Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2011

, it's the behavior of industrial age institutions — corporations, banks, governments — that's the invisible fist of this great crisis. And the wisdom group's lifeblood wouldn't be in the hands of a finance team — but in the hands of what you might call a significance team.

Organization 15

Organization Finance Senge Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

As highlighted by the financial crisis, the world is rife with unpredictable forces that can affect revenue streams, costs of goods and services, and mark-to-market accounting judgments. CFOs can be similarly transparent concerning the key performance metrics that will drive future revenue and earnings.

CFO 12

CFO Metrics Price Depreciation 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Listen here to learn more about what Shootman calls the “digital work crisis.” Alex, you use a term, digital work crisis, to describe what’s going on in our workplaces today. And that’s really the source of this digital work crisis. And this is the digital work crisis. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

A rules and compliance-based approach may work well for managing preventable risks, but is inadequate for strategy and external risks as companies that failed during the financial crisis illustrated all too well. The compliance-oriented risk manager of a failed U.K. But can effective risk management be sustained? But was it?

Risk Management 9

Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We have a crisis in health care delivery, and if we can fix that problem we’ll have more than enough resources to cover all the uninsured and underinsured. Ascension centralized functions such as human resources, payroll, travel services, and finance, thereby streamlining operations and saving costs. The real problem is that U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2011

And Mark Perry , a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan, puts it in perspective with a handy chart.). If there is a bubble and it does burst, it stands to reason that the schools that weather the crisis relatively well will be those that provide considerable educational value.

Education 15

Education Human Capital Class CFO 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses.

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Strategies like outsourcing, hiring lower-cost people, or exotic employment offer tempting cost savings to the finance-minded folks. Scaling up comes with CFO and board pressure to gain efficiency, and the natural tendency of a business will be to squeeze customer teams. What not to do. Don’t get distracted by cost reduction.

Metrics 14

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

Two recently released JP Morgan Chase (JPM) reports on the causes of the "London Whale" trading losses raise important questions about whether financial service firms can exorcise the spectral issues which were so central to the financial crisis. Headquarters of Chief Investment Office (CIO).

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

But must employees, investors, and other constituents accept harmful employment cultures in fast-growth organizations until a crisis occurs? But this focus on a single element of the HR value proposition can perpetuate a crisis. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.

Compliance 12

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. And when Derek had lost his job during the financial crisis, Rogier had invited him to join Contect. Please don’t let that cloud your judgment as CFO. ” “As the CFO, I can’t lose sight of what’s going on in each country.”

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In Sarah’s opinion, the problem was obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. The young and inexperienced CEO confessed that he often felt uncomfortable asking tough questions of the CFO, an industry veteran who was 10 years his senior. had pulled her aside and asked her to stop arguing with the CFO. had grown distant. Some months back, J.P.

Case Study 9

Case Study Real Estate CFO Letter 9