The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

This bureaucracy is compounded by the lack of uniform reporting structure, with some reporting to the CEO, others to the CFO, and others again the chief strategy officer. Each of these has obviously differing priorities, which can influence the direction of the corporate venturing significantly.

Short-term 112

Short-term CFO Bureaucracy Long-term 112

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The day the Jacobs Suchard (now part of Kraft Foods ) Board of Directors promoted me to the C-Suite, they strongly suggested I align myself with the CFO. Ultimately, it is the CEO who determines the corporate culture, whether good or bad. Today, with declining loyalty and greater job hopping, it is critical that CEOs partner with HR.

CEO 116

CEO CFO Human Resources Real Estate 116

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2015

The decisions they make are usually influenced by their coworkers and advisors. Recognizing the stakeholders of your project is what influence mapping is all about. Influence is not static. Making influence maps on regular basis helps you monitor the situation and be aware of new circumstances. Where should you start?

Project 150

Project Succession Stakeholder Analysis Influence 150

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2013

He was clearly a high potential early on and was tapped by his CFO to create and lead the new internal audit group for a public company. One day the CFO asked him to attend a board meeting so that he could answer any questions that might arise regarding the internal audit group. His directive: answer those questions asked of him only.

CFO 237

CFO Executive Coaching Talent Management Influence 237

Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In Practice: A CEO convinced that remote work hampers productivity may only acknowledge studies supporting this view, while ignoring evidence to the contrary. In Practice: A CFO might confidently project revenue figures while neglecting market uncertainties and potential disruptions.

Groupthink 66

Groupthink CFO Uncertainty Consensus 66

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 9, 2015

The best tool to learn how to motivate is Dale Carnegie’s: How to Win Friends and Influence People. Blog Business Coaching C-Level Career Coaching Tip CEO CFO Coaching Communication Delegation Information Management Motivation Obstacles Performance VP' They deliver information when required. What does this really mean?

Skills 150

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Delegation 150

Center for Creative Leadership

APRIL 24, 2019

I recently spoke with the CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing company about his new CFO who was poised to attend our flagship program for senior executives, Leadership at the Peak. She was respected by colleagues and employees, and over time had become the right-hand assistant to the CFO. No one turned a head. I’m concerned.”.

Charisma 65

Charisma CFO CEO Execution 65

Engaging Leader

APRIL 25, 2013

Well, you’ve made it to the C-Suite because of your expertise, but do you have the people skills to be successful with the CEO, CFO, and other executives? How can you create presence that influences others to perceive you as a strategic thinker, a heavy hitter, an adept leader?

CFO 124

CFO How To Executive Coaching Consultative 124

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. They will believe what they want to believe regardless of what they hear or what they observe.

Blog 417

Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 417

Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In Practice: A CEO convinced that remote work hampers productivity may only acknowledge studies supporting this view, while ignoring evidence to the contrary. In Practice: A CFO might confidently project revenue figures while neglecting market uncertainties and potential disruptions.

Groupthink 40

Groupthink CFO Uncertainty Consensus 40

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

Blog 313

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 313

Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

At the core of my decision to create Weaving Influence was my love of reading and my belief that books can connect people in a unique way. Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. ” Find Eileen on Twitter at @macdarling.

Leadership Development 264

Leadership Development Development Leadership CTO 264

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2020

Not just building it up as it currently stands, but actually shaping, maneuvering and influencing some aspects of the idea.”. Who would be CEO? Who would be CFO or COO? “To get others to feel like, ‘This startup is really ours,’ the team needs to have their fingerprints on the idea,” the researchers say. “Not Assigning roles.

Team 104

Team Entrepreneur COO CFO 104

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 15, 2011

Set aside time to learn the ins and outs of your businesses - for example: revenue drivers, influences on profitability, corporate vision, and budget. For example, you don't want the CEO and CFO coming to you and saying, "You never justify why we're spending so much money, so we're cutting your budget."

Advice 107

Advice Execution Marketing Prahalad 107

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Smart product managers know the value of having allies in the CFO’s office. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 16, 2011

The report is based on a survey of 331 C-suite executives (CEO, CFO, CIO, etc.) He asks: Who truly influences levels of employee engagement more in your company--senior leaders or direct managers? Only 13% of C-suite executives believe that line managers and middle managers are "chiefly responsible" for staff engagement.

Execution 54

Execution CIO CFO Survey 54

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Non-profit CEOs. Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

He was talking about how to help leaders influence others. I asked him, “Do you also teach leaders how to be influenced by others?” Yet, as our images of leaders have shifted and evolved, we still seem frozen in the mindset of Dale Carnegie’s 1936 book How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Influence 8

Influence Six Sigma Open-book Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

In fact, note Strategy+Business editors in this research brief, "employees’ motivation and retention are more influenced by supportive executives in senior leadership positions than by a similar-minded immediate boss, confirming the trickle-down effects of visionary and compassionate leaders and the immense value of CEOs who have star power."

McCallum 12

McCallum CFO Covey Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

And we have figured out why: analytics forces changes on the C-suite that the CEO has to anticipate and manage, but many don’t. The CEO has to work on four things: Actively manage C-suite dynamics. Simultaneously, other executives will not only experience a loss of influence but also feel vulnerable.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

Thirty years ago, strategy was the CEO’s job. The 1990s saw the rise of the strategic CFO, and more recently many companies have created a chief strategy officer (CSO) position. Such friction is destructive — and a huge missed opportunity, because the CFO and the strategy head are far more effective when they collaborate.

Strategy 8

Strategy CFO Finance Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2018

About 30 minutes prior to her weekly one-on-one with the CEO, the chief marketing officer at a multibillion global financial services firm received a cryptic email from him with the subject line “The Trouble with CMOs.” The CEO, grinning, agreed with her. The shift in role would come from influence rather than authority.

CFO 8

CFO CEO Agility Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Consider the example of a CFO we worked with who had his heart set on landing the CEO job when his boss retired. One day, his boss (the incumbent CEO and a former professional athlete) brought him into his office to “coach” him. ” The CFO was deeply embarrassed and vowed to change. .

CFO 8

CFO Motivation Incentives Resistance 8

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

Actually, reading the book reminded me of this old anecdote that I heard one time, a conversation between a sort of unnamed CEO and an unnamed CFO and essentially, the CFO was asking, “What happens if we invest all this money to develop our people and they leave?” It makes me wonder where your influences are coming.

Human Capital 60

Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Half are C-Suite level executives, meaning that they serve as CEO, CFO, COO or the board of directors at a company. Three out of four of the C-suite women executives said that candidates’ involvement in sport influences their hiring decisions, because they believe people who have played sports make good professionals.

Sports 16

Sports COO CFO Participative 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Several years ago, when I was serving as the company’s CFO, one of founders came to me and said, “Joe, I would like to buy a new three-dimensional printer.” When the CFO analyzed it and said “No way,” the owner got another CFO. The CEO negotiates with a company he or she wants to acquire.

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

Success was measured quantitatively by the firm’s performance (profit and growth) vs. that of its competitors, and also qualitatively by interviews with senior executives who were involved, but not deeply invested, in the efforts (typically the CFO). In all too many cases, the CEO devoted little time to trying to manage this dynamic.

CFO 9

CFO Competitive Advantage Budgeting CEO 9

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." ​ These 12 influencers listed below come from various backgrounds but all share one common theme: they have established a unique identity that separates them from their competition.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

There is a widely held belief that strategic decisions are made collectively by an organization’s executive team, the senior executives who report directly to the CEO. Decision-making power resides with a much smaller group, who form what you might call the CEO’s inner cabinet. This is often the first thing CEOs mentioned.

How To 8

How To CEO P&L Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The company’s CFO asked a crowd of the company’s most accomplished finance leaders to raise their hand if they had attended an Ivy League school. In reality, many of the top performers at Intuit, including the CEO and CFO, did not hold degrees from an Ivy League school. Hardly anyone raised their hand.

Power 12

Power Management Diversity CFO 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

At a macro level, there is evidence that it negatively influences analysts’ reports, thereby distorting the market. Earnings guidance attracts investors focused on the short-term, and tempts executives to engineer quarterly earnings to meet the expectations that they have issued.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. He doubled GE’s investment in R&D. Then it wasn’t.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Better insight from customers can drive serious growth in your company, at least according to a recent study by IBM of over 1700 CEOs. Gene Morphis, former CFO of CVS and David's Bridal suggests: "There is an interesting intersection between risk management and innovation that emerges in the CMO-CIO interface." Find Common Ground.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Australia’s main CFO forum, the G100 , has shown interest in the topic and even published a paper offering broad support for integrated reporting, arguing that “corporate reporting reform is underway and CFOs should seize the opportunity to drive the reporting agenda.”

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The team consisted of an executive committee from Headquarters (comprised of the CEO, CFO, Head of Operations, Head of Business Analysis, and our Group Head of Sales), and then the General Manager of each subsidiary. Starting at 8:00 am, each attendee would deliver a presentation on his or her area of expertise or influence.

P&L 15

P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There's one business book on this list, and it "deeply influenced" Jobs. Here's new CEO Tim Cook, on the iPad disrupting the Mac business : "Yes, I think there is some cannibalization. Jobs was profoundly influenced by the Innovator's Dilemma — he saw the company he created almost die from it. Same with the Mac team."

Innovation 15

Innovation Christensen CFO Productivity 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We’ve spent an awful lot of money on technology, but I still see people working in the old way,” complained the CFO of a large hospitality company. We will only win together,” explained Pernod Ricard’s CEO Pierre Pringuet. The result is often widely deployed internal applications that no one actually uses effectively. Lead by example.

Technology 8

Technology Metrics Budgeting CIO 8