Damon Beyer, Partner, Katzenbach Partners LLC, discusses how organizational tensions are locking out finance leaders from playing more transformational roles and how leaders can overcome organizational hurdles by putting tensions to work.

Gerry Adolph, senior vice president, Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses how the slowing economy, along with lower stock prices, has changed the M&A landscape and what best practices can help finance executives to keep their deals on track.

George Stalk, senior partner, Boston Consulting Group, discusses best practices and strategies to deal with what he refers to as the China riptide, a phenomenon through which the amount of goods washing up on American shores today is overwhelming the capacity of our infrastructure. “It’s the hidden costs of a long supply chain that are the real killers,” explains Stalk, within the pages of his new book titled 5 Future Strategies You Need Right Now (Harvard Business Press, 2007).

Steven Kirz, principal, Pace Harmon LLC, shares some insights from an article he coauthored for the May issue of Business Finance magazine .

Doug Harvey, managing director of Navigant Consulting's finance advisory practice, explains how to avoid transformation snags and stay on the path despite the ebb and flow of market cycles.