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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

These leaders keenly have an eye for detail and can dissect complex financial information to identify trends and patterns. Additionally, effective financial leaders are excellent communicators. Their commitment to ethical practices is paramount, as they inspire trust and reinforce their credibility in the eyes of their stakeholders.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leadership Announces New Executive Team

HR Digest

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S.

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Integrity – A Critical Cornerstone To Effective Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

In a survey of over 1,000 office employees and more than 2,200 chief financial officers, respondents were allowed to choose up to 3 responses to the question: Which of these are the most important attributes in a corporate leader? People want to work for those who are ethical,” he explained.

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These Are the People You Need on Your Startup Team

Chart Your Course

Chief Financial Officer. You need a numbers guy to navigate your company to financial success. If the movies are true, the ideal is a tie wearing, straight arrow that lives for financial statements. Business leadership researchers tell us that the best traits for your CFO are emotional stability and global ethics.

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How the CFO and General Counsel Can Partner More Effectively

Harvard Business Review

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).

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The “Business in Society” Imperative for CEOs

Harvard Business Review

In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. CEO acumen on business-in-society issues is thus imperative in addressing fundamental corporate issues, from business strategy to compliance to ethical standards to risk management.

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If the Auditors Sign Off, Does That Make It Okay?

Harvard Business Review

Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron, recently completed a six-year prison sentence for his part in the scandalous deception that hid Enron's financial troubles from investors. Fastow emphasized that enablers are not an excuse: each individual is his or her own and only gatekeeper.