If you're not a numbers person, then finance can be intimidating a nd easy to igno r e. But if you want to advance in your career, you'll need to make smart financial decisions a nd develop the confidence to clearly communicate those decisions to others.

In How Finance Wo r ks, Mihir Desai--a professo r at Harvard Business School a nd autho r of The Wisdom of Finance--guides you into the complex but endlessly fascinating wo r ld of finance, demystifying it in the process.

Through entertaining case studies, interactive exercises, full-colo r visuals, a nd a conversational style that belies the topic, Professo r Desai tackles a broad range of topics that will give you the knowledge a nd skills you need to finally understa nd how finance wo r ks. These include:

How different financial levers can affect a company's perfo r mance
The different ways in which companies fund their operations a nd investments
Why finance is mo r e concerned with cash flow than profits
How value is created, measured, a nd maximized
The impo r tance of capital markets in helping companies grow
Whether you're a student o r a manager, an aspiring CFO o r an entrepreneur, How Finance Wo r ks is the colo r ful a nd interactive guide you need to help you start thinking mo r e deeply about the numbers.