Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. Dan knew that if he stayed in the CFO spot beyond the IPO, the microscope would be laser focused on him. You’re so articulate.”

Execution 8

Execution IPO CFO Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2012

Montgomery asks leaders in her executive education classes this question, they respond with "plan," "vision," "direction," "focus," "advantage," writes Carmen Nobel in HBS Working Knowledge. "What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" When HBS professor Cynthia A. BONUS BITS: Contingencies to Culture.

CFO 10

CFO Discount Price Cost 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. Dan knew that if he stayed in the CFO spot beyond the IPO, the microscope would be laser focused on him. You’re so articulate.”

Execution 8

Execution IPO CFO Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Then a new CFO joined the company: Masashi Oka, a financial industry veteran who had played a key role in transforming Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group-owned Union Bank in the US. His idea was to turn investor relations on its head by using regular meetings with top-class investors as something akin to due diligence.

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

And then there are the class-action lawsuits that are sure to follow, given the deep pockets of the shareholders and government involved. This can only encourage U.S. and other national regulators to extract even more by way of fines and other penalties from the company.

CFO 8

CFO Crisis Mass Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2011

The essential question, therefore, is: What is the logic for having world-class academic researchers (who, for the most part, have never managed a business themselves) teach business classes to MBA students? the classes minus the dissertation). It's not clear that they are. I don't buy it.

Education 15

Education Human Capital Class CFO 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

I''ve designed and taught everything from one-day team buildings to 30-day wilderness trips, from business school classes to corporate trainings, from simulations to executive leadership courses. Ever since I started teaching leadership on mountaineering expeditions in the late 80''s, the question of how to develop leaders has absorbed me.

Leadership 10

Leadership CFO Committee Uncertainty 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

” He asked each student to get more specific, write down the goal, and bring it to the next class. With a wide grin, he told the kids to expect that he would periodically stop class throughout the year to engage everyone around how they were doing. It is easy, however, to take others’ support for granted.

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Goal Class Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2016

In that case, taking a financial management class before you leave your day job, or recruiting a top-quality CFO, would simultaneously assuage their fears and make your startup more likely to succeed. If you’re planning to launch a startup, for instance, your colleagues might have highlighted concerns about your finance skills.

Career 8

Career Hedge CFO Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In Reverse Innovation in Health Care we elaborate on the five principles that allow the Indian exemplars to provide world-class health care at ultra-low prices. As Rhonda Anderson, the CFO of the nonprofit, told us: “Our mission goes back hundreds of years: providing care for the poor and the vulnerable.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

Through the decades, as she’s climbed the ranks to become a CFO of publicly traded company, I’ve often told these stories to show how much more opportunity exists in the workplace today. Females make up just over 25% of my class, there is no short supply of male MBAs to hire.

Finance 8

Finance Policies Banking CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

A new Conference Board study, as CFO magazine reported , reveals some startling growth in greener products at a dozen big companies like Kimberly-Clark, Dow, GE, Siemens, Toshiba, and more. And it’s not just happening at Target. So why are sustainable products surging now?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

This oft-heard defense of buybacks is clearly hollow: Once a CEO or CFO makes this claim, the company cannot sell the stock at a higher price for the benefit of the corporate treasury without signaling to traders that the stock is now over valued, something that no top executive would want to do. Buybacks are a major cause of U.S.

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

“I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. She negotiated an 80% schedule and took 11 summers off in a row while her daughters were growing up, and still made partner. “I learned I needed to speak up. ” None of this is easy.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As testimony to its success, the program has received a net promoter score of 87%, which is well above the 75% threshold for companies garnering world-class loyalty. At Allianz, the program was initiated and supported by the company CFO.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2011

According to Fortune Magazine , only one executive at the firm — the CFO — has P&L responsibility. To Jobs, this approach creates an organization with best-in-class skills. Apple employees accept that the firm is a meritocracy. Place product experience first, not P&L. Jobs considers P&L to be a distraction.

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail COO 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

the CEO’s or CFO’s), but rather serve the needs of our internal project sponsors (usually at the CXO, EVP, and SVP level). A strong value proposition and a first-class recruiting engine. Like any firm in need of business development, we build relationships with executives across the company, and pitch proposals.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn''t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn''t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates'' membership in "protected" classes of people).

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn’t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn’t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates’ membership in “protected” classes of people).

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

Recently, I was talking with a senior leader from a world-class global learning and development company. We were discussing his firm’s approach to teaching leadership. He was talking about how to help leaders influence others. I asked him, “Do you also teach leaders how to be influenced by others?”

Influence 8

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

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

You might ask to be included in certain brainstorming meetings or request funding to take a class on data analytics. He knows that his immediate boss (the company's COO), the CFO, and the head of HR all review his form and he gears it toward them. Just remember to make sure these requests reflect what your business unit needs as well.

How To 9

How To Review Case Study Ryan 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Newly public tech companies are now going public with dual-class stock, which allows the founders to have more voting rights than the general public. In June 2017 the board “retired” Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. Comstock is out.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

Later that afternoon Annabel Howard, Beacon''s CFO and Henry''s boss, leaned back in her chair. "I''m Henry asked Kyle if he was liking the class. But help me sound smart in class. But when it comes to cars, ''sharing'' is just a fancy word for ''rental''. A Third Opinion. I''m hardly ever the tiebreaker," she said. "We

Case Study 8

Case Study Brand How To Beyer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2015

A seasoned CFO with a sharp mind and an abrasive style, Arthur had lost his job over a disagreement with his company’s new CEO. Every time the conversation turns to overwork, which is often these days, I think of Arthur (a pseudonym). When I met him, long ago, he was picking himself up after a tough year.

Long-term 8

Long-term Loyalty Uncertainty Banking 8