HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

How do you prepare for what you don’t know because it is changing so fast? Reskilling refers to learning new skills for a job switch or career pivot. Hard skills are quantifiable capabilities learned in an education setting or training program. Hard skills relate to the work you do, and power skills reflect how you work.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 9, 2015

Do you have a blind spot? Should you be doing more? First off — great leaders do three things — no more, no less: They motivate their people. As a leader, if you find yourself doing anything else, you’re doing too much. But what are those skills? They deliver information when required. That’s it.

Skills 150

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Delegation 150

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with the president of a privately held company as part of research for a book I am writing on talent management and development within small to mid-size companies. What has helped to shape you as a leader?

CFO 237

CFO Executive Coaching Talent Management Influence 237

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2018

This is because you’re likely to face many hiccups along the way as well as challenges as most businesses do. However, if you make a conscious effort to ensure you’re continuously learning, taking in new information, and keeping up with industry trends, you should find that your business continues to grow. Look for Discounts.

Tips 53

Tips Management Budgeting Discount 53

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations. An insatiable intellectual curiosity and a burning desire to make a difference.

CPA 192

CPA COO CFO Leadership 192

Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Over the past two decades, colleagues, friends and clients have often asked my wife, life and business partner Diane and me how we’ve grown the business over two decades and what we’ve learned along the way. It’s so rewarding to do that kind of work and see the impact that leaders make in their organizations and communities.

Development 235

Development Long-term Workshop Learning-by-Doing 235

Center for Creative Leadership

APRIL 24, 2019

I recently spoke with the CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing company about his new CFO who was poised to attend our flagship program for senior executives, Leadership at the Peak. She was respected by colleagues and employees, and over time had become the right-hand assistant to the CFO. How to Increase Your Executive Presence.

Charisma 65

Charisma CFO CEO Execution 65

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2015

When doing this, remember a few things: Who Are Your True Stakeholders? When doing this, remember a few things: Who Are Your True Stakeholders? Learning About Stakeholder Relationships. To do this you need to answer the following questions: Who do they influence, and who has impact on their decisions? Mind Tools.

Project 150

Project Succession Stakeholder Analysis Influence 150

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 17, 2012

I was asked by a CFO of a hospital, who attended a talk I gave on ‘ Working & Managing Across Generations ’ to contact the hospitals HR director and Workforce Education director. BUT the CFO would not be on the call. Me, “Thank you for taking your time today did CFO give you any idea into why he wanted us to talk?”.

CFO 103

CFO Workshop Conference Learning-by-Doing 103

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As Ed Bernbaum, a mountaineer and Senior Fellow at the Mountain Institute writes, “Just as Everest stretches people to do more than they thought they could, so companies want to stretch their employees to reach the loftiest goals, to be number one in the field, to provide the best product or service in the industry group.”

Leadership Styles 120

Leadership Styles CFO Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 120

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn more about RLI here. Beth recaps, “Do you sometimes have to work with a colleague whose pace is faster than yours? I’m not sure what to do since I am new on the team and don’t want to get a reputation early on for being difficult or refusing to do work. Thank you all. Let’s Get Started.

Leadership Development 331

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 331

Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Anne writes, “You’re flipping your lid because you and all other human beings are designed to do exactly that. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided 5 Strategies to Address Conflict as a Manager. We write people off as “untrainable and uncoachable” when it’s really we who need to learn how to train and coach.”

Leadership Development 264

Leadership Development Development Leadership CTO 264

Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Guest Post By: Rania Stewart, senior product manager with Peoplefluent.com. Learn more about Rania at the end of this post. Despite that poor showing, some companies are doing right by women and minorities to promote, encourage and support career growth. Take a quick scan of the managers and company leaders.

Career 247

Career Company Software Handbook 247

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. After all, the role of “manager” must have been invented for a reason, right? Here are a few things I’ve learned about self-leadership that might work for you: 1.

Span of Control 240

Span of Control How To CFO Metrics 240

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. Overcome the fear of failure so you can do the right thing rather than the thing you believe others expect you to do. Self-Confidence.

Charisma 222

Charisma Leadership CFO Learning-by-Doing 222

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2019

Before starting as CFO, I repeatedly scanned through my leadership qualities, considering how I would present myself to my new colleagues. How do I provide the appropriate amount of guidance to my team?” “How will I know if I am being effective?”. In a national Harvard study of U.S. They’re aware of internal and external happenings.

P&L 58

P&L CFO Sharpe Finance 58

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 7, 2014

Working for a manager who is at the same or lower level of competence as you is anger producing, uninspiring, unproductive, frustrating, demoralizing and eventually leads to underemployment. Contact Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership to fix this before it happens. Mark was the General Manager of sales. Photo Credit.

Charisma 129

Charisma COO CFO Executive Coaching 129

Strategy Driven

MARCH 20, 2021

It’s usually the job of a bank’s chief financial officer (CFO), chief risk officer (CRO), or chief technology officer (CTO) to oversee tech implementation. You’ll learn what drives these problems, as well as how to address them and guarantee an integration process that’s as smooth as possible. A Resistant Culture.

Technology 72

Technology Chief Financial Officer Banking Chief Technology Officer 72

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

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.”. started by asking: What do you want the people in sales and the project managers to do? What do you think?

Cooper 139

Cooper Succession Finance Resistance 139

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn more about RLI here. Beth recaps, “Do you sometimes have to work with a colleague whose pace is faster than yours? I’m not sure what to do since I am new on the team and don’t want to get a reputation early on for being difficult or refusing to do work. Thank you all. Let’s Get Started.

Leadership Development 201

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 201

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2015

These terms define a specific set of sequenced actions buyers take to enable internal consensus and change – change management issues, if you will – rather than define steps that address needs or vendor/solution choice which come later and are the focus of sales. How Do We Buy? meet with CFO (manages the Tech department).

CFO 50

CFO Consensus Budgeting Brand 50

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2015

is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.” If we can be generous enough to overlook the sexist element of that quote, and disregard for a moment the notion of labeling anyone as “lazy,” we can learn a lot from the crux of Mr. Truman’s insight.

Short-term 120

Short-term CFO Long-term Learning-by-Doing 120

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When you’re doing all the talking and pushing, you’re the rock or the stone. I looked him in the eye and smiled and put out my hand to shake his hand, and I said, “Hey, how are you doing?” How can you do this? Whereas when you’re water, you take whatever shape you need to become. To be like water, relax. You come in like water.

Open-book 108

Open-book CFO Learning-by-Doing Audience 108

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

While it’s important to have one basic org chart—to be posted on the intranet, hung up and shared at meetings, constantly maintained by HR, and published with every new employee hire—you can learn a lot from more sophisticated org charts. The perceived need to learn something new is inversely proportional to the rank of a manager.

Leadership Styles 87

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 87

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

By: Gary Cohen While it’s important to have one basic org chart—to be posted on the intranet, hung up and shared at meetings, constantly maintained by HR, and published with every new employee hire—you can learn a lot from more sophisticated org charts.

Leadership Styles 78

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Art summarizes, “For all of us, the need to help our firms navigate change while doing the same in our careers defines our level-up challenge.” David writes, “What do employees want? Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center shared Do an Ethics Check to Navigate the Gray Zone. Support does make a difference.

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 150

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

If you are unsure or unclear about one or more of these connections, talk to your people and LEARN. What is the competition doing and how do you master the game of chess with them every day? How do you grow your direct reports, your staff, and your organization through motivation? Who are the key players?

CEO 236

CEO Development Licensing Motivation 236

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. You are making do with fewer resources. The relationship-building you do today will blossom into the relationship building your followers do tomorrow. The CFO owns a couple.

Greenleaf 200

Greenleaf Maslow Goal Goleman 200

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

I spent more time meeting and less time actually doing. I have learned over the years to make meetings meaningful and productive, but it has become a developed skill over time. Why do people call meetings that aren’t prepared? Why do people call meetings that never needed to take place?

Press Release 140

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Being a Manager is tough and being accountable for the work as well as the behavior of a subordinate adds another layer of complexity onto your challenges. Ensuring that the right person you promote is capable to do the work and Fit-In with their new work peer group is necessary. Situation. Intervention.

Case Study 147

Case Study COO Metrics Objective 147

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% What do you think about the lack of women in the highest-level executive positions in large Canadian companies? Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% in the prior year).

Press Release 113

Press Release Discount PR Directory 113

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Diva-style leaders who ignore that mordant reminder of humility are unlikely to build anything that lasts longer than they do. The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron. The following is a guest piece by Joel Peterson, Chairman of JetBlue, with David A.

Kaplan 100

Kaplan CEO Real Estate CFO 100

Building Personal Strength

MAY 7, 2010

My next-door neighbor is a manager at Rackspace, so I continued reading. He wasn't done learning. If you want to be a business nerd and go learn from the masters, that's what I got." He did what Jim Rohn once famously advised: "Work harder on yourself than you do on your job." You need to read this," she said.

CEO 90

CEO Development CFO Banking 90

Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

Successful companies establish a product management/marketing role (or group), empower them with the ability to make decisions, and hold them accountable for their actions. — The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager, do you feel responsible for the success of your company?

Succession 133

Succession CFO Ethics Taylorism 133

Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal. What do you think of Apple’s choosing Andrea Jung for a seat on its board of directors? Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

Press Release 124

Press Release CEO Discount PR 124

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2018

The recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of even one new employee is a time-intensive process every manager takes seriously. When you don’t have a lot of opportunities to practice, it’s easy for your learning curve to remain flat. Becoming a Manager. 5 Things New Managers Should Focus on First.

Learning Curve 10

Learning Curve Management CFO Delegation 10