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    CFO.com "It's like The Elements of Style of finance." Book Description Understanding the Financials—and What Lies Behind Them Managers in every business are expected to use financial data to make decisions, allocate resources, and budget expenses. But the truth is, many are uncomfortable applying the most basic financial tools in their day-to-day work. Even managers who consider themselves financially savvy may not understand what goes into a financial statement, and so may take the numbers as gospel when they should be questioning them. In Financial Intelligence, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance, but with an extra dimension. Succinct, easy-to-read chapters teach the fundamentals in a way that everyone can understand and put to work right away. But the authors also take you behind the scenes, to show where the numbers come from. Since nobody can quantify everything, accountants and finance executives always rely on estimates, assumptions, and judgment calls, which can skew the numbers in one direction or another. This book helps you recognize and understand those biases, challenge or correct for them when necessary, and use this information to be a better manager. Based on their work training tens of thousands of managers and employees at many leading organizations, Berman and Knight provide readers with a deep understanding of: The basics of financial measurement: reading income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and moreThe art of finance: separating hard data from assumptions and estimatesThe mechanics of analysis: calculating ratios, return on investment, and working capitalCash and profit: knowing the difference between them, and why cash is suddenly the "hot" number in corporate boardrooms and on Wall StreetFinancial literacy and transparency: recognizing how they can boost performance Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories from real companies, Financial Intelligence will help nonfinancial managers add substantially more to their companies’—and their own—success. If you have ever wanted to "talk numbers" confidently with your colleagues, this is the book for you. (*****)
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Monday, June 11, 2007

End of the road.

Its been a strenous month. Much productivity over a specified period. Many likeable encounters and truly thankful things have turned out for the best.

There are a few whom I know, which continuously try and belittle one another. It is surprising to see people in their 40's to be such shallow creatures but then again, whom am I to criticise.

The road feels empty without a partner to share with but then again I am never alone. I doubt a career in espionage will do me much good but a living life to the fullest with the best methods and technology will be of much use.

There are many grey areas in life. I am thankful I am about to go through with them as of now. I doubt I will be seeing people whom have been telling me what to do anytime soon and you can all expect the same from me.

Tonight, I feel truly blessed and look forward to the merry days ahead.

Zarique.

Posted by MZZ on Monday, June 11, 2007 at 11:58 PM in Current Affairs | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)