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The Seven Tests of A CEO

Leading Blog

If there are not clear and consistent guidelines for behavior, or if they are not reinforced and modeled every day by the top leaders, cultures can devolve into hives of dysfunction, insecurity, fear, and chaos. Robert Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television said: Culture is almost like a religion.

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"I'd Like My Life Back" -- a lesson for CEOs in building an organization that listens to warnings

Great Leadership By Dan

Yes, in these many reports will be false alarms and non-emergencies; one CFO told me that someone actually ordered a pizza on his company''s hotline. Written policies and procedures – Does your company have written guidelines that make reporting concerns a job requirement, as well as non-retaliation for doing so?

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Social Media Compliance Isn't Fun, But It's Necessary

Harvard Business Review

Just ask Gene Morphis, ex-CFO of clothing retailer Francesca's. These hurdles aren't unique to financial services — insurance, pharmaceuticals, health care and government all face regulation, to name a few examples. The risks and penalties are real. Once a policy is in place, training is critical.

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JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Harvard Business Review

legislators and regulators, believe that risks can be managed by establishing and following rules, standards and guidelines. Many people, including quite a few U.S. But for certain categories of risk, this is a false and dangerous assumption.

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A Step-by-Step Plan to Improve CMO-COO Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Delivering on journeys requires many different parts of the organization to come together, such as working with the CIO on the technology implications of developing journeys, and providing the CFO with hard ROI data on customer journey investments. See the customer journey all the way through.

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How to Respond When Your Employee Asks for a Raise

Harvard Business Review

Grote says that while many large corporations have clear guidelines, most other companies don’t. In their company, the COO, CFO, and HR director make decisions about compensation together and typically grant raises only at year-end review time. ” Be prepared though. It may not always be a straightforward answer.

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The Key to Better Cybersecurity: Keep Employee Rules Simple

Harvard Business Review

These historical password guidelines are finally being challenged now that they have proven to be ineffective for most organizations. Requests for tax information and fake wire transfer requests look like they are sent from the CEO or CFO to someone in the finance department using the appropriate language.

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