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The Secret Button for Getting Your Ideas Approved

Strategy Driven

VP of Human Resources: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can get access to a large, diverse talent pool.”. The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Former President, Amherst College.

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Are You Considering a Job with Two Managers?

Harvard Business Review

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants. It certainly worked for me. or "How have you worked best with them in the past?

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Why So Many Leadership Programs Ultimately Fail

Harvard Business Review

Ever since I started teaching leadership on mountaineering expeditions in the late 80''s, the question of how to develop leaders has absorbed me. The goal of any leadership development program is to change behavior. Sure, the trainings are almost always fun, interesting, engaging, and filled with valuable, research-based content.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

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A Refresher on Marketing ROI

Harvard Business Review

“The MROI of social media activity often looks very high if you only count financial resources, but if you look at the human resources required to develop content and respond to consumers’ posts 24/7, the number goes down,” she says. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds.

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The Never-Ending Meeting :: Women on Business

Women on Business

I have learned over the years to make meetings meaningful and productive, but it has become a developed skill over time. It’s not rocket science, but it is surprising how many CFO’s and managers don’t stop to evaluate the effectiveness of their meetings. Be the change you see in your meetings!