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The institute's new online community will ensure that you never have to plough a lone furrow.

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AuthorJoachim, Aubrey
PositionIn business

One of the most important expectations of modern finance professionals is that they should influence the performance of their organisations. Gone are the days of passive involvement, where accountants were mere scorekeepers and number-crunchers. Being influential takes more than technical knowledge and competence alone. It demands a wider business perspective that comes from experiential exposure. The current economic conditions pose challenges that could not have been anticipated. No set of learned skills will equip a professional to face up to the challenges of our modern and diverse business environment. First-hand personal experiences, as vast as they may be, can be limiting at crucial times. This is when immediate help is needed--from anyone, anywhere, any time.

As arguably the most dynamic professional accounting body, CIMA has always seen it as crucial to give its members and students every opportunity to be at the cutting edge of business leadership. It is this competence that offers the most value to a finance professional. The competencies of any CIMA member should not be limited to the theory and knowledge that existed at the time of their qualification; they need to be developed continuously. Formal CPD is one mechanism for ensuring this, but a structured process may not be everyone's preference. The options must be vast, varied and practical.

CIMAsphere is the next-generation digital platform that enables members and students to share their knowledge in a virtual environment (www.cimasphere.com). It is born of a medium that's second nature to most "digital natives"--the generation who have grown up not knowing a world without the internet--but it is undoubtedly a resource that anyone can and should embrace. This online community, which has been up and running since late April and will get its full public launch this summer, offers unlimited scope for the exchange of insights, experiences and opinions on any topic, at...

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