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Gretel Tortolani

EVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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23.7k views10 Upvotes35 Comments

Which tech company would you be most proud to work at?

Culture & Values

Facebook

Google

Amazon

Tesla

Other (please comment)

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14.2k views8 Upvotes26 Comments

Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

131.9k views209 Upvotes64 Comments

What's the best way to counter low empowerment on your teams?

Talent Management & Performance Employee Engagement Mentoring & Coaching

Emotional intelligence training for leaders & management

Progress meters

Impact-Effort boards

Strategic retrospectives

Town halls focused on enablement & team appreciation

Demonstrations of how tasks & initiatives drive business outcomes

Other (please list below!)

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6.7k views4 Upvotes12 Comments

CFOs: how did you get into your current role?

Internal CXO Relationships External CXO Relationships Mentoring & Coaching+2 more

Promoted to CFO from my current company

Hired from another CFO position at a different company

I'm an external first-time CFO

Founder/co-founder of my company

Other (comment below!)

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Are you using any CRM software in your company?

Applications & Platforms Cloud Contact Center & Telecom+15 more

Yes

3.4k views1 Upvote4 Comments

How likely do you think it is that a four day work week will become the standard over the next 12 months?

People & Leadership Peer Insights

Inevitable

Highly likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Impossible

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54.1k views32 Upvotes64 Comments

Is all this hype about CHAPT GPT, Bing+ and all the AI tools that have come into the public of value or a distraction to your business and digital transformation plans?

Applications & Platforms Cloud Data & Analytics+5 more

Value

Distraction

Neither value nor distraction

Not sure

What AI?

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7.5k views7 Upvotes14 Comments

CFOs and finance leaders, what actions are you considering to address the talent shortage?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring Culture & Values Talent Management & Performance

Investing in upskilling

Automating manual tasks

Outsourcing/offshoring

Expanding recruiting or staffing team

Lowering some job qualifications/requirements

Increasing hybrid or flexible work arrangements

Increasing benefits

Increasing compensation

Something else (comment below!)

We aren't experiencing a talent shortage/we don't plan on doing anything

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Are you using ChatGPT in your finance organization today, and if so, how are you using it?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Applications & Platforms

Gretel TortolaniEVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce in Services (non-Government)a year ago

Still trying to find useful use cases for Finance.

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Finance leaders, how do you know your readiness for finance transformation? What are the key factors to consider when determining the scope and scale of the initiative?

Finance Financial Management

Gretel TortolaniEVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce in Services (non-Government)a year ago

For some context, let's define finance transformation as shifting the focus from more traditional transactional and compliance functions to strategic activities, such as forecasting, risk management, and business analytics. ...read more

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Should early stage startups have a CFO? What about a fractional or part time CFO?

External CXO Relationships Team & Organizational Design Outsourcing & Managed Services

Gretel TortolaniEVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce in Services (non-Government)a year ago

At early stages of companies, CFOs can help 1) manage cash (either from revenue, debt, or equity), 2) help scale investments to turn into revenue, 3) oversee investors, important partners, etc. Personally, I don't think ...read more

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Is a leader made or born? Why do you think so?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching

Gretel TortolaniEVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce in Services (non-Government)2 years ago

Made

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Does decision making take longer in a remote or hybrid working environment?

Team & Organizational Design Internal CXO Relationships Business Relationships

Gretel TortolaniEVP Finance & CFO at California Chamber of Commerce in Services (non-Government)2 years ago

We’re remote and decision making is prolonged, as is the number of meetings it takes to resolve something. It's almost like people just accept that they can always put another meeting on the calendar if they can't ...read more

Gretel Tortolani

Identified Expertise

Content Gretel is Following

Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

Which tech company would you be most proud to work at?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What's the best way to counter low empowerment on your teams?

CFOs: how did you get into your current role?

Are you using any CRM software in your company?

How likely do you think it is that a four day work week will become the standard over the next 12 months?

Is all this hype about CHAPT GPT, Bing+ and all the AI tools that have come into the public of value or a distraction to your business and digital transformation plans?

CFOs and finance leaders, what actions are you considering to address the talent shortage?

Are you using ChatGPT in your finance organization today, and if so, how are you using it?

Finance leaders, how do you know your readiness for finance transformation? What are the key factors to consider when determining the scope and scale of the initiative?

Should early stage startups have a CFO? What about a fractional or part time CFO?

Is a leader made or born? Why do you think so?

Does decision making take longer in a remote or hybrid working environment?

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Content Gretel is Following

Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

Which tech company would you be most proud to work at?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What's the best way to counter low empowerment on your teams?

CFOs: how did you get into your current role?

Are you using any CRM software in your company?

How likely do you think it is that a four day work week will become the standard over the next 12 months?

Is all this hype about CHAPT GPT, Bing+ and all the AI tools that have come into the public of value or a distraction to your business and digital transformation plans?

CFOs and finance leaders, what actions are you considering to address the talent shortage?

Are you using ChatGPT in your finance organization today, and if so, how are you using it?

Finance leaders, how do you know your readiness for finance transformation? What are the key factors to consider when determining the scope and scale of the initiative?

Should early stage startups have a CFO? What about a fractional or part time CFO?

Is a leader made or born? Why do you think so?

Does decision making take longer in a remote or hybrid working environment?