Finance: What Managers Need to Know

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2009
  • Joe Knight, coauthor of the Financial Intelligence series, gives you a crash course in reading the numbers.

Komentáře • 85

  • @user-bd9ho4dh7v
    @user-bd9ho4dh7v Před 4 lety +37

    1. practical explanation of finance without mentioning double entry accounting system
    2. art of finance: based on estimates and assumptions depending on the personality or opinion
    3. finance=analyzing numbers and using historical information to make decisions,
    accounting=taking transactions and figuring out how to create historical information
    4. shared the number with employees, psychic ownership
    5. finance needs to be universally understood cause finance=score in a business=game
    general employees need to understand key metrics or numbers that will drive success in business
    6. two key metrics for project-based businesses: percentage of our labor that's directly applied to projects (percentage of labor direct ) & the dollars we generate for every direct hour we spend (gross profit per hour)
    7. everyone should be involved in numbers to prevent fraud
    8. difficult to raise cash especially for small businesses. profit=/cash flow
    9. transparency

    • @abbeylawal9091
      @abbeylawal9091 Před 3 lety

      Ttfreuwee

    • @raminalibeyli9243
      @raminalibeyli9243 Před 3 lety

      Thank you

    • @clementgavi7290
      @clementgavi7290 Před 2 lety

      You can use double entry accounting system to explain a financial result. You simply need to imagine a mini scenario with virtual transactions where double entry accounting system that allow to establish a mini balance sheet and mini income statement by simply showing the link between a given double entry transaction and the financial result by drawing T accounts, you will make things clear and simple.
      And the historical information are mainly accounting information. Financial statements called balance sheet, Income Statements, are made of the debit and credit transactions recorded during the given period. Thus if you understand debit, credit you can understand where a given transaction you are recording will end up, in the balance sheet or in another statement according to the nature of the debit and credit.
      You can use

  • @Curryflurry
    @Curryflurry Před 10 lety +5

    The idea of ownership of the job makes a huge difference to the company's culture. Great video!

  • @lydiamond12
    @lydiamond12 Před 14 lety +3

    Thank you for the useful information.
    I've seen directors of companies just agree blindly to the numbers, oh they may ask a few questions to seem educated but on the whole the finance team are in charge.
    I've also seen the finance team massage the numbers to make them fit.

  • @KristianGemini
    @KristianGemini Před 12 lety

    Going into FIU as a Finance Major,and this video is very interesting! Its true,if you dont understand every aspect of your business,even including employees,it may lead to a very difficult business!

  • @fonexisom7652
    @fonexisom7652 Před 4 lety +1

    I like your talk in financial perspective. Thanks very much

  • @rakesutube
    @rakesutube Před 14 lety +1

    A different perspective for finance... Really nice and useful info...

  • @AwesomeThought
    @AwesomeThought Před 6 lety +2

    i like this idea : accounting is based on estimate and assumption (personal), finance who drive the company from my perspective.😍

  • @InstTaxSolutionsLLC
    @InstTaxSolutionsLLC Před 11 lety

    That's good information that various levels of any organization should be privy to certain financial information and more specifically in how that information pertains to their job functions.

  • @rajeshvkumar1
    @rajeshvkumar1 Před 10 lety +9

    Short and effective advice.

  • @lakitawalker8897
    @lakitawalker8897 Před 7 lety

    This was right on point .I work for a publicly traded fortune 500 company and transparency is very important as well as knowing the numbers.This has inspired me to come up with some incentive for my team that are suppose to order pick 250 units per hour. some do most dont.What type of incentive could i use to drive my productivity?

  • @krider11
    @krider11 Před 14 lety

    Good Solid Historical Acct. Sys.- Integrity & Competency
    Accurate-Consistent-Considerable Applied.
    Key Metrics that can bring awards thru Bonuses! - Great Idea!
    I'm A Fresh Accountant- but these Vids are GREAT!
    I've watched this 1 for 3 days strait now.. lol

  • @cergravini3
    @cergravini3 Před 12 lety

    It is a very interesting video and Joe knight an intelingent man. I love the topic!

  • @maureenoconnell8181
    @maureenoconnell8181 Před 8 lety +3

    Great views shared by Joe. Absolutely makes sense how his course is for people more from the technical background.

  • @randimapss
    @randimapss Před 14 lety +1

    Really helpful tips.... the way he present, even better;-)

  • @mohammedanter8674
    @mohammedanter8674 Před 9 lety

    this video raise my capability , really support me by very useful information

  • @heatherfinch8661
    @heatherfinch8661 Před 7 lety

    Steve thanks for demystify this for me.

  • @rockerznusantara7318
    @rockerznusantara7318 Před 6 lety +7

    i like his idea about the non-profit organization..they should called non-taxed organization instead of non-profit organization as they are also have to make profit to remain survive in whatever they do..

    • @kcaston
      @kcaston Před 6 lety +1

      So true. I used to work for a non-for profit for 4 years. The CFO and I both determined that there was no such thing as a non-profit.

    • @davidatkinson5396
      @davidatkinson5396 Před 5 lety +2

      The proper terminology is “not for profit” as it is not operated primarily to earn a profit.

  • @XAE_A_Xii
    @XAE_A_Xii Před 5 lety

    what is confusing, is that when we compare the roles of bookkeeper and an accountant, we are told, that bookkeeper is responsible for registering transactions and keeping books accurate and consistent. So, they focus on recording the financial historical data of the company. Whilst accountants read those data, compile financial statements and advise the businesses on ways to improve its financial position and performance. I beleive many accountants are involved in creating those metrics as well as budgets and forecasting necessary for strategic planning and execution. Since the last is done by accountants, I can't really make a line between accountancy and finance. interestingly, in Russian and probably in other languages, you don't have different terms for each bookkeeping and accountancy, it's one word. In small firms, the person that does bookkeeping, will also do budgeting, forecasting, creating financial statements and other finance related stuff. I would financists are people that don't have to understand accounting on very techncal basis, but can read the numbers and make valuable recommendations to companies directors, managers. but still, this could also be done by a qualified accountant.

  • @fxausa
    @fxausa Před 14 lety +1

    great interview! 5 stars!

  • @itapinternational
    @itapinternational Před 11 lety +1

    These days, CFOs are looking to transform their GLOBAL finance function from being a reporting function to taking on an analytical, pricing and planning role.
    From an organizational development (OD) perspective, this is challenging but very fulfilling work.

  • @Psillyboi777
    @Psillyboi777 Před 12 lety +5

    I want so much to take a course with him as my professor =(

  • @vasanthmattappilly3322

    Great!! An effective one

  • @wghost1
    @wghost1 Před 5 lety

    That is true and so important to know indeed , thank you Harvard and nice to see you Sarah :)

  • @winterjl19
    @winterjl19 Před 11 lety

    Great Video!

  • @advocategouda
    @advocategouda Před 7 lety

    Superb!!

  • @ganpatmisal9635
    @ganpatmisal9635 Před 7 lety

    Great information

  • @clementgavi7290
    @clementgavi7290 Před 2 lety

    The information on gross profit per hour are necessarily the outcomes of information on transactions regarding debit and credit. If you understand credit and debit, how they are recorded you can better understand gross profit. Because you can imagine. you can have the picture of how the figure you have in front of you has come about.
    For instance in saying profit you mean a difference between sell and cost of production or cost of purchase. By knowing about debit and credit you can try to reconstruct the process. Because you know that sell mean an account of income statement which start by number 7, an account of class 7 which an account of credit, in other words, it increases at credit, you see a transaction that has led to benefit at the credit side or the right side of that account. Since you know as long as there is a credit there must be at least one debit that correspond to that credit, you can be deduction say that sell has led to payment. The money received is likely in the bank, then you know you need an account of class 5 which is a debit account in your books and a balance sheet account, etc by knowing how debit and credit function can make things easier.

  • @coachingfinance
    @coachingfinance Před 13 lety

    This is a good video to watch to find out about some of the key concepts surrounding the need to become finance literate.

  • @agostinhomaia1736
    @agostinhomaia1736 Před 10 lety +2

    The idea for managers to expose the financial state of company to employees is a fantastic idea. Employees feel like the business is theirs

  • @ishanisilva8962
    @ishanisilva8962 Před 7 lety

    superb !!!

  • @manjimelaedgar785
    @manjimelaedgar785 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting!

  • @Roelandvinken
    @Roelandvinken Před 13 lety

    great great great, nothing but great. i want more more more

  • @Raymetrious
    @Raymetrious Před 11 lety

    What do u mean by key numbers that make a business success ?

  • @gyanbaji4u908
    @gyanbaji4u908 Před 8 lety +1

    short but very effective ..

  • @jasmine-wb6wt
    @jasmine-wb6wt Před 2 lety

    Good ideas thanks sir🙏 NT

  • @conniesolidad2895
    @conniesolidad2895 Před 11 lety

    Has anyone read his book? I think it could be good but I haven't heard much about it.

  • @drdaveist
    @drdaveist Před 12 lety

    Cool, that's a lot to think about

  • @StrikingBloke
    @StrikingBloke Před 5 lety

    That was great

  • @yt-nu4tm
    @yt-nu4tm Před 3 lety +1

    I love the honest, straight talk

  • @accessfitness7492
    @accessfitness7492 Před 8 lety

    If I want to become a financial analyst, what degree would you suggest?😊

  • @mohammedjaafar7478
    @mohammedjaafar7478 Před 9 lety

    But only the skilled or talentid manag,s can figuer out the key drives to motivate your employers to scale up thier perfourmence once they know the numbers and factors of what they 've done that gives them the spirite to adopt the succes of thier orginisation

  • @imegatrone
    @imegatrone Před 12 lety

    I Really Like The Video From Your Finance: What Managers Need to Know

  • @Ahmedali-ze2fw
    @Ahmedali-ze2fw Před 2 lety

    Very good ST 265

  • @eduardferenc11
    @eduardferenc11 Před 12 lety

    I need a manager.

  • @samuelokorie8944
    @samuelokorie8944 Před rokem

    Yes

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    @user-jz7ps9gg9k Před 12 lety

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  • @eduardofchavezc
    @eduardofchavezc Před 12 lety

    basic but good!!!

  • @sal8372
    @sal8372 Před rokem

    Simply inform, evaluate, and incentivize gross margin every quarter

  • @chaliegreen2412
    @chaliegreen2412 Před 12 lety

    NOT BAD!!!

  • @2OQP
    @2OQP Před 14 lety

    @pegobuilders and that kills innovation.

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    @ThuyLe-rj7ig Před rokem

    Hay quá

  • @omaridotcom
    @omaridotcom Před 14 lety

    @abcsofgas nice

  • @viksra
    @viksra Před 12 lety

    What's with the last 5 comments? I smell SEO...

  • @Kellysayshello
    @Kellysayshello Před 14 lety

    13dankster, everything he talks about are basic principles taught in first-year business school. How can "upper management" not already know all of this??? What type of business are you in where the so-called "upper management" is so uneducated?

  • @medalmahe8697
    @medalmahe8697 Před 4 lety

    wow

  • @Th0usandMaster
    @Th0usandMaster Před 13 lety

    i bet that women was bored asking questions she already know the answer

  • @omaridotcom
    @omaridotcom Před 14 lety

    omgg

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    @arrivalsantoniyus6337 Před 4 lety +1

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  • @ppldeflib
    @ppldeflib Před 13 lety +1

    @Kellysayshello
    you're canadian.... You can't be a genius.

  • @Kellysayshello
    @Kellysayshello Před 14 lety

    Yes, 13dankster, I AM a genius. You, obviously, are not. Look, if you never went to college and have a low IQ, then I'm sure his book might be helpful to you. For a financial illiterate, he can help you understand cash-flow management. Dr. Seus is very useful for 5 year old children too. Every book has its right audience and its natural target market. For guys like you, maybe his book is actually helpful, but for the rest of us this is really basic stuff.

  • @samtomatai
    @samtomatai Před 14 lety +2

    shes cute!

  • @joselemexico
    @joselemexico Před 13 lety

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    @ThuyPham-ub9yy Před rokem

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    @tungba4393 Před 2 lety

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