The CFO Personal Effectiveness Diagnostic is a self-assessment and development planning tool for tenured, new-to-role, and aspiring CFOs. Assess yourself against characteristics that differentiate highly effective CFOs to pinpoint your strengths and priority areas to become a world-class finance leader.
- Gartner client? Log in for personalized search results.
CFO Effectiveness Diagnostic
How the CFO Personal Effectiveness Diagnostic supports CFOs
Drive Enterprise Performance
- Guide enterprise financial decision-making
- Craft strong senior stakeholder communications
- Strengthen executive & board leadership
Deliver Finance Capabilities
- Accelerate innovation within finance
- Direct finance’s technology strategy & delivery
- Act as the finance transformation strategy “architect”
- Build high-performing finance leaders & staff
Model Effective Leadership Behavior
- Champion “always on” change management
- Sustain focus on personal performance driving activities
Get tailored support to improve your performance as an enterprise leader
Assess your overall effectiveness
The overall score is the average of your self-assessment ratings for 26 characteristics that differentiate the most effective CFOs.
Pinpoint your strengths and priority improvement areas
Determine which behaviors you should prioritize by measuring the performance gap between each activity’s effectiveness score and its stated importance.
Improve performance with tailored recommendations
Receive an activity level breakdown with steps and recommended research to become more effective in your priority improvement areas.
What You Get
Interactive Platform
Submit your data via your Gartner.com account to identify where you excel and highlight areas of improvement.
Ongoing Access
Revisit the diagnostic quarterly as you evolve in your role and priorities shift.
Instant Reporting
View results and your complete report with personalized recommendations and research.
Expert Guidance
Meet with a Gartner Analyst to develop an action plan for your top development areas.
Related Insights
Gartner clients can log in to access the full library.