Are you a Steve Jobs or a Sam Walton?
CFO Magazine highlights a recent book on the connection between how executives view money and how they make mangement decisions. E. Ted Prince, author of The 3 Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders observes that
… managers possess innate financial traits that make up their "financial
signature." Some people, like Wal-Mart's Sam Walton, are natural
discounters — they're thrifty and focus on low-value, low-margin
opportunities. Others, like Apple's Steve Jobs, have venture-capitalist
tendencies — they look for high-risk, high-reward opportunities
requiring lots of capital.
Understanding your financial signature tells you what your natural
response will be when confronted with situations involving risk/reward
and cost/benefit, he says.
What's Your Financial Style?
By Joseph McCafferty
CFO Magazine
September 14, 2006
The 3 Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders
E. Ted Prince
McGraw-Hill, 2005
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.