A time-honored carpenter’s axiom implores the diligent woodcutter to “measure twice, cut once.” Loosely adapting those words, the adage can also fit the business world, particularly when it comes to setting and achieving annual goals. We often use the beginning of the calendar year to reflect on – or measure, if you will – the past year’s accomplishments, then use those assessments to help shape the goals that we’d like to see “make the cut” in the months ahead. One year out,

Kaplan CFO Solutions, a provider of interim CFO services, has announced that Jan Letendre has joined the firm. Letendre comes to Kaplan CFO from the Swain County Public School system where she worked as Financial Officer for nearly six years, managing an annual budget of $20 million. “Jan has been deeply embedded in the Western North Carolina community for a long time,” said Ken Kaplan, the firm’s CEO. “She brings a strong financial and business leadership background in touri