Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The audience was mostly engineers – program and project managers, the ones in charge of designing and making complex stuff. Caution: when employees feel like owners, no more wasting money on expensive furniture, management boondoggles, or projects with a poor net present value. Yes, you too can speak like a CFO!

Finance 246

Finance Course Net Present Value Management 246

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO. The CEO and CFO should work with the CHRO to establish the causes of misses in relation to the company’s social system such as how people work and not necessarily external factors. That’s absolutely wrong. Here are the essential CHRO roles every CEO must support -.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

Women on Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Staying on-task during the holiday season is a challenge across the professional universe and no one is immune, whether you’re a CEO, CFO or president, account exec, receptionist or intern, work at home or commute. They’re all enjoyable distractions, but I’ll be the first to admit, the juggle takes a toll on the job.

PR 248

PR CFO Energy Project 248

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Noticing fellow teachers struggling with technology adoption, she moved into the role of instructional technologist, implementing IT projects and training teachers how to use technology in the classroom. Hire a Chief Future Officer (CFO). To accommodate the escalating speed of change and plans for the future, hire a new type of CFO.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”. started by asking: What do you want the people in sales and the project managers to do? The finance team in a Health Care Company.

Cooper 139

Cooper Succession Finance Resistance 139

Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

Some are: Financial – This is all-important – I can’t tell you how many executives I would watch sit in meeting and clearly see they had no idea what was in front of them on our financial projections. Know this area cold. Operational – Know how the organization works inside and out. Where are the dependencies?

CEO 150

CEO Development CIO Emotional Intelligence 150

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

A new CFO came on board and decided that training was a luxury that could no longer be afforded. That is, projects, books, discussions with your manager, just about anything could and should be counted towards those 40 hours. There was even a requirement that every employee received 40 hours of training.

Training 230

Training Development Budgeting Learning Curve 230

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2015

meet with CFO (manages the Tech department). All agree to bring in more folks onto BDT: HR, Project Management, Internal Consulting. Agree to get CFO’s permission to at least consider external vendors. same vendors come in and give same presentation to you but now Sales, Marketing, and Project Management are present.

CFO 50

CFO Consensus Budgeting Brand 50

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

Put it this way: just because an agency placed a technical Project Manager at a software company doesn’t mean they can find the right Chief Financial Officer or Director of Marketing in the same industry. But it’s not as good a question as it seems on first glance.

Execution 213

Execution Chief Financial Officer Industry Strategy 213

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Christian Hoogerheyde, a project manager at Socrata, a Seattle-based cloud software company, says his Icelandic guide’s social skills “serve as a lesson to me every time I try to establish a new client’s trust.” Guides demonstrate social Intelligence, the ability to build and maintain positive relationships. It’s about showing them.”

Leadership Styles 120

Leadership Styles CFO Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 120

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

A support team should consist of the head of HR, a project manager and or administrative support person, and at least one executive "coach" (or more, depending on the number of IDPs). The CEO then manages this portfolio of development plans the same way the CFO manages the company's financial assets.

Process 227

Process Execution CFO CEO 227

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. Regardless of the moniker, the fact is these great leaders were capable of projecting their vision in an emotional and convincing manner.

Charisma 222

Charisma Leadership CFO Learning-by-Doing 222

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.

Short-term 120

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

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Lars Sudmann, former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium, TEDx presenter, leadership and board advisor, and executive coach, believes that companies should provide consistent feedback to all of their employees. “Point it out, dot your legal I’s and cross your HR T’s and let them go—you’ll be doing everyone involved a favor.”

Charan 257

Charan Attrition Morale Survey 257

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. Here’s how to make sure you set up your project for success if you’re bringing in outside advisors. Find Jon on Twitter at @jonverbeck1.

Leadership Development 269

Leadership Development Development Leadership IAS 269

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Old and Obsolete Infrastructure: Azeotrope, an aerospace firm in the Southeast, realized they were compromised when a number of clients complained of receiving invoices from Azeotrope that contained confidential information about their client’s orders and projects. How would your CFO or CIO handle this? An excerpt is below.

Bottom-up 99

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 99

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

A promotion that required Jackson to; Determine, handle and plan many projects of the Subordinate Managers, as well as his own capability to see the interconnectedness within each project. While adding value by guiding any or all of them into alternative paths when necessary. Get Jackson to speak up in the executive meetings.

Case Study 147

Case Study COO Metrics Objective 147

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Some are: Financial – This is all-important - I can’t tell you how many executives I would watch sit in meeting and clearly see they had no idea what was in front of them on our financial projections. Know this area cold. Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out. Where are the dependencies?

CEO 238

CEO Development Licensing Motivation 238

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

Unlike the world of the CFO, management and staff generally do what they like when it comes to creating and (not) disposing of information, creating a cavernous gap in accountability. There are no overarching frameworks, few controls, little guidance, no audits, and seldom consequences when staff create and hoard information.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

I am working on a consulting project where we have run into "Crazy", We had started down the path you outlined here, but we appreciate the clarity of your message. Agree wholeheartedly about positive conflict, though [link] mikemyatt Hi Bob: Thanks for your comment and I'm glad we're in agreement.

Blog 282

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 282

The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

As a point of reference, this represented 25% of the company’s projected revenue growth for the year.) Product development is always needed to make a new technology robust enough to work consistently in customer hands. But “ready for customers” is exactly what the CEO wanted to hear.

Biotechnology 41

Biotechnology Groupthink CFO Stress 41

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I am very excited to announce the selection of the 100 Coaches in our pay-it-forward project! For those of you who haven’t heard of the project, here is a little back story. I made a 30-second video about the project for LinkedIn. Three iconic leaders inspired the 100 Coaches project. 100 COACHES. Corporate CEOs.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Digital companies, in contrast, chase risky projects that have lottery-like payoffs. Digital companies, in contrast, chase risky projects that have lottery-like payoffs.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

To end the suspense, we learned on July 14 th that we were awarded $1 Million from the Third Frontier and in fact, our project was scored #4 of the 10 that received funding; unprecedented for a first-time applicant. No part of the medical project has been easy and we tried and failed innumerable times in mostly small ways.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

The 1990s saw the rise of the strategic CFO, and more recently many companies have created a chief strategy officer (CSO) position. Such friction is destructive — and a huge missed opportunity, because the CFO and the strategy head are far more effective when they collaborate. Tapping the most promising growth spots.

Strategy 8

Strategy CFO Finance Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

Sharon Drew explores what happens when he stumbles in the dark trying to bring his fellow managers, the internal tech team (which is responsible for the current site), and the CFO (to whom the tech team reports) on board. She then presents the same situation using Buying Facilitation ®. The result? Or he could take the day off.

Case Study 50

Case Study Technology Resistance Project 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Especially as it relates to their actual experience and their projected needs. Make an appointment with the CFO. Request that the people who actually use the product or service you’re selling be more involved in the selection process. Keep in mind that procurement and purchasing don’t actually use what they purchase. They just buy.

Proposal 58

Proposal Price Long-term Customer Loyalty 58

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. I saw no way the project could end well. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I should have resigned the moment the CFO insisted on the project.

CFO 185

CFO Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Technology 185

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. But finance people like me are skeptical even when the proposals do project a return. Here’s why. Excerpted from.

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2011

Then the family's CFO, my wife, who also happens to be a CPA, demanded to know their TCO. The CFO's skepticism was proved correct, and I lost all credibility. The machines were given to a friend, who sold them at a garage sale (I couldn't throw them away, because the CFO wouldn't authorize the $50 per machine "green" disposal fee.).

Technology 15

Technology CIO CFO TCO 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

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. We then waited to hear from our client about next steps — and continued to wait.

CFO 15

CFO Crisis Proposal Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Half are C-Suite level executives, meaning that they serve as CEO, CFO, COO or the board of directors at a company. These executives attribute participation in athletics to qualities like a commitment to bringing projects to completion and greater abilities in motivating others.

Sports 16

Sports COO CFO Participative 16

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. She also began paying more attention to projects that would drive future growth.

CFO 8

CFO CEO Agility Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

But with myriad choices for how to do so, and long lists of stakeholders to please, managers struggle with a basic question: How do we decide which projects to green-light? At UPS, management has developed what it calls a “materiality matrix” to help focus discussion and guide decisions.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer CFO Proposal Long-term 8

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations. As a project consultant with Northland Communications , keeping a connection with the cable/broadband industry.

CPA 192

CPA COO CFO Leadership 192

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Facebook Flop Won't Scare Off Growth-Company Listings (CFO). The Economic Costs of Fear (Project Syndicate). BONUS BITS: Lean and Mean. The Competitive Advantage of Doing More with Less (European Business Journal).

Development 14

Development McKinsey CFO Competitive Advantage 14