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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. “You’re surprised? Lance sighed.

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Case Study: Can You Fix a Toxic Culture Without Firing People?

Harvard Business Review

Water, no ice, please,” said Noelle Freeman, the CFO of Franklin Climate Systems. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As CFO, Noelle was, of course, concerned about the numbers.

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Why So Many Leadership Programs Ultimately Fail

Harvard Business Review

They articulate why it''s important, what it looks like, how it plays out in a case study. When we returned after the break at the Alentix Executive Committee meeting, the CFO interrupted the agenda to say he wanted to address the issue of Europe. Most leadership programs strive to create a safe environment for people to learn.

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Case Study: The Gentleman's 3

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. It is based on the HBS Case Study "Compensation and Performance Evaluation at Arrow Electronics" (case no. 800290), by Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business Review

Case Study #1: Propose a pilot and then ace it by being responsive and productive. “Now even our CEO and CFO work from home from time to time,” he says. ” Case Study #2: Present evidence to make your case, and then be flexible and committed to the job.