Insights Archive

What changes when the CFO can no longer lead from behind the scenes?

The deal that mattered came from a conversation no adviser could have planned.

See where AI is genuinely helping finance teams today — and where caution still matters.

A new partnership will take Chat CFO’s honest, real-world leadership stories even further.

Why do capable PE CFOs fail so quickly — and what predicts success instead?

Ten candid conversations. One clear lesson: leadership is forged in uncertainty, not job descriptions.

What do you do when the only route forward is also the hardest one?

Growth and discipline are not opposites — but balancing them demands a different kind of CFO.

What does a finance leader learn while helping a business scale from £10m to £100m?

AI can accelerate hiring, but it cannot decide who will thrive in the room.

Moving from VC to PE changes more than pace — it changes how decisions get made.

Can private equity deliver competitive returns and meaningful impact at the same time?

The hiring market is quieter, but competition for the right CFO has intensified.

Your next CFO role may depend less on applications and more on how you show up.

What can the toughest moments in professional sport teach leaders about creating exceptional teams?

The leaders people remember are increasingly the ones willing to speak in their own voice.

The choices that made her hardest to place eventually earned her a seat at the top table.

Five familiar executive hiring beliefs are quietly undermining better decisions.

Capability is rarely the barrier. The harder challenge is believing you belong in the role.

What is really stopping businesses from making bold senior hires in 2025?

Sometimes the decision that disrupts your career is the one that transforms it.

In a job-hopping culture, one CFO found opportunity by committing for the long haul.

A profit warning, a newborn and a company in crisis reshaped one CFO’s leadership forever.

What if the strongest CFO skill is not having every answer, but challenging the framework?

How do you lead when priorities shift faster than the spreadsheet can keep up?

Your analysis may be flawless, but will anyone remember it after the meeting?

A practical guide to earning trust and creating impact before the honeymoon period ends.

Finance creates influence when it stops reporting at people and starts speaking with them.

Can you become an investor-ready CFO without a fundraising deal on your CV?

Explore what sustainability now means for investors, operators and value-creation plans.

Learn how to move beyond rehearsed answers and identify the evidence that predicts performance.

Five reasons finance leaders are indispensable to a credible sustainability agenda.

Replacing great people is costly. Keeping them begins long before they consider leaving.

Make your job search more visible, focused and memorable before the right role appears.

Can CFOs work fewer days without compressing the same pressure into less time?

Four practical ways to hire wisely, protect capability and keep growing through a downturn.

The right CFO opportunity depends on chemistry, candour and alignment with the CEO.

Better hires happen when organisations assess the whole person, not simply the strongest CV.