Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

VP of Human Resources: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can get access to a large, diverse talent pool.”. The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. Notice the hypothesis is the same every time. Army as a combat arms officer.

Metrics 50

Metrics CFO Chief Financial Officer Marketing 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Forced to do more with much less, the small businesses that have managed to survive and even thrive during these tough times have recognized one important factor: You can’t always compete on price, but you can compete on service. It starts with employees who have been trained in the science of service.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

And many CEOs we talked to, like Owen Mahoney of Nexon, agree that the CHRO is one of the most strategic roles someone could have: “Businesses grow or die based on the quality of their people, so the human resource executive role is arguably the most strategic in the company.

Quinn 11

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 11

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.”

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well. Senior management encouraged the employee’s creativity and coached her on how to implement her idea. He was promoted to COO within two years. That promo code is now the leading driver of new donors.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Invest significant time in training and mentoring a junior colleague so they can run the budget meetings without you. Manage the village. If it takes a village to raise a child, your job is to build and manage that village the same way you would a project team at work. Work differently.

Stress 14

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 14

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. HR Meets The Cloud Training Magazine, April 2012. Economical Employee Engagement Human Resource Executive Online, January 2011. Employee Engagement in Tough Times Management Issues, October 2009.

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Article CFO Magazine Library 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. Instead, managers found that employees shared fewer ideas with each other, and those ideas they did share were less creative.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

If you learn to plan, structure, and participate in meetings effectively, you will be able improve your own time management and productivity as well as that of other participants. 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.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

In the The Capitalists Dilemma, Clay Christensen and Derek van Bever suggest that leaders have been trained and socialized to their role as capitalists, and thus come to rely too heavily on familiar and traditional finance principles. Human resources Leadership Talent management'

Charan 14

Charan Finance Human Resources Supply Chain 14

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 So the CEO had given the HR department a green light to create a new system that would force managers to be brutally honest.

Case Study 12

Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Just as striking is her description of Uber’s HR organization, which advised Fowler that because the manager in question was a high performer, HR did not feel comfortable punishing him. All too often, however, startup leaders are less savvy when it comes to human capital, until it’s too late. In one word: No.

Compliance 10

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 10