Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In meat plants, tens of thousands of operators are “whizzing” meat products everyday in over sixty countries around the world. Back in the fall of 2009, Cindy, one of our customer service representatives, received a phone call that nearly made her fall off her chair. The Change: Was It Innovation, Serendipity or Providence?

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. John McArthur). But Rohm and Haas wasn’t always like that.

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Team Diversity CFO TSR 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

For example, the power company Tenaga Nasional could send a leader with strong operating capabilities to work for several years at Malaysia Airlines, acquiring skills in turning around a troubled business. Peter Voser, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009, retired in May 2013. Talent management Leadership Developing employees'

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

According to ThedaCare's chief financial officer, Tim Olson , top management viewed it as a significant waste of time. With four hospitals, 22 physician locations, and over 5,000 employees, ThedaCare managers spent 10,000 hours a year to build their budget, and another 10,000 hours to explain, manage, and argue about it.

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Budgeting Chief Financial Officer Cost CFO 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2014

Operational meltdowns can devour a midsized company’s cash. By the end of 2009, MBH’s revenue had nosedived 83% and Heath and McNulty had to lay off three-quarters of their staff. To use a different company example, one growing financial services firm’s new CFO learned this in 2004. The CFO couldn’t understand why.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

They too have struggled to operate in complex environments, and have developed the skills and expertise to overcome these challenges. Access to finance , designing operational processes and systems , and building strong, talented management teams are just a few obstacles that many cite.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

What could be easier than chatting with managers you already know? Too many candidates, and hiring managers, shortchange the internal interview process; they view it as a formality and think that all of the evidence is already there. Lees suggests you ask for your manager''s advice on how to best pitch yourself for the position. "If

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

Lee is accused of donating $36 million to nonprofit foundations operated by a friend of the former president in return for political favors. Andrew Fastow, the former CFO, was sentenced to six years in prison. In February Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong was arrested on bribery charges. Lee has denied the charges.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How talent management is changing. employees, customers, free agents, communities we operate in) and so much more. employees, customers, free agents, communities we operate in) and so much more. Then practice and apply new behavior back on the job while instituting routines for manager, peer and coach feedback.

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