Issue As finance's scope expands, curiosity and critical thinking are named the constants

Summary

In its closing recommendations, Deloitte urges finance leaders to extend their value beyond the traditional finance function. As the scope of finance grows, the report says, new skills and mindsets will have to be added. That means combining finance expertise, business sense and technology with more human qualities, above all curiosity and critical thinking. Several interviewees emphasized that while the world will keep changing, the need for critical thought and curiosity in solving problems will stay the same. Embraer's CFO echoes this, saying curiosity is everything because adopting new technology requires a workforce willing to explore it. The report thus treats these human traits as the constants amid rapid technological change.