Good morning. Upskilling is the job that never ends. I recently had a fascinating conversation with Sandeep Aujla, EVP and CFO at software giant Intuit. He takes a novel—and proactive—approach to training leaders on his team and allowing them to develop new skills. He has them constantly try different roles. “If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, at some point it becomes muscle memory,” Aujla explained. “I was deliberate about every two years on the dot, moving them into new roles.”
“Intuit wants to view the finance role as a co-owner of the outcome,” Aujla told me. And that means being a core part of the operating team, and not just a support function or an accelerating function to the business. “It all starts with talent,” he said.
