Advising the Advisors

"Giving advice is my business — an increasingly competitive one! I have to keep learning and improving, but… suffice to say, I am forever grateful to Dee and the friend who told me to call her."

"They understand how hard it is to be a good CFO, but more importantly helped me interact with my boss and the Board."

For years the CEO Perspective Group has advised and counseled prominent Chief Financial Officers and other advisors, including management consultants, search executives, lawyers and others. Recent economic conditions have significantly expanded the CEO Group's services "Staying in the Game with Help on the Sidelines", Wall Street Journal, to this segment.

CFOs, management consultants, attorneys and other professionals will attest that advising top executives is difficult under the best circumstances, but experienced advisors are good at clarifying ambiguous data and delivering difficult messages. However today's turbulent times have tested even the best — and increasingly they are calling on CEO Perspective Group partners to refine their skills. "I expect my job to be demanding and not afraid of competition, but my clients are more erratic and stressed than ever before… sure I would have lost two major ones without (CEO Group) insights," Senior partner, prominent law firm

Well-regarded consulting and law firms often call for assistance with "rain-makers" to develop management skills or work more effectively with peers and subordinates. Several firms and senior consultants employed Soder and CEO Perspective Group for aid "landing and securing" significant new clients. Talks to Booz-Allen, Goldman Sachs, Merrill, AMCF, AESC, FWA and others focused on "How To Look Like a Leader In all Situations."

The CEO-CFO relationship is critical and sensitive, especially in rapidly changing times. Heightened financial scrutiny, new accounting standards, and greater shareholder attention intensify the pressure on the chief financial officer's relationships with the Board, CEO and other C-level executives. A decade ago we were urging attention be paid to CFOs in talks like "CFOs Under Fire" Fortune 500 and "Interacting with CEOs and Boards", Conference Board. CEO Perspective Group partners have helped numerous CFOs, CEOs and Boards work together more effectively, saving millions of dollars and more expertly managing complex organizations. During the last six years nearly a third of former or current clients are financial executives.

Prominent financial organizations and publications have acknowledged CEO Perspective Group's expertise in this area: Fortune 500 CFO Forum, Financial Executives International, The Conference Board, The Wall Street Journal, American Banker, Financial Times, Forbes and Investor's Business Daily.

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