Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

A new Conference Board study, as CFO magazine reported , reveals some startling growth in greener products at a dozen big companies like Kimberly-Clark, Dow, GE, Siemens, Toshiba, and more. For years, the retail giant has also applied imposing pressure on suppliers to reduce and improve packaging, cut carbon, and much more.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2014

Operational meltdowns can devour a midsized company’s cash. Large companies rarely face this growth killer since most of them maintain deep cash reserves, have access to the financial markets, and possess the financial discipline to react long before a crash. economy (especially the real estate market) fell off the end of the table.

Crisis 8

Crisis CFO GAAP Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

Rick Jensen, who left a big job in marketing to become SVP, Chief Talent Officer at Intuit, recalled a lesson he learned in marketing: “Fall in love with the problem.” Zabeen Hirji, CHRO at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), grew up in retail banking and operations management roles before moving into HR.

Quinn 13

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Eastman Kodak is the textbook case for failing to prioritize an innovation agenda; business schools around the world study the ramifications of the company’s ill-fated decision to ignore the digital photography market until it was too late. Its recent launch of Marcus , an online retail bank, is a particularly promising signal.

Industry 12

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2016

So the PPA terms that retailers and tech companies sign have not worked for the heavy guys. They had framing conversations with the CEO and CFO early on to discuss any financial or operational challenges. The Texas site alone produces more energy than what Owens Corning uses across its significant Texas operations.

Energy 8

Energy Industry Finance CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

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. The team had dropped the ball on inquiries from several retailers interested in its products by failing to coordinate getting them into the company’s system quickly. ” Nina asked.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the company's retail insights into the browsing, shopping, and purchasing behaviors of its customers, its views into entrepreneurial investment through its Web Services offering, and its Kindle and Fire media consumption devices, Amazon is extraordinarily well-positioned to strategically invest in explicit companies or particular sectors.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Consider Staples, the office-supplies retailer, which had tumbled from being the market leader to being a third of the new leader’s size by 1992. Stemberg turned to Basil Anderson, who had tackled similar challenges as CFO of Campbell Soup and Scott Paper. Here’s what we learned.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Phones4U, a UK mobile phone retailer, announced a big increase in the weight of Net Promoter scores in its frontline pay plan. In most larger companies, you'll need to generate roughly 200+ responses per operating unit per period. Your CFO and finance team can take a leadership role here. Organized learning.

Incentives 10

Incentives Sample Customer Loyalty Metrics 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

When we asked one successful online retailer “How do you compete with Amazon?” A platform connects providers and users in a multisided market. Retailers like Walmart and Macy’s manage a supply chain, buying and reselling their own inventory. ” the response was “You don’t.”

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Tasked with rethinking the bank’s retail approach, she’d rejected the traditional path of expanding the branches. The next day, back in Istanbul, Sena met with Ahmet Ozan, the company’s CFO. “The market research from Capital is promising. “I can just hear Erkan saying that,” Sophie said.

Case Study 8

Case Study CEO Banking Agility 8