Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative. Lesson: You want employees to learn how a business makes, saves, and spends money?

CFO 58

CFO P&L Call Center COO 58

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

I've written about the rising significance of soft skills, including in the March 2011 issue of HBR (coauthored with Kevin L. 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.

Execution 15

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

“The MROI of social media activity often looks very high if you only count financial resources, but if you look at the human resources required to develop content and respond to consumers’ posts 24/7, the number goes down,” she says. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds.

ROI 8

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 8

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 The CFO was right: Milanese was indeed a perfectionist. The best way to evaluate an employee is to look at his unit's P&L.

Case Study 12

Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 12