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Why Companies Fail to Manage Profitability
Discover why many businesses struggle with profitability despite high revenues. Explore common pitfalls such as operational inefficiencies, poor cost control, flawed pricing, weak leadership, and strategic rigidity, along with actionable strategies to optimize profits sustainably.

Pedro San Martin (Anahuac)
Jul 19, 202522 min read


Who are the PACE Disciples and Apostles?
This article is not intended to be religious. It is using an aspect of religion as a metaphor and analogy. However, regarding religion...
Gary Cokins
Jul 19, 20253 min read


Management Accounting to evaluate Strategies and Operational Plans
CFO view: The main task of a chief financial officer ( CFO ) is to maintain the company's solvency at all times and to value and publish the items in ...

Lukas Rieder
Jun 30, 20254 min read


CONFIANZA: el KPI invisible que destraba las decisiones estratégicas
Por Pedro San Martín, Principal en Asher PwC Interamericas El Modelo Perfecto que Nadie Usó En una multinacional de retail, el equipo de finanzas habí...

Peter San Martin
Jun 28, 20255 min read


Costear con Estrategia: Redefinir la Rentabilidad en Tiempos de Incertidumbre
En 2019, durante una sesión de revisión estratégica con el CFO de una empresa manufacturera europea, ocurrió una revelación que paralizó la sala: el p...

Peter San Martin
Jun 13, 20253 min read


Difficult to cure - The Illusion of Fixing Without Letting Go
Difficult to Cure" is the fifth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1981. The band was formed by Ritchie Blackmore, legend...

Moataz Gad
Jun 11, 20253 min read


Hidden Profit Improvement Opportunities in the Order-to-Cash Process
Talk about the ordinary, the routine, the tedious...the order-to-cash cycle is the epitome of all those attributes. It is a ubiquitous process, with a...

Larry White
May 29, 20253 min read


La Rentabilidad Perdida: Por qué los Retailers venden más y ganan menos...
La Crisis Silenciosa del Retail Los números crecen, pero el valor se diluye. En el último año y medio, tras analizar los estados financieros de más de...

Peter San Martin
May 28, 20253 min read


Dangerous Decision Rules of Thumb
In today’s data rich world, managers have little excuse to rely on “rules of thumb” except for habit and convenience; but these are surprisingly power...

Larry White
May 23, 20253 min read


¿CONTROLAMOS COSTOS O DISEÑAMOS VALOR?
La nueva frontera de la rentabilidad financiera ¿Por qué muchas empresas fracasan en su búsqueda de rentabilidad? En estos tiempos de incertidumbre ec...

Peter San Martin
May 16, 20256 min read


Cost as a Mirror of Strategy: Closing the Gap Between Ambition and Profitability
( Audio en Español https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ytvg3gzvKK85yJBBnRvGD?si=UUMhBCzHRIe0VMQU1SUTiw ) When LEGO Chose Less—and Won More In 2004, LE...

Peter San Martin
May 15, 20254 min read


El futuro del cuidado: repensando el ecosistema de salud desde el paciente
Pedro San Martín, Principal en Asher | PwC Interamericas Ese momento lo recuerdo con claridad porque resume uno de los dilemas más urgentes del sect...

Peter San Martin
May 10, 20255 min read


Cuando el costing tradicional ya no alcanza: la reinvención de VWW con Oracle EPCM e Inteligencia Artificial
Una hoja de ruta concreta desde la arquitectura hasta la adopción, basada en el caso real de VWW Automotive. Este caso complementa los hallazgos de la...

Peter San Martin
May 2, 20253 min read


Focusing Resources to Win: How Strategic Cost Management Drives Successful Transformations
Beyond cost-cutting: building the financial muscle to fuel continuous change and outperform the competition. By Pedro San Martín Strategic Finance Spe...

Peter San Martin
Apr 26, 20255 min read


Aranceles, comercio global y resiliencia en la cadena de suministro: cómo prepararse para la nueva era del proteccionismo
Resumen ejecutivo El recrudecimiento de políticas proteccionistas y la imposición de nuevos aranceles por parte de Estados Unidos están reconfigurando...

Peter San Martin
Apr 26, 20256 min read


Finanzas como un radar, y no como un espejo
The KPIs that empower CFOs to anticipate — not just report Por Pedro San Martín, Principal de Finanzas Estratégicas en Asher | PwC Interaméricas Dur...

Peter San Martin
Apr 20, 20254 min read


Turning Knowledge into Action – From One’s Head to One’s Heart
Those of you who have read my periodic authored articles will recognize that I am frustrated by the slow adoption rate by CFOs and accountants with im...
Gary Cokins
Apr 11, 20256 min read


Navigating the Impact of Tariffs: The Critical Role of Accountants in Global Trade
By Giavanna Derrick and Skylar Myers How Are Accountants and Finance Professionals Being Impacted by Tariffs? Tariffs—taxes placed on imported goods—...

Giavanna Derrick
Apr 10, 20253 min read


El Costo de No Saber Costear
Por Pedro San Martín Introducción: Cuando la Contabilidad Obstaculiza la Estrategia En teoría, los centros de costo deberían actuar como brújulas f...

Peter San Martin
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Monthly Performance Management Reporting
Maybe PACE members might consider whether they agree with the approach to monthly performance management reporting in this article. It seems to me tha...

Geoff Williams
Mar 30, 20253 min read
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