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Even “bad” cultures get some things right

Surviving Leadership

At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative. I cut my teeth on corporate America there and have carried those lesson with me throughout my career. Lesson: You want employees to learn how a business makes, saves, and spends money?

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Are You Considering a Job with Two Managers?

Harvard Business Review

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants. Getting caught in the middle might cost you your job. He really liked me.

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Balancing Parenting and Work Stress: A Guide

Harvard Business Review

Although it’s a go-to resource, the working-parent grapevine doesn’t always provide the most useful or can-do support. Over the past decade of leading human capital, diversity, and retention efforts in several demanding U.S. The baby will only have the flu for a week, and you want to be in this career you love for decades.

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