HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

While HR teams complete workforce planning, they will keep an eye on auditing current talent capabilities and anticipate future skills, assuring survival and growth, rather than extinction. If you don’t solve the skills riddle with agility, curiosity, and smart technology capabilities, your organization could fade from existence.”

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

However, when they looked at just the difference in how long the CEO and the CFO (the person in charge of the money) plan for the future, it didn’t seem to matter much. One reason might be that CFOs don’t often become CEOs later in their careers, so they might not have big long-term goals.

Innovation 94

Innovation Company Short-term Long-term 94

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO. These could be by moving employee positions, recognizing hidden talents or bringing external individuals to develop capability in a new technology. Most CEOs rank HRs as the eighth most important function in their organization, according to a research by McKinsey.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As technology has evolved over time from main frame to client server to the Internet and now the cloud, the impact of a new Tech Debt 2.0 CEOs and CFOs managing technology may not recognize tech debt building up in their SMBs—because it is not revealed in monthly variance reports or other accounting controls.

Bottom-up 94

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 94

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

In order for any change to occur – whether it’s a decision to purchase a product, or an implementation to add new technology – whatever touches the ultimate solution must buy-in to the change. In 1983, in London, I started up a body shop/recruitment company to support the ‘new’ language and ’4GL’ support technology called Focus.

Case Study 50

Case Study Technology Resistance Project 50

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Recently, in a conversation with the CFO of a blue chip company, I observed an example of the impact of this increased compensation. The CFO replied, "You are getting paid as much a partner in one of the top professional services firms. New Technology There was a time when people thought new technology would lead to more leisure time.

Health Care 132

Health Care CFO Competitive Advantage Outsourcing 132

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If you’re tense or distracted by the planning and anticipation of your next move toward your opponent, you’re much more likely to be hit. He was President, CFO, General Counsel, and the second largest shareholder of PDS Tech prior to its purchase by AKKA Technologies. Most of all, be patient and relaxed. Be like water.

Open-book 96

Open-book CFO Learning-by-Doing Audience 96

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2015

have a formal meeting with VPs of Sales and Marketing and the head of Technology (the 4 of you make up the foundation of the Buying Decision Team (BDT)) to discuss ideas to move forward and upgrade your site, including bringing in a web design vendor. meet with CFO (manages the Tech department). She opposes hiring external vendors.

CFO 50

CFO Consensus Budgeting Brand 50

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

” CFO Jon Verbeck gives us a major pointer for increasing our profits, and helps leaders understand these important elements of running a department or business. Justin Setzer of Plan to Lead provided Five Steps to Crush Your Business and Life Goals. Find Jon on Twitter at @jonverbeck1.

Leadership Development 269

Leadership Development Development Leadership IAS 269

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies.

Industry 12

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Almost any enterprise you can think of, no matter the industry or sector, is trying (or being pressured by competitors) to use new technology to harness the vast new oceans of data being generated by smartphones, sensors, digital cameras, GPS devices, and myriad other sources of information originating from customers and markets.

Technology 8

Technology Metrics Budgeting CIO 8

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Focuses on business development and implementation of new business plans across the Region. Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Technology innovator and speaker. Divya Silbermann – Human resources leader at technology startups, including Facebook and Eventbrite. Entrepreneurs.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

While working for a large, rapidly expanding non-profit, I was tasked with upgrading the organization’s technology. Adding to the challenge was an already understaffed technology department, supporting antiquated technology. A replacement of such a critical tool would typically require months of planning alone.

CFO 185

CFO Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Technology 185

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

This, in turn, is triggering a shift in the perceived role of the CFO — from bean counters to planters of seed corn. “We are trying to use the index to change corporate behavior,” said Mark Wiseman, chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the lead investor in the initiative.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term CFO Wiseman 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

Coordinating the infrastructure, technology, and messaging in a way that appears seamless and fluid to the customer is, to be blunt, a logistical nightmare. This as approach helps both CMO and COO become invested in the successful implementation of the plan. But getting it right pays off. See the customer journey all the way through.

COO 8

COO Planning Metrics Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Then a new CFO joined the company: Masashi Oka, a financial industry veteran who had played a key role in transforming Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group-owned Union Bank in the US. At the urging of many investors, President Ushida also took the decision to discontinue the company’s three-year growth plan.

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

A few months ago, a former client called me in a panic : Her CFO wanted to start several process simplification projects immediately — and she needed a proposal to review with him the next day. In some ways, technology has turned us into rapid-response junkies.

CFO 15

CFO Crisis Proposal Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. In the second scenario, a planned CEO departure occurs during a time of uncertainty.

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." I am adept at establishing policies, procedures, and technologies to enhance efficiency, financial health, and service to organize constituents. Czar "I rescue troubled companies.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

As finance shifts its focus from controlling costs to advising managers on improvement activities, CFOs must change their thinking and behaviors. Getting the CFO on board is key. CFO Tim Olson of ThedaCare , a healthcare system in Wisconsin, went through a similar conversion. Then I became an advocate. Now I know that.".

Finance 10

Finance CFO Budgeting Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2013

While the schools'' own IT infrastructures and apps proved disconcertingly incompatible, Dropbox and skillfully edited Skypes facilitated exactly the kind of real-time and asynchronous coordination and "version management" needed to deliver a "knock-their-socks-off" plan fast. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

Media 8

Media Power CIO Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

The CEO and CFO responded with, "A failure to hit ROI and NPV targets." The Chief Marketing Officer recalled that sales and distribution did not achieve planned market presence. The problem came with the follow-up question, "Why did example A fail?". The head of R&D remembered it as a failure to properly market the innovation.

NPV 16

NPV ROI CFO Consensus 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

” When Quinn accepted the CHRO role at Boston Scientific, her HR organization planned to implement a program even though they knew it probably would not work. “I was surprised by how much I personally enjoyed running the HR function versus taking on a CFO role,” said Reses. I push leaders.

Quinn 13

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Analytics has exposed organizational anachronisms such as adversarial marketing-finance relationships and a focus on traditional year-long planning (instead of constant optimization) in marketing groups little changed for decades. This has spurred re-thinks that include changes to key executive relationships.

Finance 13

Finance Marketing P&L ROI 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Simon had been a chief executive for 15 years, and CFO before he was 30. Like many CEOs, he had had no time to plan his retirement — all his focus had been on running the company. .” Most CEOs we spoke to, like Simon, had no time to plan their retirement while running their companies. Don’t ignore it.

Simon 13

Simon CEO Venture Capitalist Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. The timeline was unrealistic, so the installation took a month longer than planned. Martig was a seasoned CFO with years of forecasting experience in technology firms. Forecasting acumen.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2018

At one point, the CEO indicated that he would know that the right shift had occurred when the CFO, chief strategy officer, and other C-level leaders were seeking the CMO’s advice on strategic business problems. This would require an action plan, time, and organizational commitment. The first thing she did was define success.

CFO 8

CFO CEO Agility Marketing 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Perhaps your manager had your job title a few years or months back, or your new CFO recently transitioned into the role from heading the accounting department. gaining experience in the many facets of workforce planning, development and analytics. Internal Candidates Are Regularly Tapped to Fill Open Roles.

Career 247

Career Company Software Handbook 247

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Sensors, the cloud, mobile and broadband wireless, and other such technologies are increasing the flow of digitized information exponentially. ” Immelt elevated marketing and digital media when he promoted Beth Comstock to vice chair, while other positions, including that of the CFO, are at the senior vice president level.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Eventually her team ended up with a portfolio of investments that caught the attention of the CFO and CEO because some were bringing new technologies into the company’s supply chain, and others were hinting at new business models for engaging with customers. Career planning' How well do you rebound from career setbacks?

Career 10

Career Examples Supply Chain CFO 10

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Use technology to provide quick, efficient customer service. As long as you make sure your messaging is detailed and easy to understand, your customers will appreciate the quick service these technologies provide. Making cuts to employee perks or customer service perks is not a long-term plan for survival. magazine.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

But given that today's CMO is often the main connection between the consumer and the company, a strong relationship with the CIO can allow her to leverage technology to better understand those customers. And new technology can integrate these disparate sources of customer-related information. Find Common Ground.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants. Career planning Managing up Organizational culture'

Management 8

Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Wilson was an industry outsider (he had previously worked as a management consultant and the head of corporate planning at an airline), whom Stemberg described as a “provocateur” and an “in-your-face kind of guy.” So founder and CEO Tom Stemberg hired John Wilson as head of strategy and chief financial officer.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

I met the team at Albert (formerly known as Adgorithms) while I was doing research into artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven marketing technologies for my book, Marketing, Interrupted. As part of my research, I interviewed several of Albert’s customers, including Simson.

Retail 8

Retail Audience Budgeting Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

Several years ago, she was asked to build and run a small team that would invest in start-ups aimed at bringing new technology into the company’s supply chain. Eventually, her team built a portfolio that caught the interest of the CFO and the CEO, and soon she was meeting regularly with them.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain CFO Performance Review Construction 8