Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

The firm might have relied on their rolodex to place a CFO in New York City, but this doesn’t mean they can do the same and find you a candidate in Chicago. Second, what you are trying to understand is how repeatable their success rate is. How often does their process end up with clients hiring someone they are happy with?

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Execution Chief Financial Officer Industry Strategy 213

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2015

Does the CFO of the company you’re looking to acquire really have confidence in the revenue numbers he’s projecting? Project the blame for his actions so he doesn’t feel so alone—also at fault might be the economy, the system, management, political enemies, unsupportive parents. Choose your words carefully.

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Short-term CFO Long-term Learning-by-Doing 120

Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

And, I had to wonder, how motivating did Colleen Johnston, CFO, TD Bank Financial Group find that comment? The bottom-line here for me is this: As leaders, we can all choose to back things because they’re “politically” correct and good for our personal brands. Gee Mr. Clark, couldn’t you do a little better than that??

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CFO Banking Belief Systems Godin 54

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

I looked around the room at the silent senior leadership of Alentix, all of whom had privately complained to me about Jean''s performance in recent weeks. They knew as much as anyone about leadership. The answer is deceptively simple: There is a massive difference between what we know about leadership and what we do as leaders.

Leadership 11

Leadership Committee CFO Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

But this makes the still lingering CMO-CFO disconnect even more significant, as both executives are now stewards of that critical corporate data. We found that we shared a passion for finance, the stock market, innovation, and marketing (and, candidly, politics). But determining which sales are truly incremental isn't always easy.

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CFO Advertising Finance Marketing 8

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts. It’s best summed up by the phrase “policy and politics” which I’ve adapted as “ ideas and influence ” for its application to business. This post isn’t intended to argue the merits of Obama’s politics, nor of the Times’ and other analysis.

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Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 6, 2010

A few years ago, I learned a very important lesson about leadership succession during a coaching assignment. A CEO asked me to coach his potential successor, the CFO. It didn't take long before I just felt that the CEO just didn't like the CFO. It didn't take long before I just felt that the CEO just didn't like the CFO.

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CEO CFO Skills Open-book 118

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

Success was measured quantitatively by the firm’s performance (profit and growth) vs. that of its competitors, and also qualitatively by interviews with senior executives who were involved, but not deeply invested, in the efforts (typically the CFO). While skirmishes occurred constantly on recurring allocation matters (i.e.,

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CFO Competitive Advantage Budgeting CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As a consequence, quick wins may soon be undone, or they may beget new leadership problems. The result: You will have more control over the pace of your transition to new leadership responsibilities and the company’s transition to its new era. Use silence. A pause before responding has a double benefit.

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Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

And the lessons learned from political uprisings can inform businesses on how to adjust to the new, increasingly transparent world we live in. And while business has scant experience dealing with this new access and openness, political institutions have a few centuries of experience under their belts. What can they teach us?

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How To Chief Technology Officer Audience Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Stemberg turned to Basil Anderson, who had tackled similar challenges as CFO of Campbell Soup and Scott Paper. the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team). Like Wilson, Anderson was able to lead the senior team.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2016

I’ve learned that in leadership roles the most important work often happens in the least comfortable spaces. So I somehow forced myself to swallow my pride and my anger and discuss with him how he would go about achieving the goal I had, so that my CFO would be more likely to build and own the solution.

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Restructuring CFO Bond Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Instead, once people have leadership responsibilities, their calendar gets crammed with more and more meetings and trips. One of my students signed up for a project to re-think best leadership practices at his company. Career planning Leadership Managing yourself'

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Porter Delegation Learning-by-Doing Project 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

As one financial services CFO told us, “Our mental models were so rigid that even how we thought about data itself needed to be challenged. Information] had been a source of political capital — to be hoarded and primarily used to fight internal battles. ” Create an environment of rapid innovation.

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CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Leadership & Developing People Book. If you want to be a chief financial officer (CFO), identify five CFOs who you admire or who are well regarded in your industry. It should be a significant building block of your functional or leadership capability; your accomplishment of it should mean something to others in your field.

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Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 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. You can be a positive influence on your next meeting whether you called it or not.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

That’s because compensation is rarely a straightforward issue, says Karen Dillon, author of the HBR Guide to Office Politics. “In a leadership position, you’re always going to have to deal with people’s disappointment.” ” And don’t try to throw your superiors under the bus.

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How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

But the ones who really understand the issue see gender balance as not just a numbers game but part of a broader, more strategic cultural shift that includes developing leadership teams representing geographically diffuse markets. The senior leadership team of 35 was dominated by Dutch men. How did he do it?

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Diversity CFO Globalization Video 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

Lee is accused of donating $36 million to nonprofit foundations operated by a friend of the former president in return for political favors. The political scandal and ensuing election rekindled the public’s anger at the chaebol for previous misdeeds; many people feel they never properly sought redemption. financial crisis.

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Reputation Crisis Loyalty Banking 8