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Midsized Firms Can’t Afford Bad Bets

Harvard Business Review

CEOs of midsized companies who make big bets can lose the farm. BlueArc’s CFO, Rick Martig, and other executives gathered market data to support the investment in the mid-tier data storage product. Martig was a seasoned CFO with years of forecasting experience in technology firms. Forecasting acumen.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership. In 2011, he was signed to Ellen DeGeneres' label, eleveneleven. ​ ​1.

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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.