August FM: Digital transformation steps, meeting anxiety, gen AI

Financial Management (FM) magazine

This episode features Oliver Rowe, the editor-in-chief of FM, detailing the contents of the August digital edition of the magazine.

Rowe highlights several articles, including the first column by CIMA President Simon Bittlestone, FCMA, CGMA. He also discusses articles on digital transformation, based on a previous FM podcast episode with author David Rogers; working with images in Excel; and dealing with meeting anxiety.

Rowe explains how members can access the most recent edition of the online magazine as well as the issue library.

Previous podcast episodes focusing on 2024 digital editions:

n February

n April

n June

What you’ll learn from this episode:

· Details on an article about digital transformation — and why many of the steps in such a transformation don’t include technology.

· Highlights of an Excel article by Liam Bastick, FCMA, CGMA.

· Advice on preparing for and overcoming anxiety about meetings.

· Options for accessing current and past digital editions.