Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

New research by RHR international shows which executives incoming CEOs are likely to replace, and highlights some differences between first-time CEOs and more seasoned chief executives. Your survey showed that as much as CEOs had shaken up their senior team, looking back on it they wished they''d moved even faster. It could be.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

A new study by The Bridgespan Group, based on a survey of more than 400 nonprofit C-suite executives and dozens of interviews, surfaced this surprising finding and discussed how to address this leadership development deficit. Education crowdfunder DonorsChoose.org, which finances classroom-based projects, is a good model of success.

Development 8

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. ” Similarly, Sempra CEO Debra L.

Execution 9

Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Another ousted from the CEO role by a co-founder, former boss, and seed investor. That founder himself booted from the CEO role later on by VCs, only to watch the company’s initial CEO return to the day-to-day operations alongside yet another chief executive, who joined well after the founding. Sound like anyone you know?

Succession 8

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

CEO/COO teams or "Office of the President" arrangements can offer great strengths, but may also introduce some sizeable risks, as Stephen A. Instead, seeing the potential in the product and commitment of employees, we came up with financing to buy out the investor and keep the company operating. Miles and Michael D.

Team 15

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Departments can automate a business process in the time it would take to enter IT's development pipeline.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

When I do get a name, it often differs depending on who I asked—a marketing executive points to one person, while finance identifies someone else. In most cases today, the CAO doesn’t report directly to the CEO, but to another member of the C-suite. The answers I most often get are “Nobody” or “I don’t know.” That isn’t good.

Company 8

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

” When I do get a name, it often differs depending on who I asked—a marketing executive points to one person, while finance identifies someone else. In most cases today, the CAO doesn’t report directly to the CEO, but to another member of the C-suite. That isn’t good. Where should the CAO report?

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Company COO CFO Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That means churning through data to find insights that others haven’t seen and then developing the organizational capability to act on them faster and better to drive above-market growth. Deborah DiSanzo, the CEO of Philips Healthcare, was once a CMO. But the CMO has a unique and critical role to play to deliver the change.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

So, how can you develop this muscle? Their VP of Finance kept warning them not to spend in a few key ways. “He cautioned us about our growth, but we never really listened,” says Cameron, who was the COO at the time. In contrast, Cameron and the CEO were both dominant and expressive. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2011

As CEO of the lease-to-own chain, he was eager to see how his 1,000th location was performing. Stan had led a successful expansion into Canada in the 1990s when he was the COO, and Coe's had over 100 stores there now. Stan Windham walked into the newest Coe's store in South Tucson. Windham, so good to see you, sir. Aubrey beamed.

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