Engage your staff in finance transformation
Staffing challenges are a perennial concern for controllers. While finance modernization can help address these concerns, embarking on a transformation brings its own challenges. Employees are often skeptical of change, and they may even perceive new tech as a threat. You can show them that transformation can significantly improve their experience by resolving long-standing issues that teams have been struggling with for years.
The key to navigating this paradox? Building trust. Maintain open communication about your organization’s plans and reasons for change. Inspire, don’t impose, by fostering a culture around innovation that makes work more effective and engaging.
To build engagement, identify change champions who can help motivate others, prioritize upskilling and develop ambassador programs with incentives to help drive adoption. Throughout, pay close attention to staff resourcing and intervene swiftly to avoid burnout or cover areas requiring attention. Carefully consider how to align roles with evolving tasks, rewarding strong performance along the way.
