Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook. She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success.

Press Release 100

Press Release CEO Discount PR 100

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.

Self-aware 83

Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It is the story of CEO Blake Brown who finds that they have a talent crisis and begins a journey to discover what it takes to find and keep top talent. Mark Miller commissioned a research study to interview over 7000 people from age fourteen to sixty-five and included both professional and hourly workers across all educational backgrounds.

How To 177

How To Advertising Finance Crisis 177

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru.

Blog 287

Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 287

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

Diversity 52

Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

Pat Teague, who leads USAA’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the company’s leadership development programs that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. USAA takes great pride in its leadership development programs.

Finance 59

Finance Diversity Leadership Development Maturity 59

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

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. Don’t miss Ann Francke OBE’s top five takeaways from the trip here.

Webinar 98

Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It is also the only company in the finance industry to have bucked the trend of bringing gender parity in the boardroom. What do you think most boards misunderstand or underestimate about human resources? In 2020, American Express achieved the ambitious goal of 100% pay equity in the truest sense of the word.

Project 52

Project Globalization Diversity Learning-by-Doing 52

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year). One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g.,

Press Release 113

Press Release Discount PR Directory 113

Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Leadership Development and Educating our Young Think back to when you began your school years. Categories : Books for Businesswomen , Female Entrepreneurs , Female Executives , business development Contact Sylvia Lafair, author of Dont Bring It To Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success at sylvia@ceoptions.com.

Press Release 193

Press Release Discount PR Parcell 193

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise. Development of core business supplier relationships. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff. As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans.

Press Release 100

Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

It’s my stance that HP usually leaps before it looks and I am not sure that I am sold on Whitman as the new CEO. HP Has a Poor Track Record in Past CEO Selection. Former CEO Mark Hurd exercised poor judgment with a contractor, former CEO Carly Fiorina was unable to successfully forge the merger between HP and.

Hotels 150

Hotels Wireless CEO Long-term 150

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There’s no single CEO-like entity and no hierarchy for single accountability. Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. logistics, and finance. finance, I.T., They result in information hoarding and lack of communication. This issue can become a major performance barrier.

Industry 269

Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 269

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

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

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.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

These are the executives who run discrete businesses and control all of the resources associated with them. But in many large companies, the only true general manager is the CEO. In fact, for many chief executives I've recently worked with, the first real GM job that they had was CEO! But today no one gets that experience.

Management 13

Management P&L Incubator Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

He argues that it’s the rare CHRO who can serve as a strategic leader for the CEO and also manage the internal concerns of the organization. While I have enormous respect for Ram’s wisdom, I believe CHROs have much to offer CEOs and can be better prepared to do so without splitting HR. More is now expected of HR professionals.

Charan 10

Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Human-capital issues are top-of-mind for CEOs around the world — but their regard for the HR function remains perilously low: In a PwC study , only 34% said that HR is well prepared to capitalize on transformational trends (compared with 56% for finance). That is not a vote of confidence. labor force by 2025.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Charan Human Resources Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

But building a consistently strong top leadership team is difficult for at least three reasons: the tendency to be loyal to existing members, the lack of management depth to promote from, and many CEOs’ lack of experience in many functional areas. Four months later the CEO fired him. But when it’s a team of six?

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Pipeline Loyalty CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

To accommodate frequent, fundamental changes to business models, leading retailers generally follow three principles that have been developed through trial and error, often in the midst of disruption. When CEOs lead these meetings, teams can raise any issues, big or small, and get them resolved in minutes.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

To find these people, you have to develop a long-term, very consistent strategy. Every month, I have dinner with two of the top people in any field — finance, marketing, I.T., general management, human resources, supply chain, you name it — that I have heard about through our recruiters or by word of mouth.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Collins Long-term Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. A CEO is far removed from the day-to-day concerns of most workers.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. Five years earlier, when he’d stepped into his role, he’d been focused on growing the company that his father, Eric — the previous CEO — had founded.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Behavioral science research tell us that households, small business owners, and CEOs of multinationals alike are prone to overweight recent adverse events, follow the decisions of their peers , compartmentalize risks , and engage in many other behaviors that economists have traditionally considered peculiar.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

A few years ago, Brad Anderson , then CEO of Best Buy, told me something both provocative and profound. Fortunately, demonstrating your skills in this area doesn't demand that you singlehandedly develop a new breakthrough product or revise the company's overall business model.

Innovation 15

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

And a great potential source of talent with the right skills are professionals who change career lanes — people with experience and training in accounting, finance, human resources and strategy who leave corporate jobs to follow their passion to have a social impact. About 75% come from the private sector.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer How To Airlines Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource. This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. With a data-driven business approach, HR can help the organization develop a workforce plan that makes optimum use of talent investments while at the same time effectively monitor end-to-end HR functions, including many other initiatives.

Attrition 98

Attrition Talent Management Agility Innovation 98

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In an interview he told us: “SASB has now issued standards for 45 industries in six sectors The specific issues we examine for human capital include labor relations; fair labor practices; employee health, safety and wellbeing; diversity and inclusion; compensation and benefits; and recruitment, development and retention.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Humorous because, as a Human Resources practitioner, I hear similar calls for change within my profession. The Management Innovation Exchange is currently running a competition to "hack" the human resources function to enable organizational adaptability. CEOs sense the problem perhaps more than CIOs do. Victorio M.

CIO 8

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

P&G''s Connect and Develop ) to increase velocity and quality of their new product introductions, the IT infrastructure support for this business process change is critical. A new component of the IT function must be developed to support this category of work: the Distributed Innovation Group (DIG). IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

A matrix structure is an example of hard-wiring, because the two bosses of a manager in a matrixed position have the joint responsibility to set his objectives, supervise his work, do his appraisal, and ensure his development. A matrix, they argue, needlessly complicates things. One man or woman. One number. Don’t pretend.

Organization 8

Organization P&L Report Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Last month, Fox News agreed to pay Gretchen Carlson $20 million to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the network’s former Chairman and CEO, who resigned in the summer. Develop clearer HR and reporting systems.

Report 11

Report Long-term Training Short-term 11

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.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10