The world of modern business is ever-evolving and highly responsive to external factors. CFOs, like their CEO counterparts, need to keep a close eye on external geopolitical, legal, and economic events, metrics, and trends for risks and opportunities while keeping an equally sharp eye on internal organization dynamics. CFOs now are torn between diversifying their expertise into new areas and delving more deeply into data, business processes, technology, and operational rhythms while integrating traditional values with the current to assure success.