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August 2024

Book Review

By V Kumaraswamy

Reading Time 4 mins

Title of the Book: THE ANTHOLOGY OF BALAJI THE CFO LENS:

HOW TO THRIVE IN THE FAST-CHANGING WORLD OF FINANCE

Author: R. RAVIKUMAR

Reviewed by V KUMARASWAMY¹

THE CFO LENS, written by Mr Ravikumar (ex-CFO of IBM India), based on discussions with several senior CFOs in the country, is as brilliant as educative, and the discussions are both lucid and practical. I wish I had got this to read when I started my career and once midway through it when I was groping in the dark on where next to go and, more importantly, what to do personally to get there.

The book starts with a welcome emphasis on finance teams using stories and experiences for building convincing arguments when working with business and finance colleagues. Weaving stories around numbers and looking at them from the listener’s perspective can help avoid friction within the organisation. The section of the book on building business acumen will surely help finance professionals position themselves properly and chalk out

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