Remove 2011 Remove Case Study Remove CEO Remove CFO
article thumbnail

Case Study: Should a Female Director “Tone It Down”?

Harvard Business Review

Offutt, the CEO, had named a time when they could meet. In Sarah’s opinion, the problem was obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. The young and inexperienced CEO confessed that he often felt uncomfortable asking tough questions of the CFO, an industry veteran who was 10 years his senior. had grown distant. Some months back, J.P.