When I think of the CFO's role, a few questions emerge: What will we invest in and reinvest in? How will we finance those investments? What about risk management? And what is the role of corporate governance in these activities?

Not only does Don Chew answer those questions in his new book, but he also gives a name to all of his answers - corporate finance.

In this conversation, Don Chew explains why he wrote The Making of Modern Corporate Finance and how it's different from old-fashioned corporate finance.

Don's book offers insights, inspiration, and even entertainment at times. The book contains only four equations, which can relieve business students intimidated by complex math problems during their university years.

A financial executive no longer loved Mondays until a health scare changed his mindset a few years ago.

Ron Monteiro is a financial expert who coaches other leaders. His book is Love Mondays: A Proven Process to Bring Joy Back into Your Work Week and Life.

Ron teaches us four simple steps to becoming Monday Mavericks. He then outlines seven clever tactical steps for leaders in developing Monday Mavericks. The book ends with a dozen stories about Monday Mavericks.

When John Rossman is not busy delivering keynote addresses to large audiences or consulting with brands we recognize, he still finds time to write.

John is making his third appearance on the show after our conversations about two of his other books: The Amazon Way and Big Bet Leadership.

John's newest project is a 54-page manifesto entitled The Pig, The Lipstick, and The Playbook of Champions. It shows organizations how to escape their self-created world of mediocrity.