Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2019

Before starting as CFO, I repeatedly scanned through my leadership qualities, considering how I would present myself to my new colleagues. Most leadership positions demand foresight, complex problem solving, and creativity, that of which requires sharp mental faculty. They should connect with employees. They should be story-tellers.

P&L 57

P&L CFO Sharpe Finance 57

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link]. For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. There’s some outstanding creativity amongst America’s homeless.

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Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The mindset and skill set for the latter is vastly different than those that enabled your creative expression. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. You’re not managing your energy well. You must concentrate on managing your energy because there are so many demands on your time, that you can’t meet them all.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 243

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. This work by Rich Gee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Unported License.

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CEO Development Licensing Motivation 238

Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal. Creative Success Story of Andrea Wachner I want to share a motivational story I read on Reuters. Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007.Â

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Press Release CEO Discount PR 124

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g., which is down 4% from 30% in the prior year.

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Press Release Discount PR Directory 113

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

The CFO owns a couple. Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. An enterprise business model was developed that takes in all the processes across all the business areas.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goal Goleman 200

The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

Orientation toward innovation and creativity. Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior. Effective managers are typically more oriented toward details, as are functions like quality control and accounting. Effective managers, on the other hand, are more Present time oriented to deal with daily activities.

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Motivation Leadership McClelland Long-term 100

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

From this small spark, we examined the potential of four additional “problems” we had learned about in our medical industry research and feel we can leverage the Amalgatome into a full-fledged business platform.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

But this makes the still lingering CMO-CFO disconnect even more significant, as both executives are now stewards of that critical corporate data. As the CMO, I can say that a big part of trusting Gene (CFO) was that he not only demonstrated a passion for marketing, but a genuine interest in helping our department with his finance expertise.

CFO 8

CFO Advertising Finance Marketing 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

Dirty Little Secrets offers dozens of examples to clarify precisely how buying decisions can be facilitated through the right kind of questions, including an in-depth case study of a marketing manager who recognizes the need for a better website and wants to bring in an external design team. The result? The results were instant, and dramatic.

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Case Study Technology Resistance Project 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In our work with clients across dozens of sectors over more than five years, we have found that the strongest CMO/CFO partnerships develop when both parties undertake five actions: 1. CMOs need to start building this relationship by having a clear understanding of what CFOs expect.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

Sebell (mark@creativerealities.com), who are managing partners at Creative Realities, Inc. a Boston-based innovation management collaborative. In interviews with a dozen senior managers from a large company, two particular failures came up over and over again. Create a knowledge management system.

NPV 15

NPV ROI CFO Consensus 15

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." My method marries the sublime with the systematic — allowing for creativity and change with a strong focus on foundation and implementation." ​ ​1. Nine years later, she has more than 3.6

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

While MROI is not usually public information, managers can use published financial statement data to estimate MROI for a competitor. “Good marketing is not about winning creative awards or telling interesting stories,” Avery says. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds. Holding themselves accountable.

ROI 8

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2018

At one point, the CEO indicated that he would know that the right shift had occurred when the CFO, chief strategy officer, and other C-level leaders were seeking the CMO’s advice on strategic business problems. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I talked about ‘advertising’ or showed creative to leaders.”

CFO 8

CFO CEO Agility Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

Managers grumbled, and the CEO wasn’t as enthusiastic as he should have been, but Greg assumed these were consequences of the inevitable resistance to change. Instead, he was told that the CEO would stay until the CFO developed the capabilities to succeed him, and Greg would be allowed to resign.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Creativity? A strong organizer juggles the myriad demands and endless details of their dual role effectively with task lists on their phone; the creative thinker comes up with an unusual but happy child care arrangement that accommodates their frequent last-minute business travel. Manage the village. Resilience?

Stress 13

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants. It's not easy, to be sure, but some companies have managed to spur their employees to innovation by observing a few principles.

Attrition 15

Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2016

It’s standing in the path of what Schumpeter called a gale of creative destruction. As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently, “ “We’re frankly scratching our heads.” Not to mention the raft of creative new retailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.

Retail 8

Retail Real Estate B2B CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

As a result, the conversion rate from Facebook campaigns managed by Albert increased by 750% in Albert’s first year of operation. Albert’s results have been so impressive to date that Simson is now encouraging RedBalloon’s CFO to think in a very different way about the marketing budget.

Retail 8

Retail Audience Budgeting Advertising 8

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog shared Podcast: Increasing the Capability of the Organization. John summarizes, “Changing how organizations are managed makes a huge difference in people’s lives. These tips will help you move forward in your creativity and profit from what you create.”

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 150

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Over the past 10 years, the hospital’s managers have transformed their institution from the usual, grim, human-repair shop into a bright and comforting place. Even people outside health care are talking about the hospital now, largely because of its creative approach. Will I get out of here without catching an infection?”

Health Care 8

Health Care Airlines CFO Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants. It's not easy, to be sure, but some companies have managed to spur their employees to innovation by observing a few principles.

Attrition 11

Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

As one management consultant framed it, "Why would I ever work in one industry for the next 20 years when I can work in a new industry every other month?" As another consultant told me, "I really want to get a job as an e-commerce manager, but it's hard to start when you don't know anyone in e-commerce."

Career 14

Career Long-term Christensen CFO 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Senior management encouraged the employee’s creativity and coached her on how to implement her idea. Good Shepherd’s CFO, Greghan Fischer, for example, saw strong potential in Yan Li, a quietly competent member of her finance team. The organization would match these contributions, turning teachers into fundraisers.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

But not ever as fast as the manager wants!” ” “Where is the manager?” The manager says I’m the only one she trusts with the toilets.” As Ken clocked out at 2:30 PM, the manager told him, “You do good work. And he saw managers who were effective but spread too thin.

Case Study 8

Case Study Airlines COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. They reasoned that the transparency resulting from this open office plan improve ethical decision making as well as collaboration and creativity.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2011

The group's responsibilities would begin with measuring, monitoring, and managing that value — but end up with shepherding, guiding, and nurturing it. In too many boardrooms, marketroids are minions, flunkies, and sidekicks, yes-men who refuse to stand up to the CEO, CFO, or board and say "No!!

Organization 15

Organization Finance Senge Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

Just when you think she's gone too far, that she must now tip into the ridiculous, she manages to redeem herself. I was giving a talk to a roomful of managers about contemporary culture the other day, and someone asked darkly what I thought of the "dissoluteness." No gesture is too grand. No outfit too exaggerated.

CFO 13

CFO Objective Video Fashion 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

” Jeff Weiss, a partner at Vantage Partners, a Boston-based consultancy specializing in corporate negotiations and relationship management, and author of the HBR Guide to Negotiating , agrees. Be creative. “Negotiation isn’t about conceding, it’s about being creative,” Weiss adds. Further Reading.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain How To Price Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

When the well-known hedge fund manager and short-seller Jeremiah Hughes first put Terranola in the spotlight, issuing ominous warnings about unsold products, a looming patent expiration, and flawed growth projections, the considered judgment of the executive team was to do nothing. “I As CFO, A.J. They even sued one fund manager.

Case Study 8

Case Study CFO Hedge PR 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. “I hadn’t realized how much I cared, how much work mattered to me, until then,” he explained, sharing a feeling I have heard many a manager describe. No, it’s not a muse!

Long-term 8

Long-term Loyalty Uncertainty Banking 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

If you learn to plan, structure, and participate in meetings effectively, you will be able improve your own time management and productivity as well as that of other participants. 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.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Whether or not you hold the purse strings for your team or organization, this is a tough situation for managers. Most managers do, says Dick Grote, performance management consultant and author of How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals. Managers are struggling to figure this out.” How should you respond?

How To 8

How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2017

Consumers expect consistent products; people appreciate consistent management. And the most-successful managers must change similarly as they assume additional or different responsibilities through their careers, moving from head of sales to COO or from CFO to CEO. They are diligent and possess resilience and grit.

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Agility Balanced Scorecard COO CFO 14