In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. In this post, I compare the ineptitude of BP against the leadership of Rudy Giuliani during a much bigger crisis. For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. ” Self-assessment is never easy.

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Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 10, 2016

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The idea that workplaces reward extroverts has been around for a while. Here’s how: 1.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. They are all killer personal brand examples. ​ ​1.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

. “Executive presence” was mentioned in several reviews as an improvement area, but without any specifics, Tom had no idea what the real issue was and how damaging it could be to his career. Often these pandas live on for years, seemingly innocent, but ultimately gnaw at the career trajectory of otherwise talented leaders.

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

And, I had to wonder, how motivating did Colleen Johnston, CFO, TD Bank Financial Group find that comment? And, quite frankly, no amount of “internal mentoring programs” and “industry awards” can hide the disconnect between what you’re talking and what you’re actually walking. And, that’s my rant for today. Happy leading!

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CFO Banking Belief Systems Godin 54

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2014

Trust is ultimately inspired, critical business relationships blossom, careers advance. Whether you are entering, re-entering or transitioning in the world of business or, just want to get ahead, consider specific ways to achieve leadership distinction through nuances. About the Author. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. The challenge is that you’re competing against every individual in your industry who wants to be a high performer. The challenge is that you’re competing against every individual in your industry who wants to be a high performer. Development matters.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

Those couple of things were the leadership traits that fueled and sustained me throughout my career, through the good times and the not-so-good times. They kept the “fire in my belly” every single day I stepped into the leadership arena. What were those things? Yep, semi-retirement just didn’t take. Thankfully.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

If you’re a business leader looking for an opportunity to have real impact on your company — and position yourself for the top job — which career path is best? That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Ask any career-oriented woman about her top work-related concerns, and she will likely rank having access to high-quality jobs at desirable companies and having equitable opportunities to advance within those organizations at the top of the list. Guest Post By: Rania Stewart, senior product manager with Peoplefluent.com.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

Certainly we know that heads of finance and HR tend to move around a lot more because the skills are very transferrable, and in fact it looks better for an HR executive or CFO to show a breadth of industry. You actually get a bit disadvantaged if you''ve been in the same company or the same industry your whole career, as an HR person.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Barra began her career at the old GM as a young student engineer. “What’s good for General Motors is good for America” has been derided endlessly as a joke of a slogan from the military-industrial complex – but this time I sincerely mean it. Auto industry Gender Leadership' This is a new GM.

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Engineering CFO Industry Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A handful of industries are still local — waste management, for instance — but most companies are competing on a global scale at some level. So, for instance, if you want a top finance job it's not enough to be the best CFO in the U.S.; you have to be the best CFO in the world. Companies are increasingly global.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Borrowing and lending talent is common and even essential in one particular industry — professional soccer. Historically, Shell’s top leaders spent their careers at the company. But unlike many Shell leaders, Voser’s career was not continuous. The main driver for me was to be CFO of a quoted company.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Some recent CEO appointments in these industries include Yahoo!’s

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The lessons people learn throughout their careers are often the key to uncovering their additive contribution. 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. Small Wins, Big Payoff. Hardly anyone raised their hand.

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Power Management Diversity CFO 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Instead, once people have leadership responsibilities, their calendar gets crammed with more and more meetings and trips. One of my students signed up for a project to re-think best leadership practices at his company. Career planning Leadership Managing yourself' Expand your contribution from the outside in.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

In research spanning 20 years, we closely examined 36 companies in eight industries to find out why companies are struggling. Insurance, a very analytics-intensive industry, saw nearly half of CAOs changing roles over an 18-month period.). But poor ROI is only part of the story. Chief Analytics Officers (CAOs) were frequently replaced.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Resilience has long been touted as an essential capability for bouncing back from leadership setbacks. She sought accreditation in public relations, which improved her skills, boosted her self-confidence, and improved her credibility with her boss, setting her on a path leading to greater career growth and fulfillment.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Gather as much information you can, such as salary data for your industry. “Think about the individual’s career trajectory. “In a leadership position, you’re always going to have to deal with people’s disappointment.” ” And don’t try to throw your superiors under the bus.

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How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

I’m no different: I’ve spent my career helping executives succeed, either through coaching and development or assessments of their strengths and opportunity areas to identify the development work they need to do to take their careers to the next level. The leap into leadership. The pinnacle paradox.

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Henderson Career CEO Execution 13

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.

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Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

Effective leadership and management across these areas is possible, but not without without providing CIOs with the proper support structures and instituting necessary organizational alignment. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO? CIOs especially need: an integrative mind. focus and vision. Exploit IT for Strategic Benefit.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. In addition to leadership development programs being used to help leaders “go digital,” these programs need to reflect the new realities of the digital and democratized workplace. Insight Center. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.

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