Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

In these organizational structures, you typically have two bosses: a "straight-line" direct boss, who is the person who prepares your performance review and decides on your raise; and a "dotted-line" boss, who may also assign you work but has less control over your review. It certainly worked for me. He really liked me.

Management 8

Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The feedback in the 360-degree reviews was supposed to be anonymous. Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. kuritafsheen/Getty Images. Lance sighed.

Case Study 14

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 14

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

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

AUGUST 22, 2018

Water, no ice, please,” said Noelle Freeman, the CFO of Franklin Climate Systems. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As CFO, Noelle was, of course, concerned about the numbers. Illustration by James Yang.

Case Study 13

Case Study CFO Bottom-up Operations 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2015

Distefano : Because we’ve got [a database of] over two million assessed executives, we can cut that so that we can see how a CFO at a state-owned firm in China is different from a CFO in private equity-owned firm in Silicon Valley. Hiring Analytics Human resource management' Why not leave that to the interview?

Execution 8

Execution CFO Self-aware Benchmarking 8

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

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Japan’s Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry published The Ito Review in 2014 which points to integrated reporting as a way to combat “short-termism.” Some of the most important insights will come from human capital reporting. Performance measurement Data Human resource management'

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

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. He encouraged me to take the course.

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In a 2010 review of its purchasing strategy, Ascension concluded that it didn’t really have an effective purchasing strategy at all. Ascension centralized functions such as human resources, payroll, travel services, and finance, thereby streamlining operations and saving costs. It’s part of Catholic social teaching.”

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

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. Sure enough, emboldened by our break-time conversations and by the initial bravery of the CFO, the head of human resources spoke up, followed by the head of sales, and then the COO.

Leadership 11

Leadership Committee CFO Learning-by-Doing 11

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

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. How Employee Engagement Hits the Bottom Line Harvard Business Review, November 2012. The Innovation Catalysts Harvard Business Review, June 2011. Economical Employee Engagement Human Resource Executive Online, January 2011.

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Article CFO Magazine Library 100

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

DECEMBER 17, 2015

For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well. Good Shepherd’s CFO, Greghan Fischer, for example, saw strong potential in Yan Li, a quietly competent member of her finance team. He was promoted to COO within two years.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Make “Friday review” a habit, and you’ll be able to shave hours off your weekly work, gaining meaningful peace of mind. 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. Bring workplace efficiency home.

Stress 15

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Welcome to the Quick Take, a conversation with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. 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?” ” Download this interview. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

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

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

One executive I talked to complained to me about how much data their human resources department collected each year, but every year he felt that none of the data was used to improve working conditions. One year, the CFO noticed that there was a miscalculation that resulted in a shortage of a few million euros.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

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. Assign tasks and ask if there are questions. Wrap up the meeting with a summary of accomplishments and next steps action items.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. 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

Case Study 13

Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

A similar proposal to Split Finance would likely have been rejected out of hand by organization leaders (and Harvard Business Review editors), because its obvious that the Finance function must fit the organization strategy and leader capabilities. Human resources Leadership Talent management'

Charan 14

Charan Finance Human Resources Supply Chain 14

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. Many benefit from in-depth 360-degree reviews at six to eight months and then again at 18 months.

Henderson 13

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. Brett (not his real name) was the CFO of a major multinational. Brett was discussing a talented woman in his organization while reviewing questions as part of the organization’s talent process.

Team 8

Team Diversity Company Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

. “Now even our CEO and CFO work from home from time to time,” he says. Wade Vielock had worked as a manager at Employer Flexible, a Houston-based human resources and recruitment company, for a year before he was transferred to San Antonio. .” “Sometimes you just need a break from the water cooler chat.”

Proposal 15

Proposal How To Case Study Motivation 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.

Compliance 12

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

Any CFO knows that businesses invest in many things to improve workplace environments without justifying these costs with an ROI study. As these studies show, the current ROI debate misses the bigger picture.

ROI 8

ROI Health Care Company Competitive Advantage 8