Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

I F PEOPLE NOT COMPANIES, generate value, why isn’t talent at the center of every company’s strategy? This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer). Together, they “lead the way on anything where the deployment of talent influences the company’s results.”

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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 267

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

How corporate venturing programs work is not always well understood, however, so researchers from Stanford set out to look under the lid and explore the VC units of 74 American companies, who between them account for around 80% of all corporate venturing in the S&P 500. A mixed bag.

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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. What has helped to shape you as a leader?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2020

If you work in the field long enough, you can go from a staff accountant to an executive position such as a CFO. Chief Financial Officer (CFO). CFO is one of the end goal positions for all accountants. The position of CFO demands the most considerable expertise, maximum experience, and exceptional leadership skills.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types , for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have. “On On the senior leadership team, you need thoughtful analysis and you need passion and excitement,” adds Moore.

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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.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“How you show up, what you stand for, and what actions you take to that end—as an individual and as a leader in your organization—are now gating factors to lasting success,” explains Frank Calderoni in his new book, UPSTANDING: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth. It is earned as much as it is defined.

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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.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Process automation professionals. 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. Big data specialists.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. And, by the way, that guy is now Senior Vice President and Treasurer of his Fortune 500 company. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 20, 2012

The company has been a role model of servant leadership since its founding by Herb Kelleher (and others). During the financial earnings call, CEO Gary Kelly , CFO Laura Wright and Executive VP Robert (Bob) E. Jordan reflected the company’s commitment to servant leadership. Improved Results by Acquired AirTran.

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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.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

If the agency has worked in your industry, presumably they understand what companies like yours value. Put it this way: just because an agency placed a technical Project Manager at a software company doesn’t mean they can find the right Chief Financial Officer or Director of Marketing in the same industry.

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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. To scale you need a playbook so that everyone has clarity about the processes and systems that get stuff done.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 17, 2012

I was asked by a CFO of a hospital, who attended a talk I gave on ‘ Working & Managing Across Generations ’ to contact the hospitals HR director and Workforce Education director. BUT the CFO would not be on the call. Me, “Thank you for taking your time today did CFO give you any idea into why he wanted us to talk?”.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

And, sadly, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) reports that 60 percent of small companies are unable to sustain their business more than six months following a cyberattack. Patches are often created after a software or hardware company has experienced a data breach or recognized a vulnerability that might allow one.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 7, 2014

Below is a story from a company I consulted & coached the management team. He was liked by the companies customers and vendors, and they were happy to have him visit and treat them to golf and dinners. Consulting and examining this with the company CEO, CFO, COO and Sr. Photo Credit. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2023

The ban would would elevate the cybersecurity conversation to the CEO, the CFO, and the board, and potentially end the practice of scapegoating CISOs when a breach happens.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 10, 2016

He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types, for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have. “On On the senior leadership team, you need thoughtful analysis and you need passion and excitement,” adds Moore.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC).

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Simply put, it’s a process that helps you think strategically about how you develop your story, drive alignment, and tell it powerfully—whether it’s a large organizational story or whether you want to communicate change inside your organization. Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed Golden Oldie: Customer Service Week 2016.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Martial artists meditate to quiet themselves and become more attuned to the processes of the self and the world around them. Negotiation is a human process and thus rich in human interaction, showing your human side, establishing that you care and demonstrating empathy make the people you interact with more comfortable. Find openings.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2015

I coined the terms in the 1980s to describe elements of a change management process I developed (Buying Facilitation®) that coaches buyers through their behind-the-scenes change issues they must handle before they can buy – a consulting process to help them get their ducks in a row. meet with CFO (manages the Tech department).

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

There has to be a break from day-to-day operations in the process. In this blog, I am not arguing against a clear definition of where a company is going and what sets it apart. For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. Why Mission Statements Suck [link].

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Jim is the former CLO of three major companies. Here are some of our thoughts on how to make leadership succession a more relevant process in your company. Many of the CEOs we talk with these days express concern about the lack of bench strength in their companies. Succession planning processes have lots of to-do's.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2015

Is that job candidate being truthful about his claim that he instituted processes for his previous employer that saved the company millions of dollars? Does the CFO of the company you’re looking to acquire really have confidence in the revenue numbers he’s projecting? a Greenville, N.C.-based

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

B2C companies invest millions to understand the various personas, segments, demographics, and geographical nuances to help them determine how to position and manage their brands to appeal to the faceless masses. B2B companies invest to understand their customers as well, but the path they take is very different.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Simply put, it’s a process that helps you think strategically about how you develop your story, drive alignment, and tell it powerfully—whether it’s a large organizational story or whether you want to communicate change inside your organization. Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed Golden Oldie: Customer Service Week 2016.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 201

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Org charts can be arranged by function, process, product, market, customer, geographic, matrix, or a combination approach. 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.

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Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 87

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Org charts can be arranged by function, process, product, market, customer, geographic, matrix, or a combination approach. 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.

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Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

An enterprise business model was developed that takes in all the processes across all the business areas. Processes are categorized by a Business Cycle (end to end business process) which are “owned&# by a majority of non-financial senior leaders. The CFO owns a couple. Thanks for sharing this one.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Many companies have become smart buyers, but many have become too smart. They’ve refined the buying process so far that they have precluded the words ‘quality’ and ‘value’ from the buying process AND they have taken the words productivity, ease of use, and morale out of the delivery process.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The Case Study Below is true, the company and names have been changed. These results can be replicated using the Exponent Leadership Process …To make your team and leaders better Contact Mike. _. These results can be replicated using the Exponent Leadership Process …To make your team and leaders better Contact Mike. Situation.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. This process is about making it easy for your stakeholder to say “yes” to your pitch. Before founding his own company, he was an assistant professor at Duke University, a consultant at McKinsey & Co.,

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The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

As I argued in the last post , if you want the company to do the right thing, make sure you have a set of numbers to back it up. The Cambridge dictionary online defines a revenue forecast as “a calculation of the amount of money that a company will receive from sales during a particular period.”. I cringed when I heard the story.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

At Bettcher Industries, we love the meat processing industry; we’ve always loved the meat processing industry and one reason we do is because many others don’t. Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit.

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