from large corporations across the globe for over a decade, focusing on the transformation of finance in nonfinancial corporations from a 'command and control' function to a business leading role. The financial crisis was one driver for this change, together with new technology (including fintech), Industry 4.0, and new, alternative financial models. The challenge was finding a way to unleash finance to achieve its true potential and leverage it for innovation. In 2014, Magnus began to explore the ongoing paradigm shift in finance in a broader context, looking to understand how it fits into Industry 4.0. The reason for writing this book was just that - to explore what financial disruptions mean for CEOs, CFOs, and the boards of nonfinancial companies.

Kelly Barner has built a career on her unceasing desire to learn, ability to apply critical thought, and her writing skills - all of which have proven essential for building a diverse, global professional network. Kelly's education and experience in market intelligence and research - although not acquired for the sake of improving corporate supply chains - have opened many unexpected professional doors, one of which led to over a decade (and counting) in procurement and supply chain. Procurement is a field ripe for disruption from within, especially if ambitious professionals in the field can connect with colleagues in other areas of the business to create a cohesive strategy for increasing competitive advantage in collaboration with supply partners.