6 Things I Learned Coaching High-Performance Teams That I Wish I’d Known as a CFO
Effective team management is a critical skill for finance leaders to master in order to drive organizational success. In this session, Damian Smith, CEO & Founder of Thryvv Leadership & Culture, shares the six key lessons he learned from coaching high-performance teams that he wishes he had known earlier in his career as a CFO. By imparting these valuable insights, Smith aims to empower finance professionals to build more engaged, collaborative, and results-driven teams.
The session explores the common challenges finance leaders face, such as retaining top talent, navigating interpersonal conflicts, and aligning teams around a shared purpose. Drawing on his own transformative journey from a “toxic” CFO to a compassionate coach, Smith outlines a comprehensive framework called “THRYVV” that helps finance teams overcome dysfunction and unlock their full potential. Participants will learn practical techniques to foster trust, facilitate healthy conflict, and instill a sense of shared purpose within their teams.
Highlights:
- Feedback from CFOs who have implemented the THRYVV methodology
- Damian Smith’s background as a former “toxic” CFO turned leadership coach
- The common challenges finance teams face, including disengagement and lack of collaboration
- The “THRYVV” framework for building high-performing, aligned teams
- Strategies for establishing trust foundations and facilitating healthy conflict
- The importance of defining a clear team purpose and operationalizing organizational values
- Techniques for creating accountability and driving results-oriented behaviors
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