Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success. Here’s an example BLUF from the Air Force Handbook : BLUF: Effective 29 Oct 13, all Air Force Doctrine Documents (AFDDs) have been rescinded and replaced by core doctrine volumes and doctrine annexes.

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How To Bottom-up CFO P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

The failure of major transformation projects to deliver the expected benefits is a well-documented phenomenon : many change programs simply do not achieve their business goals. This makes it difficult to justify investment in change management with the rigor that a data-driven CEO or CFO might expect.

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Marketing Root Cause Analysis Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent. So how can you chart the shortest, surest path to success? These from/to statements are real examples from successful executives who made tremendous progress once their needs were made this clear.

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Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

After hearing about its success at another organization, many companies choose just one. For example, several companies embarked on Six Sigma programs after their CEO heard about GE's success with the approach, and many other companies have adopted Lean because of Toyota's success.

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Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2011

To many, Jobs is a once-in-a-lifetime genius whose success can't be replicated or continued. It's true that Apple's success in the last decade has been built on a remarkable string of innovations, which seems harder to "codify." On the morning of his announcement, one analyst immediately advised people to sell their Apple stock.

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P&L Supply Chain Retail COO 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2015

She and Bernhard had been chatting with a few of his colleagues at the party when Dirksen-Hall’s CFO, Harold van der Linde, approached. She’s the finance manager for Project Samen—” but someone tapped the CFO on the shoulder, and Van der Linde made a polite exit before he could hear anything more about her.

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Case Study CFO Finance Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Capitalize on success. Banner’s leaders used its G&A success to extend the optimization program to its clinical operations, starting with Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, the system’s flagship teaching hospital in Phoenix. million by creating an internal facility for drug compounding and packaging.

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Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 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).

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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).

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

CSO, CFO, CIO, IT, Ops (Practice Leaders): Typically, these decision makers run cost centers as opposed to generating revenue. Provide them with voluminous documentation to make sure that they have a protective paper trail behind them. In general, they tend to be the most conservative and apt to say no to deals.

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P&L Due Diligence CIO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

Don't be arrogant but don't downplay your successes either. "If If you're having a significant problem with a co-worker, talk to your manager long before the review — with the door closed, not in a written document.". As an HR partner, Liz's success relies on her ability to influence others. "I Ask for what you need.

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