Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2013

More humbly, incompatible communications networks and a less-than-proactive IT department drove a company''s supply chain and procurement teams to use LinkedIns, private Tweets and cut-and-paste Sharepoints to quickly coordinate go-to-market product changes with key vendors. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

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Media Power CIO Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In today's economy, where the fast growth of emerging markets outpaces America and the developed world, if you haven't gone global yet, it's time to get moving. Market share expanded, cost controls tightened, safety improved, operational efficiency peaked, and so did profits. [For more, visit the Communication Insight Center.].

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P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

Kate Heiny, who very recently departed as the director of sustainability at Target, told the crowd at this summer’s sizable Sustainable Brands conference that: “With their words and wallets, our customers are asking for more [sustainable products].” That seems to be changing. And it’s not just happening at Target.

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Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography. Request an interview. Ask for insights.

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Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For example, Tim Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer for a large division of a multi-national corporation, aspires to become CFO of a Fortune 100 company in the future. He is active in a number of outside finance groups and similarly devotes time at their conferences to seek out and get to know finance talent outside the company.

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Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2012

Bulcke communicated about gender balance regularly at management events and conferences, included it in the formal management action planning processes, and began the journey of setting 'gender balance' as a basic Nestle value for the future. At the corporate level, the group CFO is a woman. We must have the same philosophy on gender.

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Leadership Pipeline CFO Committee Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

That opportunistic approach to financial markets has defined Amazon since it went public in 1997. When Uncle Wall Street (also known as Mr. Market ) is in a generous mood, Bezos is always ready to take advantage by putting investment ahead of profitability. billion bond issue just before the debt-market meltdown of autumn 2008.

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Training Bond Christensen Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

One of my students, for example, looks for opportunities to speak at conferences on topics related to his experience. For example, a sector manager for an internet commerce organization decided to stretch her skills by forming and leading a community of marketing experts from different organizations.

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Porter Delegation Learning-by-Doing Project 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The facilitator, Caroline Dvorjak , was a marketing professor and a seasoned consultant. Troy’s phone buzzed, and he saw it was an e-mail from Meena Nair, Otto’s CFO. The seats people chose at the conference table reflected where they stood on the portfolio issue. ” He took his iPad out of his carry-on.

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Hotels Case Study Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

I refuse to dignify this attack with a response,” said Henry Guillart, the CEO, just hours after Hughes had given his initial negative presentation at an investor conference in New York. Competitive products came on the market, but none were as popular as the Express. Terranola’s market cap skyrocketed to $8.1 As CFO, A.J.

Case Study 8

Case Study CFO Hedge PR 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Everything is on the table,” Flannery said on a conference call to discuss quarterly earnings. During Immelt’s tenure, GE’s stock market value fell by about half. Comstock is out. “Things will not stay the same at GE.”

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Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

A few weeks ago, I was a keynote speaker at a large international technology conference and one of the demonstrations to illustrate game-changing technology involved using an iPad and a high-speed connection to fully control three of the most powerful workstations engineers have access to. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

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CIO Innovation Technology Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn’t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn’t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates’ membership in “protected” classes of people). Test the tests.

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn''t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn''t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates'' membership in "protected" classes of people). Keep in mind that some candidates may be tempted to "game" the results.

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

” Andrew Lowell, Lumiscape’s CFO, had thought it was a mistake to move exclusively to contracts. And given the budgeting process in most city halls, it was far easier to go to market with only one type of product. He clearly had a strong opinion on this, as any good CFO would. Cameron sighed. “Of course he is.”

Case Study 8

Case Study Business Model CFO Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

She'd mentioned her business, Calidad de Vida, a group of day care centers for the elderly, and he'd peppered her with questions, explaining that he was interested not only as a doctor (he was the leading cardiothoracic surgeon at Madrid's best hospital) but also as a potential investor (he'd unloaded his stocks just before the market collapsed).

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

and the open market­ (Does a person doing this job in another company get similar pay?). Certainly, such work does deserve reward and recognition, but you can give a one-time bonus, allow the person to attend a prestigious conference, or provide extra time off. “Think about the individual’s career trajectory.

How To 8

How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. Two years ago, when Mark Scott took the job as chief marketing officer at Apixio, a digitized medical records company, he knew that his commute would be bad. It’s fine.’”

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