Values Centered Leadership
Mr. McGuire believes that a leadership model based on
core values is the only sustainable way to lead an organization. Communicating those values and understanding their practical
application inside your particular organization is the foundation of helping your teams to achieve their highest potential.
Teambuilding
No business achieves sustained success because of an individual. It is always
the collective talent of a great team that is aligned and trusting that will maximize achievement.
Business
Ethics and Judgement
If leadership wants ethical behavior and good judgement at all levels of an organization,
then the subject has to be discussed. How to talk about it, and how to take principles to practice, is not always easy or
apparent. Ethics and judgement need to be part of the core values of today's successful organizations.
Value
Creation in the Finance Function
Today's finance organizations must do far more than keep the books.
Compliance, oversight, risk management, contingent planning and strategy testing are all part and parcel of delivering value.
Using the data store inside the finance function to achieve more than historical reporting is the hallmark of a great finance
function. To get here requires the active participation of all the leadership in the organization, and partnership across
functions that is not "traditional".
Acquisition do's and dont's
Acquisition and divestiture is a fact of life in today's business environment. There are "right" and "wrong"
approaches. Communicating clearly, early, and often are the keys to maximizing performance from all the people affected. Mr.
McGuire has many relevant stories, both good and bad, collected from more than 15 acquisitions over a 10 year span.