Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In meat plants, tens of thousands of operators are “whizzing” meat products everyday in over sixty countries around the world. By the end of 2010, we have a prototype adaptation of our Whizard trimmer for tissue processing operating with the original customer, but we know that the tool is unsatisfactory in many ways.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

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

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2012

A few years ago, the chief operating officer launched a customer quality initiative to improve six core processes and assigned executives to "own" each process. Some point to politics in the C-Suite, especially to competition between the COO and CFO. How can you break this cycle? They blocked each other's progress.

Company 8

Company COO CFO Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

I listened in this morning as Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer explained what they're planning to do with Apple's $98 billion in cash (pay a $2.65 The current setup for taxing the foreign operations of U.S. An economic distortion caused by the tax code — by which foreign corporations operating in the U.S.

GDP 12

GDP How To Offshoring Incentives 12

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It’s best summed up by the phrase “policy and politics” which I’ve adapted as “ ideas and influence ” for its application to business. Given how much stuff was coming at us…we probably spent much more time trying to get the policy right than trying to get the politics right. and public opinion.”

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Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As soon as you step into a top position at a company that needs to significantly improve the way it operates, there’s pressure to get off to a quick start. Instead, he was told that the CEO would stay until the CFO developed the capabilities to succeed him, and Greg would be allowed to resign. Use silence.

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Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Stemberg turned to Basil Anderson, who had tackled similar challenges as CFO of Campbell Soup and Scott Paper. But Anderson, who had served as an independent director on the company’s board for several years, did this through having “tremendous relationships and credibility with the operating executives.”

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Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

One of my students told me that she trains herself in strategic thinking by keeping up with business, economic or political events or trends and forcing herself to “think about what they mean to my business, company or industry, both now and in the future.” Learn to delegate once and for all.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Should you be polite and stay above it all? Hill points out that listening to office banter is a great way to learn what's going on at your company — what group recently landed a big deal, why the CFO was out of the office for a week, or what initiatives the CEO is likely to approve. And yet everyone does it.

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Reputation Case Study Information CFO 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

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2014

The company had chosen to support the group because of its plan to fund ads promoting political candidates in the upcoming elections who had strong pro-business platforms. Natural Foods should get out of politics.”. But he was outnumbered by fellow directors who thought that ignoring politics was too risky. Come on, Ken.

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Case Study Politics Committee Letter 9