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Few business leaders have taken on a challenge as daunting as the one John Hill faced when he became the CFO of the City of Detroit shortly after the municipality declared bankruptcy in 2013. Speaking at Oracle's Modern Finance Experience conference, Hill described the situation as a crisis "40 years in the making." Yet he found it hard to implement change, even in an organization where the need to work differently was readily apparent. In this article, Detroit CFO: 5 Tips On Driving True Change, Hill discusses how he and the city's CIO chose cloud technology that would push them to redesign financial and HR operations around best practices, rather than customizing software to protect existing practices and jobs. For other leaders guiding their organizations through tough transitions, Hill offers five change management tips, starting with this smart advice: Talk about your vision—continuously.
—By Margaret Harrist, Oracle Director of Content Strategy
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