Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

Brian Paradis was the Chief Financial Officer for Florida Hospital when he was tasked with leading the troubled organization in 2006. Your ego must be managed. This is where the trifecta of imagination, creativity, and innovation get their solid foothold in what might be described as virtuous momentum.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Attracting and retaining top talent are perennial concerns among managers, in good times and in bad. With salaries frozen even as the scope of work expands, managers find it nearly impossible to lure A-players and compensate existing high performers without breaking the budget. The good news? They may not have to.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

The financial health of the organization was the most important metric for management and governance to follow. How the most innovative providers are creating value. There is good news for chief financial officers, too, in these analyses. Insight Center. The Leading Edge of Health Care. Sponsored by Optum.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Virtually all leaders espouse the benefits of a strong management team. These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. However, they use starkly different levers to build one. Don't get me wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

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's message, an important one for all managers and potential managers, has two key points.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Hiring, managing performance, and firing. The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Chief Operating Officer: your inner Warrior. The Dreamer is led by intuition, and fuels your ability to innovate.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Organizations that have the executive responsible for data report to the Chief Financial Officer are more likely to have developed precise financial measurements early on. Identify opportunities for innovation. Innovation continues to be a source of promise for Big Data. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

One reason is that women often work in so-called "protected" industries — education, health care, retail, service businesses, while job losses were concentrated in male-dominated industries construction, real estate, financial services. Have you seen innovative approaches to targeting female customers? Still, U.S.

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