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Lead With Purpose: The 5 Purpose Zones for CFO Leaders
Purpose as Your Operating System
Jun 25 • Jim Cook
Make Them Curious
The best parenting advice I can give...
Jun 18 • Jim Cook
1:1s - Your Core Leadership Operating System
Don’t listen to the naysayers. Eliminating 1:1s is one of the most dangerous ideas in startup/founder mode culture. The advice is coming from people who…
Jun 11 • Jim Cook
Personalities Are The Problem
“Personality bias” impacts key decisions.
Jun 4 • Jim Cook

May 2026

What Is Your CEO Trust Score?
Does your CEO trust you? Maybe that’s the most important question?
May 28 • Jim Cook
Divide and Conquer
Separate "Decisions vs Outcomes" and "Control from Concerns"
May 21 • Jim Cook
The IPO Already Happened
The New Private-Public Company - A “Distinction Without A Difference”
May 14 • Jim Cook
Your Delivery Is Required
“Draft and Deliver” - an ode to “Stand and Deliver”
May 7 • Jim Cook

April 2026

Value Creation vs Value Capture
Guest Post Collaboration with Alex Wu - CFO Advisors & Stanford
Apr 30 • Jim Cook
Board Reporting Best Practices: What to Report & Why
Paid Subscriber Bonus Post
Apr 28 • Jim Cook
CFOs as Chief Architects
AI in Finance? Where Do I Start? Fix Your Finance Stack First!
Apr 23 • Jim Cook
Convenience is King
My #1 Product Lesson; My “Convenience Manifesto”
Apr 16 • Jim Cook
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