The Hundred-Day Blind Spot It was late October, and Mark Ryan, General Manager of GlobalTech, sat in his office staring at a consolidated financial report that was exactly 104 days out of date. Outside his window, the market was shifting at an unprecedented pace. Inside his rapidly expanding technology enterprise, time seemed to stand still. GlobalTech was a victim of its own success. For three years, the company had ridden a wave of strong market demand, expanding its product lines and...

Introduction The role is wider, the horizon is shorter . Short feedback loops and long-tailed risks now define the finance chief's job....

GlobalTech was at a crossroads. As a multinational producer of electronic components, the company was growing fast – but its finance team was struggli...