As the keeper of your organization's financial data, you truly are in the position to tell a story. In fact, I often equate the CFO with the role of "Chief Storyteller"-numbers do not lie, and numbers can-and should-tell a story.

I discussed just this dynamic at the Oracle ERP Virtual Summit: Big Moves to Pivot Forward. And more importantly, how an increasingly nimble set of technologies affords CFOs the opportunity to be even better storytellers, able to more effectively and efficiently make decisions and partner with others to operate the business for the future.

In the face of rapid technological changes, and as you engage in your generational technology investments, I encourage you to anchor on three main imperatives.