Get some public P&L sheets and learn how to read them. Once you can argue about the financial effects of your own and your competitors' decisions, the other C levels will take your advice much more seriously.
Also, understanding where money comes from, where it goes to, and how budgets were allocated allows you to learn A LOT about how different industries work.
Also, understanding where money comes from, where it goes to, and how budgets were allocated allows you to learn A LOT about how different industries work.
Also, which country?