Why the CFO Must Become the Quarterback of Enterprise Transformation - with Kam Agarwalla

While the need for transformations is ever-increasing, high failure rates raise investor scrutiny, requiring CFOs to step up and bridge the gap between internal and external stakeholders. This will require CFOs to make a paradigm shift in their role from traditional Finance team leaders to transformational quarterbacks across the enterprise.
Our conversation will focus on three topics on role of CFOs in driving transformation success:
Rebuilding the trust in transformation: Externally, investors are skeptical of committing further investments to transformation and require more rigor in measuring ROI and enterprise value creation. Internally, stakeholders have also become fatigued by repeated failed transformation promises. How can CFOs rally internal and external audiences to believe in and commit to the next transformative effort?
Stepping up as the quarterback in transformation: Many players are now involved in transformation - from Chief Transformation Officers to CHROs to CIOs to Boards and Investors. With all these players involved, why must the CFO quarterback the transformation? Because they are the owners of company data and information. How can CFOs use this data to “sell” the story of transformation to ensure all important stakeholders are back “on board?”
Becoming a transformative leader: To be the quarterbacks of transformations, CFOs must learn new skills. What key skills are needed to move from traditional finance leaders to leading cross-functional transformations? How can CFOs lead their peers without stepping on jurisdictional roles?