Strategic Insight

By: Caroline Stockmann
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  • Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, draws on personal learnings from a full and varied career. The drive behind the podcast series is the belief that we do not focus enough time on personal development outside the ‘technical’ – those areas with which we more often feel comfortable, and which link very directly to our roles and job functions. Our very busy day jobs, as well as culture, tend to have us leave such considerations to the occasional leadership/management training which is not followed up on, nor ‘practised’ sufficiently after the event for its learnings to become embedded. We do not treat our communications and relationship-building skills like other work projects, yet expect somehow for them to be as successful. And we can get frustrated with the world and people around us, leaving us feeling somewhat helpless and demotivated, when by focusing on the things we can change, we will improve our health, happiness and career. By developing our non-technical skills, we can differentiate ourselves from others more effectively, and increase our likelihood of progressing professionally. And although people’s expectations of work are changing, as are their brains (according to neuroscientists), the insights in this series are likely to remain relevant, and in fact, become even more important in the future. Whether it’s about becoming a board member, the value of diverse teams, the power of visualisation, identifying and putting into action our values, or resilience: all these insights can help us manage our careers in the future, whether we change jobs frequently, develop portfolio careers or indeed change professions every so often.
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Episodes
  • Be the change you want to see in the world

    Be the change you want to see in the world
    Dec 17 2021

    In the last of our series of Strategic insight podcasts, Caroline reflects on how we can all impact the world around us. It's up to you how you ‘present’ as a person, how you react to things, and whether you choose to allow difficult situations to affect you.

    During this series, Caroline has shared a host of tools to help you identify anything that is holding you back from being the person you want to be, and maybe your assessment of the values most important to you has revealed a little bit more about that person.

    Caroline reminds us that it's all about practice, so practice being a person who makes a positive change in the world, and… you will be one!


    Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) until April 2023. The ACT is the only professional treasury body with a Royal Charter. We set the global benchmark for treasury excellence and lead the profession through our internationally recognised qualifications, by defining standards and by championing continuing professional development. We are the authentic voice of the treasury profession representing the interests of the real economy and educating, supporting and leading the treasurers of today and tomorrow. www.treasurers.org.

    Produced by     Juris Production
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    6 mins
  • Leaving things behind and letting COVID regrets go

    Leaving things behind and letting COVID regrets go
    Dec 10 2021

    In this episode, Caroline shares her insight on how we can learn to leave things behind us. The stress of the pandemic can exacerbate this problem, and cause us to dwell on the past. So, how do we learn from our experiences, but not let them affect us in a negative way by fixating on them, or worrying to a degree which isn’t healthy?

    Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) until April 2023. The ACT is the only professional treasury body with a Royal Charter. We set the global benchmark for treasury excellence and lead the profession through our internationally recognised qualifications, by defining standards and by championing continuing professional development. We are the authentic voice of the treasury profession representing the interests of the real economy and educating, supporting and leading the treasurers of today and tomorrow. www.treasurers.org.

    Produced by     Juris Productions

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    6 mins
  • Flexible working post-COVID

    Flexible working post-COVID
    Nov 27 2021

    The general feeling in the business world is that after the pandemic abates, we won’t go back to how we used to work - yet people will really appreciate the benefits of coming together and physically working alongside their colleagues again. So it seems fairly clear that a hybrid model is what will result. But how do we see this as working optimally? Caroline offers some pointers on what needs to be thought through before deciding on an organisation's future way of working.

    Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) until April 2023. The ACT is the only professional treasury body with a Royal Charter. We set the global benchmark for treasury excellence and lead the profession through our internationally recognised qualifications, by defining standards and by championing continuing professional development. We are the authentic voice of the treasury profession representing the interests of the real economy and educating, supporting and leading the treasurers of today and tomorrow. www.treasurers.org.

    Produced by     Juris Productions

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    6 mins

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