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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Facebook’s first HR hire, she has led global people programs, been an HR Business Partner, and CFO.

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Why Executives Should Talk About Racial Bias at Work

Harvard Business Review

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. He was well known in their industry for his tenacity, work ethic, and sheer brilliance when it came to numbers.

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Executives Must Talk About Racial Bias at Work

Harvard Business Review

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. He was well known in their industry for his tenacity, work ethic, and sheer brilliance when it came to numbers.

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Case Study: Is It Teasing or Harassment?

Harvard Business Review

She and Bernhard had been chatting with a few of his colleagues at the party when Dirksen-Hall’s CFO, Harold van der Linde, approached. She’s the finance manager for Project Samen—” but someone tapped the CFO on the shoulder, and Van der Linde made a polite exit before he could hear anything more about her.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. Beyond risk mitigation, taking a strategic approach to diversity and inclusion can have tangible payoffs.

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Win the Pitch: Tips from Mastercard's "Priceless" Pitchman

Harvard Business Review

We all make pitches every day — for that highly-prized account; to a client who's reluctant to accept your scary proposal; for a skeptical CFO to loosen the purse strings; or for a wary new team to believe in you. Here's what I've learned about winning pitches like these: 1.