This answer from @SecretCFO is maybe my favorite piece of wr...

This answer from @SecretCFO is maybe my favorite piece of written material in the world. The writer (a finance VP) asked how to get a voice at the decision making table. Read carefully. This answer will apply to you when you ask this question one day, whether you're in finance or not.

Evan LaPointe

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The three strategies I recommend CEOs consider during decision-making meetings are writing versus talking, the loudest voice in the room, and the RAPID method.

Alex MacCaw • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building

3 Decision-Making Frameworks

So what do you do?

I have a few approaches:

1) "Regret Minimization"

I think there are some rare entrepreneurs like Zuckerberg who can walk away from a billion-dollar offer and keep building.

But for most of us, I pose the question: Say you sold today for $10M, and in 3 years, the company was worth $25M. Would you be super s... See more

Thefirst is a fundamental understanding of how a company makes money. The idea is to distill the business tothe basic unit of analysis. The second dimension is gaining a grasp of a company’s sustainable competitive advantage. A company has a competitive advantage when it earns a return on investment above the opportunity cost of capitaland ea... See more

Dan Callahan • Reflections on the Ten Attributes of Great Investors

“Did you know?” leads with value. Rather than try to agitate the problem, you’re offering a powerful idea immediately.

“I have a secret...” leads with intrigue. It is a very powerful position to be in when you’re the person who showed someone outside a world what the inside really looks like.

“I wouldn’t do it that way,” immediately defines you in a ... See more

3. Properly assess strategy (or how a business makes money).