Ash Noah, VP of CGMA External Relations, AICPA

Rapid strategic decision making is becoming increasingly critical for businesses to stay competitive and successful. It is also becoming harder and harder for today’s CEOs to do, as they have to contend with a host of challenges like market volatility, traditional business models becoming outdated, the need for more strategic skillsets among their senior leaders, and information overload brought about by Big Data. A major barrier to decision making that’s often overlooked, however, is bureaucracy.