Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Half are C-Suite level executives, meaning that they serve as CEO, CFO, COO or the board of directors at a company. The executive women also put a premium on the discipline honed by sports, which they see translating to a person’s determination and work ethic. Only 3% did not participate in sports at any point in their lives.

Sports 17

Sports COO CFO Participative 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2017

Yan Wang, the former CFO of VitalSmarts, didn’t survive Mao’s China by taking outlandish risks such as questioning those in positions of authority. As our CFO, she did impeccable work with the highest ethical standards. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Planning 8

Planning CFO Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

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. He let him take the stage.

Execution 8

Execution IPO CFO Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

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. He let him take the stage.

Execution 8

Execution IPO CFO Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2015

This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. 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. Editor’s Note. ” Turkish Delight.

Case Study 8

Case Study CFO Finance Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

In several survey studies, we demonstrated that when employees perceive their leaders as too ethically driven, they demonstrated the same negative behaviors that were shown when leaders were perceived as very unethical. Only leaders perceived as moderate in their ethical requests were effective in promoting positive employee behavior.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

How about this, the boardroom version of Sophie''s Choice: "Who would you rather fire, the CFO or the CSO?". The idea of placing your data, probably your company''s most important asset, in the hands of a third party needs careful review. It may end up someplace where laws, regulations, and ethics are highly questionable.

CEO 8

CEO CFO Offshoring Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Every CEO, CMO, CFO, and business unit leader should ask themselves these questions: If I decided to launch a hedge fund based solely on the data our business generates, what kind of financial opportunities immediately suggest themselves? Marry the Buffett and the Brin to get a glimpse of an alternate future.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

A study of CFO surveys shows that corporate financial professionals are way too sure of their ability to predict the future. Over the course of a decade, the CFOs were asked to state the range of one-year stock-market forecasts that they thought would lead them to be right 80% of the time. But do they?

CFO 8

CFO Survey Globalization Document 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn’t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn’t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates’ membership in “protected” classes of people).

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If a company wanted to use astrology to pick a Scorpio instead of a Libra as the new CFO, there wouldn''t be any legal risks to doing so (as long as there wasn''t any correlation between astrological sign and candidates'' membership in "protected" classes of people).

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

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. Assign tasks and ask if there are questions. Wrap up the meeting with a summary of accomplishments and next steps action items.

Press Release 140

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

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. ” They shape people’s identities and work ethics, influencing working cultures, and casting their shadow long past people’s membership in them.

Long-term 8

Long-term Loyalty Uncertainty Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

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. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.

Compliance 12

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2016

Remember the public shaming – and heavy sentences — heaped on Enron and Worldcom for their accounting (and more importantly, ethical) failures? If your strategy relies heavily on aggressive M&A, for example, do you really want a CFO who doesn’t command a salary higher than the norm? It’s not surprising.

Benchmarking 10

Benchmarking Company Short-term Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

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.

Belief Systems 17

Belief Systems Tips Audience CFO 17

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

Andrew Fastow, the former CFO, was sentenced to six years in prison. A more authentic CSR program and a more public commitment to ethical leadership by the controlling Lee family would signal to the government and the public that Samsung is taking change to heart. financial crisis.

Reputation 8

Reputation Crisis Loyalty Banking 8