The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 13, 2023

The study found that CHROs with strong abilities and relationships, and who work in a supportive environment, are almost twice as likely to successfully integrate data, technology, and people, and four times more likely to have effective relationships and influence with other C-suite executives, including the CEO, CFO, CTO, and COO. “As

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Technology Organization CTO COO 114

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

In their CFO Magazine piece, “ How An Obsession with Metrics Is Killing Your Company ”, authors Alexander Van Caeneghem and Jean-Marie Bequevort , write, “The quest for financial performance and the pressure to measure can corrode organizational cultures, narrow the focus of leadership, reduce intrinsic motivation, and support unethical behavior.

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P&L ROE Metrics CFO 220

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We have a strong team with a track record of operational excellence and an unwavering commitment to the execution of our goals. Another member of the new Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership is Manmohan Mahajan, the new Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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Execution Chief Financial Officer Team CFO 52

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Step 4: Operations alignment. If we observe an organization in the transformation process as an airplane flight: The CEO is the pilot, COO/CFO & other executives are co-pilots, and the Chief Transformation Officer is the air traffic control in charge of the safe, orderly, and expeditious flight. Step 2: Culture alignment.

CTO 392

CTO Shaw Short-term Agility 392

Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Joel Peterson has been around the block serving as a leader in various roles—CEO, CFO, founder, investor, entrepreneur—and is currently the chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. What is your personal operating system? Throughout it all, he says, he’s been lost more than once.

Leadership 270

Leadership Entrepreneur CFO Objective 270

N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. How effective are your business review meetings?

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Review CFO Operations Efficiency 349

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

The researchers found that there isn’t really a uniform approach to corporate venturing, with many programs operated in an incredibly inefficient way. This bureaucracy is compounded by the lack of uniform reporting structure, with some reporting to the CEO, others to the CFO, and others again the chief strategy officer.

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Short-term CFO Bureaucracy Long-term 116

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

As Craig’s CFO and CAO, I always appreciated this leadership style. Build great teams In the early dark days as CFO of Footlocker, we had a struggling company that was deeply in debt. Be an engaged listener As a young executive and newly appointed CFO, I was fortunate to work for Jim Hageman.

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CFO Leadership Ethics Long-term 169

Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

Or as former CFO of the Disney Interactive Media Group, Bruce Gordon, puts it, “Very few people are bad at their job, but many are not as good as they must be.”. Listening is actually being alert to the whole ecosystem in which you operate.” They need to have a “forward radar,” says the former CEO of Aetna, Ron Williams.

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CEO Crisis Guidelines Gordon 433

First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Ross Jeremy Hope Martha Heller Operations versus Strategy Oscar Wilde Peter Weill recruiting Reinventing the CFO: How Financial Managers Can Transform Their Roles and Add Greater Value Successor The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership'

CIO 80

CIO Enterprise Architecture Review CFO 80

Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

Operational – Know how the organization works inside and out. Sit at home and map out your operational chain from start to finish. For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely.

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CEO Development CIO Emotional Intelligence 150

Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

Your talent assessment/development systems should have as much “rigor and repeatability as systems used for finance and operations.” And you should “review people as thoroughly and regularly as you review operations, business performance, strategy, and budgets.”. Elevate it to the same level as the CFO.

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Development Charan Leadership CFO 284

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Coding, budgeting, and marketing operations are examples. Hire a Chief Future Officer (CFO). To accommodate the escalating speed of change and plans for the future, hire a new type of CFO. Hard skills are quantifiable capabilities learned in an education setting or training program. Hard skills require frequent updates.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Next Level Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

So a senior director in operations might hang out with the company CFO for the day or a VP in IT might sit in with the CEO. It’s a great opportunity for the rising leaders to broaden their perspective and observe what it’s like to operate as a senior executive.

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How To CFO Teamwork Learning-by-Doing 157

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But more CEOs rarely understand the true position of their CHROs, let alone giving them the necessary backup to operate in the required capacity. The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO. This breeds dissatisfaction of CHRO roles and HR functions in general. That’s absolutely wrong.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 20, 2012

During the financial earnings call, CEO Gary Kelly , CFO Laura Wright and Executive VP Robert (Bob) E. During mergers and acquisitions it is common for companies, especially the acquired, to experience a dip in operational performance. Bucking that trend though, AirTran reflected it’s best operational results ever.

Airlines 203

Airlines Leadership CFO ROI 203

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. Click here for more information on The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. You just finished reading Complimentary Resource - The CFO''s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward ! by Ultimate Software. Find out how in this quick guide!

Resources 50

Resources CFO ROI Risk Management 50

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

They write: “Just because the business world has always operated one way doesn’t mean it should keep operating that way. ” CFO Jon Verbeck gives us a major pointer for increasing our profits, and helps leaders understand these important elements of running a department or business. shared Work is Broken.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership IAS 269

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Leaders of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) often think their size lets them operate under the radar, as less attractive targets to bad guys. How would your CFO or CIO handle this? But, actually, their lack of robust security strategy and resources make them easier to penetrate. An excerpt is below. His new book is Tech Debt 2.0™:

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Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 98

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2012

No, Minow is suggesting that CFO essentially work for the audit committee. As she puts it, when she's evaluating a company, "the most important thing I look for in a CFO is someone who reports directly to the audit committee, because what I want is a CFO who is absolutely clear that his or her job depends on telling the truth to the board.".

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CFO Committee GAAP Proposal 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC). Compliance.

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

There has to be a break from day-to-day operations in the process. For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. Strategic Plans have to start with deep strategic thought and the right conviction. A ‘do-more-of-the-same but better’ attitude will surely result in mediocrity.

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Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out. Sit at home and map out your operational chain from start to finish. For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely.

CEO 238

CEO Development Licensing Motivation 238

Strategy Driven

MARCH 20, 2021

But you must also remember that any new technology you onboard will bring change to your bank’s operations—some of which isn’t welcome just yet. 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.

Technology 70

Technology Chief Financial Officer Banking Chief Technology Officer 70

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

an operational strategy consultancy in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lars Sudmann, former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium, TEDx presenter, leadership and board advisor, and executive coach, believes that companies should provide consistent feedback to all of their employees. But it’s not just the best workers.

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Charan Attrition Morale Survey 257

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

The firm might have relied on their rolodex to place a CFO in New York City, but this doesn’t mean they can do the same and find you a candidate in Chicago. Meanwhile, fly-by-night operations can sometimes get lucky – as they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

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Execution Chief Financial Officer Industry Strategy 213

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2020

Who would be CFO or COO? For instance, if you’re a technical wizard, it might be wise to consider bringing with you people with business or operational skills. Assigning roles. Another study , from researchers at Imperial College London, explores how the distribution of roles among the founding team is undertaken.

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Team Entrepreneur COO CFO 105

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In this post, Virtual CFO Jon Verbeck explains the important parts of a financial dashboard for your company. Paul summarizes, “Striking a balance between cultural and operational parameters that allows your employees room to innovate is always a challenge. ” Follow Jon on Twitter at @thindifference.

Leadership Development 331

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 331

Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative. Visibility to all parts of the business: Because not all employees could go on ride alongs, new employees learned about the business in new hire orientation.

CFO 58

CFO P&L Call Center COO 58

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Think about the Boeing Engineer evaluating a GE jet engine for a new airplane…a CIO evaluating a new Enterprise Resource Planning System software provider…or a CFO reviewing audit firms. . Domain knowledge — The B2B buyer has the expertise and experience in the offering being considered.

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B2C B2B Marketing CIO 95

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 412

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Notice in the example I’ve provided below (which is organized by function) how the CEO has the COO promotion ready, and the COO has two possible candidates (both the CFO and the VP of Operations) and has chosen the VP of Operations.

Leadership Styles 87

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 87

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Maybe your CFO is a family friend. And, you operate in a fishbowl. Their organizational culture happens by default. Leaders know that building a culture by design is critical to business success. You’re avoiding some tough calls. Here’s an example. You have tremendous loyalty to your friend. Founders tend to be wildly passionate.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 208

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Notice in the example I’ve provided below (which is organized by function) how the CEO has the COO promotion ready, and the COO has two possible candidates (both the CFO and the VP of Operations) and has chosen the VP of Operations.

Leadership Styles 78

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In this post, Virtual CFO Jon Verbeck explains the important parts of a financial dashboard for your company. Paul summarizes, “Striking a balance between cultural and operational parameters that allows your employees room to innovate is always a challenge. ” Follow Jon on Twitter at @thindifference.

Leadership Development 201

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 201

Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

in the 1980s, put it this way: “In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. With the right ‘business operations’ in place, your company will achieve success: People: In any company or organization, the real assets are the people. People come first.&#

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Succession CFO Ethics Taylorism 133

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

The CFO owns a couple. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. An enterprise business model was developed that takes in all the processes across all the business areas. Thanks for sharing this one.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goal Goleman 200