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When a CFO’s “Head In The Cloud” Is a Good Thing

N2Growth Blog

Having a CFO with a “head in the cloud” might be a good thing if we’re talking about cloud computing, cognitive technologies, and AI that has significantly influenced this role. This scenario is why changing the recruiting strategy and redefining the CFO profile requirements are long overdue. .

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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021

HR Digest

Senior leaders and staff benefit from enhancing their technical knowledge with natural and learned behaviors like empathy or leadership. According to data collected by LinkedIn, Coursera, and World Economic Forum (WEF), the WEF Future of Jobs Report indicates 85 million jobs may be displaced by 2025. Hire a Chief Future Officer (CFO).

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Employee Engagement Articles

Chart Your Course

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. North America Sees Lowest Levels of Employee Engagement since 2008 Canadian HR Reporter, May 2013. Two Kansas City Star Reporters Told to Choose Who Gets Sacked NBCNews.com, December 2012. The Innovation Catalysts Harvard Business Review, June 2011.

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Cooperation and Outward Spiraling Success Loops

Mike Cardus

Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”. We discussed who is getting expenses and reports in on time AND specifically how the finance people made that happen.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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Making the Turn: 10 Warning Signs You aren’t Shifting from Founder to Leader

N2Growth Blog

There are warning signs you may be stuck in founder-mode and not making the turn to leadership. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. Leadership is uncomfortable sometimes. Everyone reports to you and looks to you for answers. Leadership involves uncertainty. Leadership is messier that being the founder.

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Why Leaders Need To Show Humility

Tanveer Naseer

Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them. The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron. When a CEO becomes a household name, that CEO may well need to get his own house in order.

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