In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

For as long as I can remember, the person bonded to the CEO’s hip was the CFO. Does a Mentor Have to Breathe? To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. Why HR and the CEO Should be Joined at the Hip [link].

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Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Her Leader-as-Coach training received Harvard’s Inaugural Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring. Former President, Dow Chemical USA.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

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 15

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Other rising leaders found a lack of mentoring and support to be most discouraging: “My plans to stay or leave change relatively frequently,” says the executive director of a youth development organization in Pennsylvania, “and relationships with the board are the primary factor.”

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

” Most working parents look to their networks of mentors, coworkers, and professional contacts for advice on balancing the competing demands of work and home. Invest significant time in training and mentoring a junior colleague so they can run the budget meetings without you. ” “Hire more help!”

Stress 15

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

For instance, Gil Amelio was Apple’s CEO for less than a year in 1997, and General Motors’ chief human resources officer decamped in 2018 after just eight months in the job. The transition to the top team is demanding, with 50% to 60% of executives failing within the first 18 months of being promoted or hired.

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Henderson Career CEO Execution 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The only area where women pull ahead of men is in human resources, where they account for 71% of all HR managers. The initiatives adopted by organizations to advance women tend to include mentoring programs, networking, coaching, increased maternity leave, child care benefits, and flexible work options. But he did.

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Team Diversity Company Policies 8