In painting, there is an oft-used technique where colors, lines, and shapes are applied with increasing or decreasing intensity to create a sense of distance.
Used as early as ancient Rome,...
It’s Monday—your category manager for rare earth metals phoned twice. Then texted a quick SOS. Then emailed—not only you—but your supply chain risk manager and your finance director.
A...
Every day, vendors across the globe are making difficult decisions that affect the livelihoods of their employees and the futures of their businesses.
Large and small pressures exist on...
The plot has thickened for finance chiefs.
While they’ve always had to fulfill the mandate (close the books, collect the cash), keep the trust (be the fiduciaries), and make things better...
It’s Q4.
You’ve probably(?) just finished budget season.
Or maybe, you’ve just made it through earnings season.
Perhaps—both. And the paper bag you’ve been using to exhale rhythmically into for...