N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

The new CxO will be tasked to define and craft strategy, make investment proposals, and defend them, so they have depth in the related sector and a brain the size of an elephant. The CFO candidate might get by with only a broad sector experience in manufacturing, finance, or technology. Facebook proficiency does not qualify.

Execution 395

Execution Company Charisma Constraint 395

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The development process continues and we introduce the “Amalgatome” in the middle of 2011 to a narrow market of fifteen primary processors with an annual sales potential of $2.76 Million; not big, but interesting. More valuable than this success is the realization that diamonds are sparkling within our reach.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2013

An unusual — and unusually rich — funding opportunity inspired researchers at MIT and several other top-tier research institutions to improvise a comprehensive multi-media proposal on a tight deadline. observed that technology had fundamentally changed how America''s special operations command managed its special forces warriors.

Media 8

Media Power CIO Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Ignore Costly Market Data and Rely on Google Instead? Google's Sergey Brin knows a multibillion investment opportunity when he sees one. BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Some localities had bought lights but failed to fully utilize the accompanying technology, which meant they couldn’t service them properly or achieve the hoped-for energy savings. The board had unanimously approved the proposal from Cameron and his COO, Stacy Hamiko, to shift to that strategy. But not here , he thought.

Case Study 8

Case Study Business Model CFO Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

One very interesting proposal came from Robert Reich, a liberal Democratic economist who recommended that the U.S. My proposal has two particular sources of revenue-raising: One is that we have now large numbers of pass-through entities, and we have more business income in non-C-corporate form than we do in C-corporate form.

Globalization 8

Globalization CEO System Offshoring 8