Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Shannon, Bottom Line: We scheduled the weekly update meeting for Thursday at 2 PM CST to accommodate the CFO’s schedule. Background: We searched for other available times, but this is the only time that works, and it’s important that you are on the call, so that you can address your P&L.

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How To Bottom-up CFO P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The team consisted of an executive committee from Headquarters (comprised of the CEO, CFO, Head of Operations, Head of Business Analysis, and our Group Head of Sales), and then the General Manager of each subsidiary. These monthly "Group Exec" meetings took place at a different factory each month.

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P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

A CFO might just see marketing expenses walking out the door and not a corresponding build-up of cash flows and assets,” Avery explains. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds. This “can be particularly challenging for executives who might be impatient to see a return.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Face facts: Most boards invest heavily in executive assessments, exposing chief-executive candidates to C-suite responsibilities and checking their P&L performance — while simultaneously scanning outside prospects. Noski, former CFO of Bank of America. Luczo, chairman and CEO of Seagate, and Charles H.

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CEO Committee P&L Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Saying you want P&L responsibility in five years when you have no such ambitions may land you the job, but ultimately will you be happy? Brian was a highly ambitious senior executive; as the SVP of Commercial Payment Solutions, he held full P&L responsibility. This can be especially dangerous in a job interview.

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P&L Committee Career Case Study 18

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

CSO, CFO, CIO, IT, Ops (Practice Leaders): Typically, these decision makers run cost centers as opposed to generating revenue. Most Business Leaders have P&L goals that were established in the prior year — and anything that puts those projections at risk is a tough sell.

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P&L Due Diligence CIO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

One CEO told me she was considering firing her CFO because he consistently ran his monthly financial report by the Operations VP before showing it to her and, as she realized, was letting the Operations VP unduly influence when revenues and expenses were recognized. As one CEO put it: “Too much exposure to the board leads to radiation!”

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How To CEO P&L Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2018

By building a new business from scratch, he picked up essential management skills, such as running a P&L, managing a budget, and setting a strategic vision — all critical prerequisites to becoming a CEO (over 90% of the CEOs we studied had general management experience).

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CEO CFO P&L Career 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

And we''ve got advice about how to sell your ideas to women , in a world where there are growing numbers of women with P&L power. Women don''t get paid as much as men , and that includes at the CFO level : Even when women are initially paid more at hiring, their salaries trailed their male counterparts by 5% after two years.

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P&L CFO Self-aware Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Between the inner and outer doors of Circale Corporation's headquarters building, human resources VP Nils Ekdahl crossed paths with CFO Anita Fierst as he was leaving for lunch. "We The CFO was right: Milanese was indeed a perfectionist. The best way to evaluate an employee is to look at his unit's P&L.

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Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 12