Coaching Tip

MARCH 29, 2011

" CEOs often hear what they want to hear rather than what really is on the minds of their subordinates," said Mark Anderson, president of ExecuNet, that conducted a survey of 2,463 C-level respondents in December 2010. CEOs think of guiding the ship as their purview.".

CEO 115

CEO Chief Financial Officer Survey Report 115

Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

Thomas Johnson and Anders Broms, the authors provide many good thoughts on the problems of accounting measures and management. At Berkshire, managers can focus on running their businesses: They are not subjected to meetings at headquarters nor financing worries nor Wall Street harassment. In Profit Beyond Measure by H.

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Short-term Long-term Deming Management 28

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Consider ThedaCare , a healthcare system in Wisconsin, which eliminated its budgeting process in 2010. According to ThedaCare's chief financial officer, Tim Olson , top management viewed it as a significant waste of time. Managers no longer have to collect 7,000 lines of budget data.

Budgeting 11

Budgeting Chief Financial Officer Cost CFO 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

As one accountant based in Japan during 2010, explained , “there was a big rush of inquiries about schemes that might be used either to split out salaries or defer part of it.” As a result, when making close calls on the company’s financial reports, that auditor may be too deferential to Nissan management.

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Committee Chief Financial Officer Document Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Brown conducted the due diligence required of a director candidate. A partner with ValueAct, Bradley E.

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

AFP conducted the Cost of Capital Survey in October 2010 and received answers from 309 chief financial officers, treasurers, vice presidents-finance, and assistant treasurers. Their answers revealed that calculating the cost of capital today is an art, not a science.

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Cost of Capital Cost CAPM Discounted Cash Flow 13