Decision Based FP&A

The top 1% of FPA teams pre-wire a decision-response system

Apr 2 • Jim Cook

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March 2026

How To Size Risk vs. Reward

The Decision Systems I Used as CFO

Mar 26 • Jim Cook

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Presence Under Pressure

Both Presence and Pressure Reveal True Leaders

Mar 19 • Jim Cook

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Technology's Ultimate Currency = TIME

The Economics of Time: Every Technological Advance In Human History, Especially AI, Buys One Thing

Mar 12 • Jim Cook

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The Future of AI and Software Debate

Debate or Debacle? A Takedown of the Now Infamous Citrini Report.

Mar 5 • Jim Cook

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February 2026

Just Play! - Olympic Lessons Learned

Olympic Lessons Learned Part 2 - Winter Olympics 2026

Feb 26 • Jim Cook

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CFO Spending Operating System: Part 2 of 2

Your Spending Approval Operating System; Faster & Quality Spending Decisions

Feb 19 • Jim Cook

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Cook’s Startup Planning System: Part 1 of 2

3 CFO Frameworks by Audience; 3 Planning Pillars

Feb 12 • Jim Cook

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The Power of Belief & How Confidence Creates or Destroys Cultures

The Best Leaders Model Belief and Confidence

Feb 5 • Jim Cook

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January 2026

How Did You Learn That?

Mastery Is a Team Sport (It Always Has Been)

Jan 29 • Jim Cook

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The Details Are Your Superpower & Your Kryptonite

If you’re a finance leader, you’ve been trained your entire career to master the details and to deliver perfect numbers.

Jan 22 • Jim Cook

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CFOs - Be the Internal VC of the Business

I’ve written before about a key leadership thought model of mine:

Jan 15 • Jim Cook

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