Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The CEO’s principal aim therefore is not necessarily to judiciously allocate financial capital but to allocate precious scientific and human resources to the most promising projects and to pull back and redeploy those resources in a timely manner when the prospects of specific projects dim.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

There, I learned what made mergers successful and passed that information along to him. A year later, I had an interesting new job as the human resources representative on the mergers and acquisitions team. She made a presentation to the VP of Public Relations, the CFO, and the president of the company to get the extra support.

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. So, for instance, if you want a top finance job it's not enough to be the best CFO in the U.S.; you have to be the best CFO in the world.

Execution 16

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants. It certainly worked for me. He really liked me. Can you give me an example?"

Management 8

Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Australia’s main CFO forum, the G100 , has shown interest in the topic and even published a paper offering broad support for integrated reporting, arguing that “corporate reporting reform is underway and CFOs should seize the opportunity to drive the reporting agenda.” Why the interest?

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

It also informs future spending levels, allocation of the budget across programs and media, and which messages a marketer chooses. While MROI is not usually public information, managers can use published financial statement data to estimate MROI for a competitor. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds.

ROI 8

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. Hiring Human resources' When used correctly, cognitive and personality tests can increase the chances that new employees will succeed.

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. Hiring Human resources' When used correctly, cognitive and personality tests can increase the chances that new employees will succeed.

Pre-Employment Screening 8

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

It’s never been easier to collect information on what we’re doing and to share that information with the world. There is no doubt that we need transparency to know what is happening in our organizations, and that we can use the information in constructive ways that reduce wrongdoing. Emphasize learning.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

The baby’s got the flu, the employee hasn’t slept in three days, and the annual department budget is due to the CFO’s office. The decision is human, and eminently understandable (what working parent hasn’t faced the same type of situation?).

Stress 15

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

If you or I were the CFO of a manufacturing company, and we were in a board meeting, and the board asked, “What is your manufacture and capacity utilization?” They’ve treated human resources and human resource management as a tier-one asset. Think about that, Angelia.

Content 9

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Between the inner and outer doors of Circale Corporation's headquarters building, human resources VP Nils Ekdahl crossed paths with CFO Anita Fierst as he was leaving for lunch. "We Milanese had begun visiting other companies, gathering information, and studying best practices in the area of performance review.

Case Study 13

Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 13