CFO Frameworks

WAIT for it

The CFO’s guide to speaking up when it matters...and shutting up when it doesn’t

Aug 13 • 

Taylor Otstot

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June 2025

Upstream or Underwater

Why unchecked ideas drown your team - and how smart leaders raise the gate

Jun 30 • 

Taylor Otstot

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A Light Touch

The useful leadership skill that creates capable, empowered teams

Jun 10 • 

Taylor Otstot

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May 2025

The ABCs of Partnership

Five strategies that pull Finance off the sidelines and into every decisive huddle

May 22 • 

Taylor Otstot

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See the Good

How to spot potential, reduce risk, and scale upside with the SEE Framework

May 16 • 

Taylor Otstot

April 2025

Decision Debt: The Hidden Cost of Every (In)Action

How today's shortcuts become tomorrow's constraints — unless you intervene

Apr 29 • 

Taylor Otstot

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Fast is Fragile

Why Urgency Needs Autonomy to Survive

Apr 18 • 

Taylor Otstot

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The Motivation Multiplier: Why Meaning Beats Money

Bonuses, perks, and pressure only go so far. Here’s a framework to unlock performance through purpose—and avoid accidentally undoing your team’s…

Apr 10 • 

Taylor Otstot

Confident… and Completely Wrong

How “Fast Thinking” and a Lack of Story Sense Undermine Great Judgment

Apr 2 • 

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March 2025

Less Beats More

Progress doesn’t always need a plus sign

Mar 27 • 

Taylor Otstot

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Lean & Large

Leveraging natural cycles to grow a business efficiently

Mar 16 • 

Taylor Otstot

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The Dangers of Playing it Safe

Why Defensible Choices Often Lead to Forgettable Outcomes

Mar 11 • 

Taylor Otstot