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Executive Hiring For a P.E. Portfolio Company – Tangential Opportunity

N2Growth Blog

Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. The CFO candidate might get by with only a broad sector experience in manufacturing, finance, or technology. If the position is operational, hire an operations manager and a finance head. .

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Leading by Cause

Lead Change Blog

In their CFO Magazine piece, β€œ How An Obsession with Metrics Is Killing Your Company ”, authors Alexander Van Caeneghem and Jean-Marie Bequevort , write, β€œThe quest for financial performance and the pressure to measure can corrode organizational cultures, narrow the focus of leadership, reduce intrinsic motivation, and support unethical behavior.

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Hey CEO, Are You Killing Yourself At Work?

Rich Gee Group

you’re the CEO (or the President, CFO, CMO, CIO, you get the idea). But you have the primo position, the unbelievable pay, the power to move mountains, and your future already written in stone. Travel, important meetings, an urgent phone call, sudden to-do. You work hard. But it’s not enough. .

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Accenture to lay-off 25,000 low performers

HR Digest

.” Accenture has cut down travel budgets, cut back contractors were required, and was limiting new recruiting, the report stated. “I am extremely confident, and I think we’re now in a significantly strong position as we shift to this chapter,” she stated during the March 19 earnings call.

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Don’t Just Lead – Guide!

Great Leadership By Dan

Although the expeditions were mentally and physically challenging, each allowed relatively inexperienced travelers to participate. Guides demonstrate social Intelligence, the ability to build and maintain positive relationships. Guides quickly establish personal relationships that don’t fracture easily under pressure.

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Sales Reps, Stop Asking Leading Questions

Harvard Business Review

The sellers I traveled with did a decent job of asking questions and getting answers, but it felt more to me (and to the prospects, based on their responses and disposition) like they were going through a checklist. When I watched a few meetings it was easy to see why.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." ​ Tamara Dowling ​"As a catalyst for positive change, I have a history of engaging board and staff members to generate new ideas and increase overall performance. ​ ​1.

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