Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2016

Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. They had framing conversations with the CEO and CFO early on to discuss any financial or operational challenges. While PPAs are the dominant model for financing corporate renewables, signing 15- or 20-year agreements can be tricky.

Energy 8

Energy Industry Finance CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

” In finance, for example, that might mean believing — based on no evidence — that only MBA graduates from an elite university are likely to succeed at their jobs. The company’s CFO asked a crowd of the company’s most accomplished finance leaders to raise their hand if they had attended an Ivy League school.

Power 12

Power Management Diversity CFO 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Banks are feeling the crunch; according to McKinsey , legacy financial institutions will see profits decline 20%–60% by 2025 if they fail to evolve digitally. The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Industry 13

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

the movement to enhanced reporting is led by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), which is endorsed by regulatory heavy weight Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England. Deutsche Bank felt compelled to explain there was a good reason (in this case increased efficiency through e-learning). Outside the U.S.,

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2011

it's the behavior of industrial age institutions — corporations, banks, governments — that's the invisible fist of this great crisis. And the wisdom group's lifeblood wouldn't be in the hands of a finance team — but in the hands of what you might call a significance team. So here's a thought.

Organization 15

Organization Finance Senge Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

So why did one of the planet's biggest investment banks — and its 33,300 employees — hold out so long? For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. Just ask Gene Morphis, ex-CFO of clothing retailer Francesca's. 132 characters for Goldman; one giant leap for the Twitterverse.

Compliance 15

Compliance Media Compliance Officer Policies 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

bank observed that his organization had "a cultural indisposition to challenge" and that the task of "being a risk and compliance manager.felt a bit like being a man in a rowing boat trying to slow down an oil tanker.". First, CEO Jamie Dimon was widely acknowledged as the "ultimate chief risk officer of the bank." But was it?

Risk Management 9

Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

“I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. When she discovered the bank didn’t have a paid family leave policy, a word to the CEO changed that. “I learned I needed to speak up. ” None of this is easy.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses. million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

There are many moving parts in people's career decisions — family, the economy, finances — and you may simply not know what the next five years holds. If you don't know, admit it. Even the deepest soul-searching may not yield a definitive plan for you. Some worry that without a polished answer they will appear directionless.

P&L 18

P&L Committee Career Case Study 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

When my mother graduated from college in 1972, she interviewed at an investment bank where a manager told her that for certain positions, women were interviewed but never hired. An employee of a large bank shared that any future women analyst hires should be “unattractive.” Cláudio Policarpo/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Finance 8

Finance Policies Banking CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. Please don’t let that cloud your judgment as CFO.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

These reports — one from a company task force and a second from a review committee of the board — were overshadowed by two items announced the same day: the related news that the bank board had slashed CEO Jamie Dimon's annual compensation in half — from $23 million in 2011 to $11.5

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

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 pulled her aside and asked her to stop arguing with the CFO. had grown distant. Some months back, J.P.

Case Study 9

Case Study Real Estate CFO Letter 9