How do I know so much about how @elonmusk does things? I spent 3 years investigating Tesla at @BusinessInsider from 2018-2021. Here are some of sloppy, dangerous, callous, things I learned:
🎞️ Xabi Alonso took charge at Bayer on October 5, 2022 with the team second bottom in the Bundesliga.
It was the second worst start of the season ever for Bayer Leverkusen since 1979.
Xabi had 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 managed a senior team having joined Leverkusen one year & half ago from Real Sociedad B.
18 months, exactly 557 days later, Bayer Leverkusen won the first Bundesliga title in 120 years of history.
It happened with 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 defeats and 43 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions for this top team.
Bayer Leverkusen are also in DFB Pokal final against Kaiserslautern and in Europa League quarter finals…
It happened on Xabi Alonso’s 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭 season, first title and now dreaming for the Treble.
The only 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 team in top European leagues so far.
Each company needs to have a “chain of command”…
with roles & responsibilities outlined for each member in the org.
But depending on your company size & industry, that can all vary…
Let’s take a look through the Finance & Accounting org chart 👩👩👧👧👥
T-Shaped Skills.
You need to be a generalist: broad in many essential skills.
But also a specialist: your personal value proposition comes from your depth in your specific area of expertise.
This visual from @McKinsey is cool.
Here's a Month End close calendar
it shows how you can close the books in 10 days
many people are able to close the books even sooner...sometimes in as little as 3 days..
What's your process for a short Month End close?