#360: Why Having The Right Forecast Is Missing The Point with Gordon Stuart

“So from a forecasting perspective, it's not about getting the right forecast, but it's understanding what the boundaries might be of the possible outcomes that you face.” Great advice from this week's guest mentor Gordon Stuart who shares with us the importance of: - the purpose of forecasting really is and how Gordon draws from his early consulting experiences with McKinsey has informed how he approaches his Finance work - We examine artificial intelligence (AI) and why businesses are slow in adopting technologies like this but also where it can be readily deployed in Finance - The real objective of communication and where finance professionals can improve the effectiveness of their communications with decision makers - The importance of collecting experiences like badges Check out sitnshow.com/ for detailed time stamped show notes, transcripts, links to resources and more guest mentor episodes and Monday Memos. #financementor #financecareer