The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As equality has risen up the corporate agenda in recent years, a growing number of companies are creating a dedicated leadership role to focus on diversity and inclusion, with around half of S&P 500 firms having a chief diversity officer.

Press Release 95

Press Release Diversity CFO Finance 95

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The companies and research studies in our analysis included: Deloitte, LinkedIn, IBM Institute for Business Value, Indeed.com, Institute for the Future (IFTF), McKinsey, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Udemy, Willis Towers Watson, and World Economic Forum. Hire a Chief Future Officer (CFO). For Organizations.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2020

Nurmohamed encouraged one group of participants to see themselves as underdogs, as underrated, as if the companies that rejected them just didn’t understanding the true value they could provide to the organization. If the public had a positive opinion of the company that they worked for, then they were more likely to be satisfied.

CFO 128

CFO Motivation Industry Participative 128

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. He told me she was smart, very hardworking, and had been with the company in various accounting roles for the past 4 years, most recently as comptroller.

Charisma 65

Charisma CFO CEO Execution 65

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. Gallup’s Workplace Jedi on How to Fix Our Employee Engagement Problem Fast Company, June, 2013. Your Company Needs a Purpose ERE.net, November 2012. The Innovation Catalysts Harvard Business Review, June 2011.

Article 100

Article CFO Magazine Library 100

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2020

Nurmohamed encouraged one group of participants to see themselves as underdogs, as underrated, as if the companies that rejected them just didn’t understanding the true value they could provide to the organization. If the public had a positive opinion of the company that they worked for, then they were more likely to be satisfied.

CFO 78

CFO Motivation Industry Participative 78

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Upon the untimely death of the revered company president, the board must select a new leader. The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. Emotion Is Integral to Quality Leadership.

Charisma 222

Charisma Leadership CFO Learning-by-Doing 222

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

You started a company. Missing the turn or making it too late can cause a company to stagnate or implode or can spell the death of the idea; or worse, the idea becomes someone else’s to bring to market without you. The sooner you shift to the needs of the customer, the better for you and your company. You got funding.

Delegation 203

Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 203

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

What’s more appropriately called executive managerial leadership (as opposed to the overused, feel good term “leadership”), those at the helm of companies or government agencies have huge responsibilities.” Jon Verbeck of JonVerbeck.com provided The Dashboard May be the Most Important Part of Your Company Vehicle.

Leadership Development 331

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 331

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The finance team in a Health Care Company. Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”. Here is an example of a team that thought the same thing. Follow up 3 months later.

Cooper 139

Cooper Succession Finance Resistance 139

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

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. If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. I Think Not.

Blog 401

Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 401

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). They get the most up-to-date, critical information from customers of any group in the company. Sales: Without a solid sales team the company will not succeed.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

What’s more appropriately called executive managerial leadership (as opposed to the overused, feel good term “leadership”), those at the helm of companies or government agencies have huge responsibilities.” Jon Verbeck of JonVerbeck.com provided The Dashboard May be the Most Important Part of Your Company Vehicle.

Leadership Development 201

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 201

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

Blog 282

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 282

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron.

Kaplan 100

Kaplan CEO Real Estate CFO 100

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. Garry Ridge – CEO, WD-40 Company. Healthcare Leaders.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

This ongoing struggle raises an issue that is endemic in such acquisitions: In search of innovation, big companies often buy other companies whose most innovative days are almost at an end. An acquirer looking for innovation would have been likelier to try to buy Gateway, a company that is almost an after-thought now.

Innovation 12

Innovation Company Biotechnology CFO 12

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

We all understand that these days it’s really not so much the number of cars or assembly line or factories that a company has, but really its ability to keep up, to be competitive, to be innovative and what gives the company its competitive edge is really the people who make it. ORLY: Yes, absolutely.

Human Capital 60

Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. The Change: Was It Innovation, Serendipity or Providence? This is a story about leaving “our lover”, the industry we know and seeking success in the unknown.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

Orientation toward innovation and creativity. Most companies mistakenly believe that competencies are the #1 driver of performance. . Yet companies continue to invest in skills development only to be disappointed by little or no difference in performance. Decision making style. Requirements for change and variety.

Motivation 100

Motivation Leadership McClelland Long-term 100

Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

With the right ‘business operations’ in place, your company will achieve success: People: In any company or organization, the real assets are the people. When you regard the people as the true assets of the company, and treat them accordingly, they will respond in ways that will surprise and delight you.

Succession 133

Succession CFO Ethics Taylorism 133

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Companies use different assessments to determine their employees’ communication and leadership styles, so that they can assemble groups that mesh well and are balanced in terms of skills/approaches. Their PEAK number suggests not only how they typically make decisions, but also how they communicate with others.

Leadership Styles 87

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 87

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Companies use different assessments to determine their employees’ communication and leadership styles, so that they can assemble groups that mesh well and are balanced in terms of skills/approaches. Their PEAK number suggests not only how they typically make decisions, but also how they communicate with others.

Leadership Styles 78

Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

In this post, Virtual CFO Jon Verbeck helps readers get back to basics—explaining that we’re in business to make a profit (which can help us do good things). Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed 56 Words That Will Change Your Life. ” Follow Jon on Twitter at @thindifference. You can take charge.

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 150

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It’s not easy for big companies to innovate. Moreover, the skills that are cherished and rewarded for achieving current results differ from those that aid in discovery and experimentation, both of which are needed to drive innovation. global information solutions company.

Innovation 9

Innovation Metrics Christensen Workshop 9

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

What shared interests can you learn about that you can combine to catalyze innovation for your organization? The CFO owns a couple. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Thanks for sharing this one.

Greenleaf 200

Greenleaf Maslow Goal Goleman 200

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

This area of innovation is where mobile payment companies want to play, especially in markets where such technology is less than ubiquitous. San Francisco-based Square , led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey , is among the companies looking to lead this genre. Innovations in Digital and Mobile Marketing An HBR Insight Center.

CFO 8

CFO Loyalty Technology Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

That book is The Innovator's Dilemma by HBS Professor Clay Christensen. But what's most interesting to me isn't that The Innovator's Dilemma was on that list. That was to let profitability outweigh passion: "My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products.

Innovation 15

Innovation Christensen CFO Productivity 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

To enhance financial flexibility, companies have been retaining unprecedented amounts of cash on their balance sheets, calling it "strategic" cash to distinguish it from the "operating" cash that is needed to run the business. CFOs should always think about strategic cash within the context of a company's allocation priorities.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

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. Ensuring that strategy has money behind it.

Strategy 8

Strategy CFO Finance Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

As predictive analytics becomes more commonplace, companies are grappling with how to better organize and grow their analytics teams. Today, most companies have multiple pockets of analytics professionals spread throughout the organization. Who will champion enterprise-level analysis as opposed to business unit–level analysis?

Company 8

Company COO Information Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As the business environment becomes increasingly complex and interconnected, few leaders express confidence in their companies' ability to adapt. We've worked with a growing number of companies to pair future leaders with social entrepreneurs so they can teach each other the skills they've honed.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

As predictive analytics becomes more commonplace, companies are grappling with how to better organize and grow their analytics teams. Today, most companies have multiple pockets of analytics professionals spread throughout the organization. Who will champion enterprise-level analysis as opposed to business unit–level analysis?

Company 8

Company COO CFO Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. How the best companies get up to speed. The consequences for not doing so can be dire. Insight Center.

Industry 13

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 13

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." Kristi Daeda ​"I help individuals and companies make the most of talent. Czar "I rescue troubled companies. ​ ​1. 500 satisfied clients so far…" 4.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The workshops companies invest in typically teach them to constantly check their thoughts for bias. And sameness blocks performance and innovation. Diversity, on the other hand, spurs innovation. In reality, many of the top performers at Intuit, including the CEO and CFO, did not hold degrees from an Ivy League school.

Power 12

Power Management Diversity CFO 12