Peer Connection & Capability Mapping

Stepping toward a CFO role often feels harder than it should — not because you lack capability, but because clarity is missing. This opening session is designed to remove the noise, connect you with the right peers, and give you an honest view of where you stand and where to focus.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Uncertainty about your readiness for a CFO role
• Blind spots that limit your strategic impact
• Isolation from trying to navigate the step-up alone

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• A clear view of your strengths and priority development areas
• Alignment between your capabilities and the right CFO roles and company types
• A trusted peer group that will support and challenge you throughout the programme

This session sets the foundation. With clarity, confidence, and the right people around you, you’re ready to build momentum through the rest of the journey.

Leverage Experience to Learn Faster.

Too many aspiring CFOs learn in isolation — reinventing the wheel, second-guessing decisions, and missing practical shortcuts that only experience reveals. This session opens up the playbook by tapping into the collective insight of your peer group and CFO mentors.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Relying on theory instead of real-world CFO practice
• Uncertainty about how other CFOs actually handle similar challenges
• Slow progress caused by trial-and-error learning

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• Practical CFO moves you can apply immediately
• Insight into what works, what doesn’t, and why
• Confidence drawn from shared experience, not guesswork

This is where learning accelerates. When CFOs share openly, everyone moves faster — and smarter.

Coaching the Business to Better Decisions

Many future CFOs don’t lack strategic ability — they lack space to use it. This module helps you step out of overwhelm, redesign how you work, and lead through strategic insight instead of task delivery.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Being trapped in execution and firefighting
• Lack of time and headspace for strategy
• Low-impact conversations focused on variance, not value

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• Practical frameworks to lead strategic conversations
• Tools to coach the business toward better decisions
• A clear shift from doing the work to shaping direction

This is where you stop being busy — and start being influential.

Career Positioning & Personal Brand

Being CFO-ready isn’t enough if no one sees it. This module tackles the uncomfortable truth: opportunity flows to those who are visible, trusted, and well-positioned — not just capable.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Being overlooked despite strong performance
• A weak or inconsistent professional profile
• An underdeveloped network that limits opportunity

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• A clear career positioning strategy
• A stronger, more credible personal brand
• A targeted plan to build advocates and open doors

This is how you move from “high performer” to “obvious choice.”

Roles, Skills & the AI Shift

The finance role is changing faster than most realise — and waiting to react is no longer an option. This module reframes the future from a CFO’s perspective: not as disruption to fear, but leverage to lead.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Uncertainty about how AI and automation affect the CFO role
• Outdated assumptions about future finance careers
• The risk of becoming operationally obsolete

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• A clear view of where finance is heading — and your role in it
• Clarity on the skills that matter most going forward
• A practical plan to future-proof both your career and your function

This is about leading change — not being overtaken by it.

Executive Presence & Board Impact

Respect isn’t enough at board level. This module helps you move from being heard to being trusted — and from presenting numbers to shaping outcomes.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Uncertainty about what boards really expect from CFOs
• Nerves or hesitation in high-stakes discussions
• Being seen as a reporter rather than a strategic voice

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• Stronger executive presence and authority
• Clear strategies to engage CEOs and boards effectively
• Confidence to influence decisions at the highest level

This is where credibility turns into influence.

High-Stakes Decisions Under Pressure

Most aspiring CFOs have never truly experienced boardroom pressure — until it matters. This immersive simulation gives you that experience safely, realistically, and with expert feedback.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Lack of real boardroom exposure
• Fear of difficult board-level conversations
• Uncertainty about how to respond under pressure

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• First-hand boardroom experience
• Feedback from experienced CFO mentors
• Sharper judgement, presence, and delivery

Practice builds confidence — and confidence changes outcomes.

The Human Skills Behind High-Performance Impact

Strategy fails without people. This module focuses on the human skills that allow CFOs to scale their impact through trust, communication, and influence.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Relying on authority instead of influence
• Friction in cross-functional relationships
• Confusion between advising, mentoring, and coaching

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• Stronger communication and influencing skills
• Practical techniques to coach the business to action
• Greater gravitas, confidence, and clarity in delivery

This is how CFOs multiply impact without multiplying effort.

Blueprint for Success

Inheriting a finance function without direction creates drag fast. This module helps you design the function you actually need — not inherit the one you’re given.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Lack of clarity about what “good” looks like
• Misaligned finance structures and roles
• Slow progress caused by legacy ways of working

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• A clear vision for your finance function
• A practical blueprint aligned to business needs
• Confidence to shape the team and operating model

This is how you turn responsibility into leadership.

Your Identity as CFO

The first 100 days set the narrative — whether you intend them to or not. This module helps you plan deliberately, act decisively, and establish credibility early.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Uncertainty about early priorities
• The risk of trying to do everything at once
• Missed opportunities to set expectations

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• A clear, focused 100-day plan
• Confidence in your early leadership approach
• Momentum built from visible early wins

First impressions fade. Early impact doesn’t.

Think. Decide. Lead Like a CFO.

This is where everything comes together. The simulator challenges you to apply your judgement, leadership, and decision-making in realistic CFO scenarios.

In this session, you’ll overcome:

• Fragmented learning without integration
• Hesitation when faced with complex decisions
• Gaps between theory and real-world action

By the end of the session, you’ll have:

• Confidence in your CFO-level judgement
• Experience making high-stakes decisions
• Proof to yourself that you’re ready

This isn’t about knowing more. It’s about becoming the leader.