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. In the high potential development program, we took participants to other locations and gave them a chance to learn more about a new business unit. Lesson: You want people to think like an owner?

CFO 58

CFO P&L Call Center COO 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

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 13

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

After a successful program, participants should show up differently, saying and doing things in new ways that produce better results. When we returned after the break at the Alentix Executive Committee meeting, the CFO interrupted the agenda to say he wanted to address the issue of Europe. Will someone step up? That''s leadership.

Leadership 11

Leadership Committee CFO Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

In a traditional business, there is little connectivity or co-creation, so the enterprise value is equal to the “mass” of the company — its human resources, financial assets, intellectual property, and physical goods. Human capital. After all, we call the department human resources.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 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.

Press Release 140

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

We asked study participants to evaluate organizations in which cc-ing others on email was the norm, and organizations in which colleagues were only occasionally cc’ed. One year, the CFO noticed that there was a miscalculation that resulted in a shortage of a few million euros. Would you feel trusted by that person?

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8