Who would aspire to be a CFO today? According to a study by CFO.com, the average tenure for a CFO is now 4.5 years and this reflects the intense pressure they face in the current economic climate. When the financial performance of the business is good, it is attributed to the talented CEO but when it is bad the CFO can be held responsible for failing to enforce budgetary discipline. It can be a no-win and often thankless job. Click here to read this article.

The days when the IT Director resided in the IT department solely concerned with day to day operational IT issues have long since gone. Nowadays, the IT Director is expected to be a leader, a strategic thinker, working across the business providing, valuable insight into how the organisation operates and makes optimum use of technology. Click here to read this article.

When an organisation undertakes a project or programme of change, a Senior Executive is needed to assume responsibility for its success. This person, the Project Sponsor may perform a project management role or can be a senior Executive within the organisation, who provides the crucial link between the delivery team and the Board. They need the power and influence to effectively promote the change to the organisation, ensure the delivery team has the resources required and the necessary controls are in place to guarantee the project is successfully carried out within the planned timescales and to budget. The PS will normally take on the role because they have a vested interest in the project and are likely to have the most to gain from its success and the most to lose should it fail.