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Julie Bishop

Chief Accounting Officer at McAfee

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What are the most common uses of Virtual/Augmented Reality in your company?

Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Skills training

Accident prevention training

Product design

Building information modeling

Tool for customer-facing staff

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Which browser do you use at work?

Applications & Platforms

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

Brave

Other

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How many direct reports away from the CEO is the senior-most security executive?

Security & GRC Team & Organizational Design

Direct report

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How long have you been in your current position?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

<1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5+ years

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What is your favorite browser?

Applications & Platforms Productivity Tools

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

IE (Edge)

Other (write a comment)

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In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

Talent Management & Performance Financial Management

Yes, we use external talent agencies often

Yes, we use external talent agencies rarely

No, we only leverage internal staff

Not sure, I see people come and go not sure if they are internal staff or external talent

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What's the most important friction in deploying Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in your company?

People & Leadership Applications & Platforms Engineering+14 more

Cost of RPA products

Lack of developers who can code RPA applications

Amount of customization needed to automate business processes

Lack of RPA code maintenance resources

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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What do you prioritize the most in a job?

People & Leadership Process Management Talent Management & Performance+2 more

Benefits (healthcare, paid time off, etc.)

Hours flexibility

Location flexibility

Salary/income

Work-life balance

Workplace culture

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What's the biggest choke point in your business when it comes to selecting new solutions or services? This doesn't have to be IT related.

Defining the problem we need to solve

Identifying what solutions may solve that problem

Narrowing the options down to a short list

Selecting the right provider

Awarding a contract.

Something else

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Are you still leveraging offshore finance employees post major automation and digital transformations wherein the manual work is greatly reduced or eliminated in some cases and history has proven lack of capabilities and knowledge / education / licenses to handle complex work? If so, what are you leveraging them for? If not, have you eliminated most of the roles, moved some near or onshore?

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Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Softwarea month ago

Based on past experience, licensing and complexity are really not gating factors given talent available internationally. Regarding utilization of off-short or "right-shore" labor after major automation, I would caution to ...read more

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How open are you to hiring first time accountants with a stats or math degree instead of finance or accounting?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring Finance Financial Management

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software4 days ago

Very open. Basic accounting and theory can be taught on the job depending on the work but the stats and math degree and knowledge comes in handy when providing individuals with new technology and expecting some level of low ...read more

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What is the role of finance leadership in talent management, and how does it differ from the role front line managers play? Specifically how can leadership maximize their impact?

Culture & Values Finance Financial Management+1 more

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software3 days ago

Financial leadership plays a larger role in ensuring key activities happen - talent assessment and calibration, any promotions or special assignments related to assessments or conversely, management of needed development, ...read more

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What techniques have you found to be valuable in communicating complex ideas to a board or C suite audience who may not be well versed in the overall design?

Finance Financial Management Board Engagement+1 more

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software3 days ago

Use simple language. As an accountant presenting accounting concepts and issues to the Audit Committee, I must avoid technical US GAAP speak and simplify the terms and concepts for the audience.

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Do you have a mature process management organization in place, and is this an area of focus for your organization?

Financial Management Finance Process Management

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software21 days ago

rebuilding after a large divestiture and take private transaction a few years back

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Are there any good trainings or courses you've given your finance team that have helped their digital skills? What's worked well?

Finance Financial Management Training & Certification

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Softwarea month ago

EDx.org has some some great free courses by reputable universities- especially the Harvardx CS50x series (they have one ‘adaptation’ for business professionals)

If there is a specific practical CS skill needed (eg ...read more

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What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

People & Leadership Peer Insights

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software2 months ago

"Clarity is magnetic." It was part of a bigger lesson that people value integrity, but they actually follow clarity. Clarity in vision combined with a good vision has a potential to build incredible followership.

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What projects are you most looking forward to kicking off in 2024?

Process Management

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software9 months ago

Certainly continuing working on adding new scenarios on how we can leverage AI.

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What is a "must have" meeting for you or your team? If you can please share why/what makes it so great - topic, frequency, etc. - I'm looking to brainstorm some fresh opportunities for my group.

Peer Insights People & Leadership

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Software9 months ago

1. Fortnightly or monthly departmental meeting - to ensure all key messages/updates are shared with the broader group
2. Direct reports - fortnightly 1:1's
3. Successes/celebrations/milestone

Always a good ...read more

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What's the single best thing a leader or mentor has done (or could do!) in support of your career?

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Softwarea year ago

Make time and ask questions.

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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching+3 more

Julie BishopChief Accounting Officer at McAfee in Softwarea year ago

I think Alivin Toffler said it best: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

The most important attribute, then, is ...read more

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What are the most common uses of Virtual/Augmented Reality in your company?

Which browser do you use at work?

How many direct reports away from the CEO is the senior-most security executive?

How long have you been in your current position?

What is your favorite browser?

In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

What's the most important friction in deploying Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in your company?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What do you prioritize the most in a job?

What's the biggest choke point in your business when it comes to selecting new solutions or services? This doesn't have to be IT related.

How open are you to hiring first time accountants with a stats or math degree instead of finance or accounting?

What is the role of finance leadership in talent management, and how does it differ from the role front line managers play? Specifically how can leadership maximize their impact?

What techniques have you found to be valuable in communicating complex ideas to a board or C suite audience who may not be well versed in the overall design?

Do you have a mature process management organization in place, and is this an area of focus for your organization?

Are there any good trainings or courses you've given your finance team that have helped their digital skills? What's worked well?

What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

What projects are you most looking forward to kicking off in 2024?

What is a "must have" meeting for you or your team? If you can please share why/what makes it so great - topic, frequency, etc. - I'm looking to brainstorm some fresh opportunities for my group.

What's the single best thing a leader or mentor has done (or could do!) in support of your career?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

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Content Julie is Following

What are the most common uses of Virtual/Augmented Reality in your company?

Which browser do you use at work?

How many direct reports away from the CEO is the senior-most security executive?

How long have you been in your current position?

What is your favorite browser?

In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

What's the most important friction in deploying Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in your company?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What do you prioritize the most in a job?

What's the biggest choke point in your business when it comes to selecting new solutions or services? This doesn't have to be IT related.

How open are you to hiring first time accountants with a stats or math degree instead of finance or accounting?

What is the role of finance leadership in talent management, and how does it differ from the role front line managers play? Specifically how can leadership maximize their impact?

What techniques have you found to be valuable in communicating complex ideas to a board or C suite audience who may not be well versed in the overall design?

Do you have a mature process management organization in place, and is this an area of focus for your organization?

Are there any good trainings or courses you've given your finance team that have helped their digital skills? What's worked well?

What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

What projects are you most looking forward to kicking off in 2024?

What is a "must have" meeting for you or your team? If you can please share why/what makes it so great - topic, frequency, etc. - I'm looking to brainstorm some fresh opportunities for my group.

What's the single best thing a leader or mentor has done (or could do!) in support of your career?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?