Sep 23, 2026 · 19 min · 9 segments
The difference between a successful transformation and one that drifts often comes down to what happens before anything really starts. In this episode of **The Finance Seat**, Headstar Managing…
Laura BeaneGuest
James RoachHost
Yeah, so I'll keep going back to the what and the how, which is something that I believe really strongly in.
So, you know, they're all experts in their fields, you know, actuaries, finance, controllers, you know, they've got to have that level.
For me, building trust within their own teams makes it really important, understanding how people operate on that level so you can get that healthy tension.
I think people that know each other and trust each other can work better together.
good finance leaders can get the strategy and work it through to actionable roadmaps for their people.
They've got one eye on what's happening now, but they're also looking very much into the future about what we need to do to support the business and to help the people grow with them as well.
But now we've got, you know, technology does a lot of the groundwork that accountants used to do.
So it's how we take that really and push forward to making finance a bit more sexy.
Yeah, so I'll keep going back to the what and the how, which is something that I believe really strongly in.
So, you know, they're all experts in their fields, you know, actuaries, finance, controllers, you know, they've got to have that level.
For me, building trust within their own teams makes it really important, understanding how people operate on that level so you can get that healthy tension.
I think people that know each other and trust each other can work better together.
good finance leaders can get the strategy and work it through to actionable roadmaps for their people.
They've got one eye on what's happening now, but they're also looking very much into the future about what we need to do to support the business and to help the people grow with them as well.
But now we've got, you know, technology does a lot of the groundwork that accountants used to do.
So it's how we take that really and push forward to making finance a bit more sexy.
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