Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This is a story about leaving “our lover”, the industry we know and seeking success in the unknown. Where We Came From and Why We’re Successful. More valuable than this success is the realization that diamonds are sparkling within our reach. We were rightfully proud and we celebrated our success.

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

This, in turn, is triggering a shift in the perceived role of the CFO — from bean counters to planters of seed corn. Redefining the CFO role. After all, it’s the CFO who typically sets expectations about growth to investors and then allocates resources to ensure their organizations deliver. ” Many did.

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Short-term Long-term CFO Wiseman 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

Also, Consumer Reports issued a "does not recommend" on the iPhone 4 (in 2010). In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. There are other markets waiting to be disrupted, for sure. Bad product reviews: One word: Ping. No iPad mini at all. His wife, the VP of HR at Apple, also left. Television. Automobiles.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Ideas Plus Influence by Starbucker on December 2, 2010 (This is Part 1 in a two-part blog series which I’ve worked on with a colleague, Denise Lee Yohn. and public opinion.”

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Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It focuses on the major management challenges that successful start-ups encounter when leaders decide to grow and scale their businesses. His book Smart Growth: Building an Enduring Business by Managing the Risks of Growth was named a 2010 Top 25 Business Book for Business Owners by Inc. Discussion questions are provided for each case.

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Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

A 2010 IBM survey found that 79% of global chief executives foresaw "high or very high complexity" over the next five years, but only 49% felt their organization was prepared to handle it. At Allianz, the program was initiated and supported by the company CFO.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

For example, ‘To decide on a marketing plan and determine the next steps for everyone in the group. It’s not rocket science, but it is surprising how many CFO’s and managers don’t stop to evaluate the effectiveness of their meetings. You first have to determine the purpose of the meeting.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

But according to Dina Dublon, former CFO at JPMorgan Chase and currently HBS professor of management practice, the empowerment and deployment of embedded risk managers was part of formal risk management at the bank well before the financial crisis. But limiting the downside does not mean inhibiting risk-taking.

Risk Management 9

Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The CEO and CFO were marching through their 112-slide presentation. Recent market updates, a technical deconstruction of various trends, then product frameworks — all in quick succession. We don't get to optimize all products, go after all markets, or add all programs. One board member sighed deeply.

Merton 15

Merton Groupthink CFO Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The former creates efficiencies and propels markets; the latter drives creativity and innovation. Maybe, as a start, we ought to describe peopley stuff in more economic language, by putting it in some context that will help our CFO and engineering friends better understand how things relate to one another. Or: S = (PT) C.

Succession 15

Succession CFO Collins Bottom-up 15