Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

Business leadership researchers tell us that the best traits for your CFO are emotional stability and global ethics. In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. Your CFO should be Captain America with the emotional range of a rock.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Team Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Smart product managers know the value of having allies in the CFO’s office. When the PM makes a concerted effort to have a strong relationship with sales, their product success will increase. Accounting/Finance: This group is often completely ignored by product management.

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Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

Too often we leave the worries and cares about money to the CFO’s office. Of the three P’s listed above, the one that typically receives the least focus by product managers is profits (or perhaps more clearly stated, revenue ).

Succession 133

Succession CFO Ethics Taylorism 133

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center shared Do an Ethics Check to Navigate the Gray Zone. Jesse Lyn recaps, “It’s easy to know what’s ethical when your choices are clear-cut. Ethical decision-making can be challenging in our personal lives. Use these 3 questions to provide ethical leadership through the gray zone.”

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 150

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." ​ ​1.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The same investment logic holds for Apple's innovation ecosystem; the flow and fortune of its third-party apps development alone would yield valuable insight. Yes, this exercise will surface all manner of ethical — and possibly legal — conflicts and risks.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15