Leaders of Modern Finance Ep. 1: The New Normal ft. The DeWinter Group

On this episode of Leaders of Modern Finance, Derek DeWinter, Mike Tomasello, and Don Seeley of the DeWinter Group have a roundtable discussion about the state of business today. They focus on their area of expertise, which is talent recruiting in the finance, accounting and tech industries. 

Mike kicks things off by talking about the Controller Report, which is a compensation study and industry report for Bay Area Accounting and Finance Professionals. He talks about how thorough their data collection is and some of the interesting trends they identified in both public and private companies.

Don weighs in on the chaotic state of business today as a result of the pandemic. He shares what that means moving forward for both employers and candidates who are negotiating unprecedented flexibility options into their working lives, especially when it comes to where they are going to work. 

Derek also explores workplace flexibility, and talks about his observations on what new demands are becoming commonplace for talented candidates, both in the Bay Area and in other parts of the country. He also describes what employers are having to do to accommodate those requests.

A few highlights:

5:20 – What COVID Brought to the Workforce
8:31 – Return to Office & Hiring Trends
18:30 – Necessity for Flexibility
19:00 – Predictions for the Rest of 2021 & Beyond
22:15 – Mike Drops a “Macro” Bomb About Going Back to Office

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