CFOs are used to seeking control: better data, sharper forecasts, clearer scenarios.
But what happens when circumstances change faster than the numbers can explain them, information is incomplete and a decision still has to be made?
In those moments, high performance depends on more than analysis.

Neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Marcia Goddard has spent more than a decade studying what enables people and teams to perform at their best, working with global organisations and senior leaders in Formula 1. Drawing on neuroscience and insights from her new book Driving Performance, she explores what pressure and uncertainty do to our judgement and decision-making, and what leaders can do to keep themselves and their teams performing when the stakes are high.

At Circuit Zandvoort, Marcia challenges one of our strongest leadership instincts: when does greater control improve performance, and when does it start getting in the way?