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.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 6, 2010

A few years ago, I learned a very important lesson about leadership succession during a coaching assignment. A CEO asked me to coach his potential successor, the CFO. It didn't take long before I just felt that the CEO just didn't like the CFO. It didn't take long before I just felt that the CEO just didn't like the CFO.

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CEO CFO Skills Open-book 118

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.”

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Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

” Most working parents look to their networks of mentors, coworkers, and professional contacts for advice on balancing the competing demands of work and home. What I’ve heard back is unexpected, empowering advice that addresses some of the greatest working-parent problems head-on, and is universally relevant, too.

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Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Consider Staples, the office-supplies retailer, which had tumbled from being the market leader to being a third of the new leader’s size by 1992. Stemberg turned to Basil Anderson, who had tackled similar challenges as CFO of Campbell Soup and Scott Paper. Like Wilson, Anderson was able to lead the senior team.

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Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Instead, once people have leadership responsibilities, their calendar gets crammed with more and more meetings and trips. One of my students had a great piece of advice for her classmates. One of my students signed up for a project to re-think best leadership practices at his company. Learn to delegate once and for all.

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Porter Delegation Learning-by-Doing Project 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

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Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

They treat recommendation engines more as e-commerce sales and marketing gimmicks — another feature to add to the site — than as crucial investments in virtuous cycle platforms. One reseller posted a maintenance and repair content recommender, including video, on its site that bundled product and service advice.

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Engineering Company White Paper Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Air Products, Nokia, and Shell, among others, followed this advice and created top-level process owners. Attention shifted : The effort to install process owners started out with top management support and attention, but then more urgent issues arose, or senior leadership changed. If employees don't want to change, they have power.

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Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15