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. If your CFO is doing something financially shady, SOX says that he is either doing it with you or to you.
Mike Cardus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
Here is an example of a team that thought the same thing. The finance team in a Health Care Company. Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”.
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N2Growth Blog
JUNE 29, 2010
Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Accounting/Finance: This group is often completely ignored by product management. 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. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. It would be one surefire way to reset the team dynamics.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 27, 2015
Sema, a finance manager at the Dutch-British financial services consultancy Dirksen-Hall, had recently transferred from its Ankara office to its headquarters, in Amsterdam. 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.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing. Many managers proudly describe the team-building initiatives they've pursued to create a sense of staff cohesion and morale. For a number of years he has taken steps to cultivate what he describes as "Team Sheahan."
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