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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

So, with the help of WordPress analytics and content judgment, here’s my list of the top ’CEO Afterlife’ blogs of 2011. For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. ” Self-assessment is never easy. The Nuts and Bolts of the Strategic Plan [link].

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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

Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Former Operating Partner at Blackstone, Chief Human Resources Officer for Unilever. of Content for Marshall Goldsmith and 100 Coaches Project.

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How Digital Leaders Get the Right Work Done - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKFRONT

Harvard Business Review

If you or I were the CFO of a manufacturing company, and we were in a board meeting, and the board asked, “What is your manufacture and capacity utilization?” They’ve treated human resources and human resource management as a tier-one asset. Think about that, Angelia.

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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. He really liked me. Can you give me an example?"

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Why So Many Leadership Programs Ultimately Fail

Harvard Business Review

Sure, the trainings are almost always fun, interesting, engaging, and filled with valuable, research-based content. When we returned after the break at the Alentix Executive Committee meeting, the CFO interrupted the agenda to say he wanted to address the issue of Europe. Here''s why: We''re teaching the wrong things in the wrong ways.

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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.