Microsoft compiled 50 time-savings Excel Shortcuts (for Windows) I find the shortcuts for formatting cells pretty useful. For example, I am using the "Ctrl + Shift + %" every time I am calculating percentages in Excel and I want to apply the percentage format instead of the standard format. Bonus: Get a free course to … Continue reading 50 time-savings Excel Shortcuts
The most underrated skill in the professional world
Public speaking can be learned by everyone.
The way you look, stand, act and speak is responsible for more than 90% of how your audience perceives your message. Your content counts for less than 10%!
Work on your handshake: put all the chances on your side to make that first good impression.
Work on your posture, your eye contact and the way you walk to win the room (check online for exercise to improve posture)
Activate your body to have a clear mind and all your body aligned (Ursula has a really good exercise called “The Nut” (Die Nuss in German) to activate the core body before a presentation)
Work on your articulation and your tone (your speaking muscles need a bit of stretching and practice, but you see really quickly an improvement
To speak louder, visualize yourself as if you were talking to somebody at the end of the room.
Think about where you place your hands and how you stand (hands should be visible, open and you should be on your two feet)
Imagine the audience being a group of friends and that you are going to tell them a story. You should speak in a natural way.
Get excited about your topic: if you are not excited, who is going to create the excitement in your audience?
Artificial intelligence is changing our jobs
Artificial intelligence is changing our jobs and either you adapt, or you die!
Two-thirds of workers say they trust orders from a robot more than ones from their manager.
Here is a table extracted from an article by the World Economic Forum.
Four digital technologies reshaping the finance function
Four digital technologies reshaping the finance function: 1) Automation and robotics 2) Data visualization 3) Advanced analytics for finance 4) Advanced analytics for business Infographic by McKinsey & Company (Original article: https://lnkd.in/dhnDwVf)
What I learned about Cash
Cash is King but do you know your King? In this article I will explain you what I learned about Cash this year and what you can use to improve your cash management. Like most of the Finance Managers, I bring a specific focus on reaching our targets and report on how well (or bad) … Continue reading What I learned about Cash
How to optimize your LinkedIn summary? 5 tips and examples.
Here at High Performers, we give you 5 tips to guide you to optimize and improve your LinkedIn profile summary.
Learn new Excel tricks and tips
Here is one of the best post where he presents a compilation of the best Excel tips and tricks ranging from beginner to pro that will save you time and make you more productive
To Do List Template
Here is a great To Do List by Jon Macdougall, the Excel MVP.
Use it for yourself, for your team, for your meetings or for project management with other people.
Tailor this template and take the habit of using it instead of redoing the design of your To Do List each time you create a new one.
Are Controllers the Data Scientist of Finance?
I find that Data Scientist and Controllers share a lot of similarities in their work. We could even say that the controllers are the Data Scientists of Finance. I found valuable insights in the article "What The Data Scientists Really Do" from the Harvard Business Review which confirm the similarities. Here are the parts I … Continue reading Are Controllers the Data Scientist of Finance?
Using Value Driver Tree (VDT) for decision making in Controlling
Value Driver Tree for controlling and decision making. Examples, templates and deep dive link