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.
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
In January 2011, the grant proposal is submitted – all 12,000 words of it and, we learn that we are one of 73 in our biomedical “field” Soon after, we make the first cut and are part of the 36 required to make direct presentations to the State. The Challenge: Be Careful What You Ask For.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 23, 2015
Most finance managers in both large and small businesses encounter numerous proposals for capital investments and many of the people proposing these investments don’t have a clear picture of what the return will be. But finance people like me are skeptical even when the proposals do project a return. Here’s why.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 19, 2011
A few months ago, a former client called me in a panic : Her CFO wanted to start several process simplification projects immediately — and she needed a proposal to review with him the next day. In some ways, technology has turned us into rapid-response junkies.
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.
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.
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. Google's Sergey Brin knows a multibillion investment opportunity when he sees one.
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