Give Feedback
Review your last month’s team expenses and identify one area you could streamline or optimize this week.
Set a calendar reminder to review your team’s cost reports or budget lines every Monday morning.
Create a simple spreadsheet to track three team costs and update it daily for one week.
Categorize five recent team expenses as fixed or flexible—see where adjustments are possible.
List your top three recurring team costs and brainstorm one possible improvement for each.
Review your last vendor invoice or team expense report—check for errors or unnecessary charges.
When have you hesitated to review budgets—what belief or fear kept you from addressing the numbers?
Reflect on a poor financial choice that affected your team—what would you change in hindsight?
How confident are you in reading financial reports—what would boost your confidence right now?
What financial risks have you taken with your team—how did they shape results?
Think about your organization’s budget cycle—do you feel engaged or disconnected from the process, and why?
Reflect on your own money habits—how do they influence the way you manage team finances today?
Spend 30 minutes reviewing your team’s budget lines, even if you’re not directly responsible.
Ask to attend your team’s next financial review—listen carefully and take notes to learn.
Track your team-related spending for one week and summarize findings for your manager.
Choose one KPI tied to your team’s finances and check its latest value—interpret the trend clearly.
Identify one vague expense item in your budget—ask finance for clarity today.
Set a micro-financial goal (e.g., save 5% on costs) and measure progress after two weeks.
Ask finance to explain one budget item or cost category you don’t fully understand.
Share a cost-saving idea with your team—ask for feedback on whether it’s realistic and useful.
Present a section of your team’s budget in a meeting—ask for reactions and concerns.
Request feedback from your manager on how financially capable you’re perceived to be.
Ask a peer how they manage unexpected costs—what routines help them stay disciplined?
Share a financial learning resource with your team—discuss how it applies to your context.
Instead of “I’m not good with budgets,” reframe it as “Budgeting is a skill I can learn to support my team.”
View financial limits not as blocks but as boundaries that push smarter use of team resources.
See budgeting as a strategic leadership tool, not a burden—it gives more control, not more stress.
Recast “cutting costs” as “redirecting resources toward what helps the team perform and grow.”
Replace “finance is for others” with “financial knowledge strengthens me as a leader.”
Instead of seeing financials as dry, view them as maps of risks and opportunities for the team.
Watch how senior managers explain budgets—note key terms you should echo for your team.
Observe how often financial metrics appear in your team’s talks—who raises them and why?
Study how managers justify spending—what reasons sound most persuasive to decision-makers?
Track how often ROI or costs surface in planning talks—what influence do they have on choices?
Listen for signals of financial ease or strain in your peers—how openly do they share concerns?
Monitor timing of financial updates in leadership comms—what do they emphasize or downplay?
