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Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Developing Leaders

Next Level Blog

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. First released in 2006, The Next Level is now in its third edition and has sold around 50,000 copies. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven.

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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The Personal Strength of Self-Development: Rackspace's Dynamic CEO, Lanham Napier

Building Personal Strength

My next-door neighbor is a manager at Rackspace, so I continued reading. In 2000 he accepted a job as CFO at start-up Rackspace. His visionary and energetic leadership helped the company grow, and in 2006 he became CEO. It's a fast-growing company with revenues approaching $1 billion. Before long, I got my answer.

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Dealing With Investors the Sam Palmisano Way

Harvard Business Review

They do, however, have to be managed intelligently. The abridged version is that Palmisano and then-CFO Mark Loughridge came up with what they called the “investor model” or the “road map” — a strategic plan complete with multi-year goals for investment, revenue growth, and earnings growth that they asked investors to judge them by.

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Where Have All the Process Owners Gone?

Harvard Business Review

The gurus have written detailed descriptions of how companies should establish the process owners, process councils, and other pieces of a formal process governance structure to manage their six to 10 core, cross-functional processes. These companies kept top-management attention on critical processes and KPIs. from 2004 to 2007.

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