HR Digest

JULY 8, 2022

The one thing that will majorly influence the fate of CFO aspirants is their tech skills. According to a Gartner survey of 173 CFOs in November 2020, digital investments topped CFO agendas. Being comfortable with data, technology, and cross-disciplinary collaboration was crucial to the success of CFO candidates.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Quiet firing” came about in response to it, describing the passive-aggressive behavior of managers who withhold opportunities from quiet-quitters instead of firing them altogether. Then prepare to be surprised: Your CEO, CFO, and COO may very well give different answers. This is what leads to employee turnover.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. A simple illustration perhaps is a CEO of a large injection molding firm, who might be well suited to a brewing and bottling company.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many CEOs, the top leaders of companies, often focus on short-term goals because that’s how they’re rewarded in their jobs. This patience is different from what CEOs, the big bosses of companies, usually focus on – things like how well the company is doing financially and the stock price. This takes time and patience.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2022

According to a report by As You Sow , a shareholder advocacy firm, 2021 saw a significant increase in shareholder rejections of CEO pay packages. More than half of shareholders rejected CEO pay packages at 16 companies last year, up from ten in 2020 and seven in 2019.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

They were designed for predictable environments, traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where lines and boxes defined how people were managed. This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer). The relationship between the CFO and CHRO is vital.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Why HR and the CEO should be joined at the Hip. 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. Leadership.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But more CEOs rarely understand the true position of their CHROs, let alone giving them the necessary backup to operate in the required capacity. Most CEOs rank HRs as the eighth most important function in their organization, according to a research by McKinsey. The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Developing The CEO Within You. What other elements do you feel play a key role in defining you as CEO material? You’re moving on up. Unported License.

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CEO Development Licensing Motivation 238

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If we observe an organization in the transformation process as an airplane flight: The CEO is the pilot, COO/CFO & other executives are co-pilots, and the Chief Transformation Officer is the air traffic control in charge of the safe, orderly, and expeditious flight. Therefore, it’s critical to hire an experienced CTO.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Fractional Chief Financial Officers (CFO) are in high demand these days. A fractional CFO is a highly qualified business finance professional that your company can hire on a part-time basis. The post The hottest finance trend in business today may be what your business needs appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Finance Chief Financial Officer Trends CFO 98

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

A recent conversation with a community bank CEO focused on his vision for the company. Logic tells us we can manage cause, but only measure effect. Shifting to cause-based analysis of results positions leaders to laser-target interventions – coaching, guiding, managing or taking direct action – to change the trajectory of outcomes.

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P&L ROE Metrics CFO 220

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. The research I’ve done shows that about 25 to 30 percent of CEOs are introverts,” explains Karl Moore, associate professor of strategy and organization at Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Joel Peterson has been around the block serving as a leader in various roles—CEO, CFO, founder, investor, entrepreneur—and is currently the chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. The Administrator manages process with predictability and efficiency.

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Leadership Entrepreneur CFO Objective 268

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. My regret is that I did not free up my other hip for Human Resources, a group of eager young managers at the rear of the functional pecking order. CEOs must watch for that.

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CEO CFO Human Resources Real Estate 116

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 9, 2015

This is where most C- and VP level executives fail – you need to lead with greater impact by applying emotional intelligence to manage your team. For optimal delegation, seek out Michael Abrashoff’s: It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy. They help their people with obstacles.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Delegation 150

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

Business leadership researchers tell us that the best traits for your CFO are emotional stability and global ethics. In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. If your CFO is doing something financially shady, SOX says that he is either doing it with you or to you.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Team Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. Each global region gets 10 min. Experiences?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

It explores: The demand for CEOs who lead with the compassion, empathy, sensitivity, and integrity needed to build strong teams in the post-Covid workplace. This is a powerful way to overcome systemic biases and increase diversity across your upper management ranks.

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Succession Open-book Leadership Styles Leadership 74

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with the president of a privately held company as part of research for a book I am writing on talent management and development within small to mid-size companies. She is also a Vistage Chair and Executive Coach.

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CFO Executive Coaching Talent Management Influence 237

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.”.

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Charisma CFO CEO Execution 65

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

CEO ownership and strong commitment at the top. If the CEO owns the process and believes in the strategic importance, good things will happen. While it's important for the CEO to own the process, even the best CEOs will need assistance. Managers should be trained on how to support development.

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Process Execution CFO CEO 227

Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

NASDAQ: APPL ) has named Andrea Jung , CEO of Avon  (NYSE: AVP ), as the eigth member of its board of directors. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

So, with the help of WordPress analytics and content judgment, here’s my list of the top ’CEO Afterlife’ blogs of 2011. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link]. Why HR and the CEO Should be Joined at the Hip [link].

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Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

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.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CEOs and CFOs managing technology may not recognize tech debt building up in their SMBs—because it is not revealed in monthly variance reports or other accounting controls. That is patch management—a relatively straightforward process, 10 or 20 years ago. How would your CFO or CIO handle this? An excerpt is below.

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Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 97

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 20, 2012

During the financial earnings call, CEO Gary Kelly , CFO Laura Wright and Executive VP Robert (Bob) E. The CEO noted the company was not without some waste though. It was clear Southwest would not practice “soft management” – a common misconception of servant leadership. Gratitude to Employees.

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Airlines Leadership CFO ROI 203

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2015

Usually the CEO and the CFO have the biggest impact on organization-wide changes, but it is not always so; in some cases the hierarchy doesn’t reflect the amount of influence, so it’s advisable to check everything carefully. If the influence is not positive, you should create strategies to manage the opposition. Mind Tools.

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Project Succession Stakeholder Analysis Influence 150

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

There are things that only the CEO can do. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. You’re not managing your energy well. You must concentrate on managing your energy because there are so many demands on your time, that you can’t meet them all. Effective time management begins with good energy management.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 203

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

These suggestions come from Henna Inam, CEO Coach, who works with female leaders to help them be successful and manage companies to top performance. Now, it’s time to take the answer to the question of how we can increase the number of women on corporate boards a step further with five steps women can take to make it happen.

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CFO Diversity Banking Follow-up 210

Building Personal Strength

MAY 7, 2010

It was about Lanham Napier, CEO of San Antonio company Rackspace, which sells websites and web-based services. Napier himself was recently included in Forbes' "15 most powerful CEOs under 40." My next-door neighbor is a manager at Rackspace, so I continued reading. I wanted to know how Napier became such a successful CEO.

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CEO Development CFO Banking 90

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2015

You cannot dare do the same thing as an entrepreneur when you are still the HR manager, marketing guru, office manager, janitor, tech guy, sales staff, CFO and CEO. With some of these other jobs, you can leave behind the workload and take some time out.

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Entrepreneur CFO Maturity Long-term 150

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 10, 2016

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. The research I’ve done shows that about 25 to 30 percent of CEOs are introverts,” explains Karl Moore, associate professor of strategy and organization at Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University.

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How To Diversity CFO Education 100

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

Sure, everyone – even entrepreneurs and CEOs answer to someone. In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. After all, the role of “manager” must have been invented for a reason, right? They weren’t kidding.

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Span of Control How To CFO Metrics 240

Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided 5 Strategies to Address Conflict as a Manager. Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Imagine, for example, a CEO tasked as the Chief Engagement Officer.”

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Leadership Development Development Leadership CTO 264

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 7, 2014

Working for a manager who is at the same or lower level of competence as you is anger producing, uninspiring, unproductive, frustrating, demoralizing and eventually leads to underemployment. Below is a story from a company I consulted & coached the management team. Mark was the General Manager of sales. Photo Credit.

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Charisma COO CFO Executive Coaching 129