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The Lunchtime SeriesStakeholder Management in the C-Suite: Ego, Relationships & Peer PowerStakeholder Management in the C-Suite: Ego, Relationships & Peer Power | Kevin Britz & Craig Page-Lee⸻📝 DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to The Lunchtime Series with Kevin Britz and marketing strategist Craig Page-Lee. In this power-packed episode, we dive into one of the most underestimated yet mission-critical leadership dynamics: managing stakeholder relationships in the C-suite.Drawing from Dr. Ajit Kambil’s article “Navigating the C-Suite”, Kevin and Craig unpack the 3 key resources for new executives—Time, Talent, and Relationships—and why relationship management is the linchpin for success.We explore: • Why poor stakeholder relationships sabotage high-level leadership. • How ego and narcissism distort executive performance. • The hidden power of C...2025-05-1336 min
FEI Weekly PodcastEpisode 9: Where Will the Next Generation of Financial Executives Come From?Companies are struggling to attract experienced hires from public accounting firms. This is particularly concerning as companies adjust to all of the accounting-rule changes in the U.S.
In this podcast, we speak with Ajit Kambil, Global Research Director of the Deloitte CFO Program, and Charles Holley, Retired CFO of Walmart and CFO-in-Residence of the Deloitte CFO Program on hiring strategies, the effects of automation, and developing accounting talent.Special Guests: Ajit Kambil and Charles Holley.2017-09-2421 min
The Press Room from Deloitte InsightsYour team is your brandDoes your team work best as a relay or a basketball team? What do you do when you inherit a dysfunctional team? Do you have the right people in the right seat? How are your team’s goals being set and met? Ajit Kambil answers these questions as he talks about trust, teamwork, and collaboration.  2017-07-1916 min
The Press Room from Deloitte InsightsTalentManagement As a new leader, having the right team in place can make or break your position. Ajit Kambil spoke with Tanya Ott on the trade-off between time and talent, and how to handle your incoming team—from glass breakers to Eeyores.2017-05-1023 min
The Press Room from Deloitte InsightsTime: A new executive's most irreplaceable resourceExecutives who take on a new C-level role often find themselves working 80-hour work weeks, making burnout pretty much inevitable. Based on his experience in over 250 labs with new CFOs, Ajit Kambil discusses the five things new C-suite executives can do to take back their time.2017-02-2223 min
The Press Room from Deloitte InsightsExecutive transitionsIt’s not uncommon for top companies to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to recruit C-suite execs—but the failure rate is high. Ajit Kambil spoke with Tanya Ott about the 90-day myth, and the three main areas newly hired C-level executives need to focus on to be successful.2016-05-1814 min
Deloitte Insights PodcastCFO Signals: A review of Q2 with a look ahead to Q3According to the latest CFO Signals survey, the rising optimism chief financial officers felt in the first quarter of 2012 was largely erased in the second quarter, especially in the U.S., where there was a net optimism of zero. In addition to macroeconomic volatility, CFOs who were able to slash spending over the last few years do not expect to see as much earnings growth from cost cutting going forward.
The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features Sean OGrady, moderator, Sandy Cockrell, national managing partner, and Ajit Kambil, global research director, both with Deloitte LLPs CFO Program. Tune in to...2012-08-1706 minDeloitte Insights PodcastInsights: The role of the CFO in an analytics-driven organizationFaced with limited opportunities for natural growth, leading chief financial officers, CFOs, are investing in analytics to take market share away from competitors and optimize spending. Analytics can enable experimentation CFOs can quickly learn from and then scale rapidly around efforts that really work.
The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features Sean OGrady, moderator, Tom Davenport, a senior advisor within Deloitte Analytics, and Ajit Kambil, Global Research director of Deloitte LLPs CFO Program. Tune in to learn more about the role of the CFO in an analytics driven organization.2012-01-2307 minDeloitte Insights PodcastInsights: Debt in the Worlds Top Companies: A Tale of Two Capital MarketsDebt, and the inability to pay that debt, were the clots that caused the recent financial heart attack felt around the world. To better understand the global debt picture, Deloitte has surveyed more than 1,000 financial executives over the past four years. The study revealed a bifurcated landscape, a split between cash rich businesses with opportunities ahead and small and medium sized companies that will have to contend with a more challenging environment.
The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features one of the studys authors, Dr. Ajit Kambil, global research director for the CFO Program at Deloitte Services LP, and Rob...2011-04-2509 min