For instance, the capability to inspire and motivate ranks the highest, but is the most difficult to achieve. However, it takes practice to excel, even at motivating others. Voice and facial inflections can be more important than the actual spoken words. Inspiration is not a natural ability in most, but it can be accomplished by tapping into your own passion and commitment.

Other important characteristics are communicating vision, setting stretch goals and encouraging collaboration. Keeping people focused with challenging goals, and working in cross-functional teams will have excellent results for their companies and ourselves.

Joel Lesser is a CFO who makes decisions - with his own brand of diligence, integrity and thoughtfulness - that ensure reliable foundations on which businesses and talent may grow.
Acutely aware of the domino effect of change, he constantly asks himself, “Are we not only doing it right, but also are we doing the right thing?”
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