Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Lotta Tindal, the chief marketing officer for the Dutch hospitality group Ervaring Hotels & Resorts, hadn’t wanted to come to the presentation, but Gerard Bakker, Ervaring’s CFO, had twisted her arm. In the first six months we had 4 million unique visitors, and we’re now reaching 14 million travelers a month.

Case Study 8

Case Study Travel Hotels NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We came up with a system that shared the travel burden but, most important, made "local" management a part of the global corporation. These meetings required a lot of travel time — and a lot of airfare — but they always provided a return on investment.

P&L 15

P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2017

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.

Chemicals 12

Chemicals Consultative CFO Video 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Similar reform in the relationship between marketing, finance and analytics is taking place across many sectors – from manufacturing and retail, to financial services, travel and entertainment, pharmaceuticals and toys. Organizational Anachronisms Exposed.

Finance 13

Finance Marketing P&L ROI 13

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." Now, he receives more than five-million hits a year and travels the world for speaking engagements. ​ ​1. Jeff Bullas - Entrepreneur Jeff Bullas started his blog in 2009 for a whopping $10.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Simon had been a chief executive for 15 years, and CFO before he was 30. If your spouse has been waiting patiently and now wants to travel, and you want to go back to work, now is the time to develop a shared plan endorsed by your family, or at least understood by them. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images.

Simon 13

Simon CEO Venture Capitalist Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

A strong organizer juggles the myriad demands and endless details of their dual role effectively with task lists on their phone; the creative thinker comes up with an unusual but happy child care arrangement that accommodates their frequent last-minute business travel.

Stress 15

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Ascension centralized functions such as human resources, payroll, travel services, and finance, thereby streamlining operations and saving costs. As Rhonda Anderson, the CFO of the nonprofit, told us: “Our mission goes back hundreds of years: providing care for the poor and the vulnerable.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

He had also suffered from weight gain brought on by continual travel and client work. Ten years later, he was the global CFO of his firm. After an active partnering development process, he had shed 40 lbs and had a clear vision of how to take his performance and contribution to the next level.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Crisis Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

“I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. She negotiated an 80% schedule and took 11 summers off in a row while her daughters were growing up, and still made partner. “I learned I needed to speak up. ” None of this is easy.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The CEO leaves a meeting at the office with the CFO, his daughter, and he goes home to her mother, his wife and joint owner of the business. Why One Executive Quit Business Travel Cold Turkey. Life in a family, business can really be a pressure cooker because the business discussions continue around the dinner table and in the bedroom.

How To 8

How To CFO Execution Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Bezos could get more interested in space travel than selling massive quantities of stuff at just above cost. Nobody complains. Being long-term oriented isn't necessarily the same as being right. Amazon could make the wrong bets.

Training 10

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

Thanks to increased demand for air travel, Rising Sun’s flights were now fuller and more frequent than ever before. ” Ken turned to his CFO, expecting a reaction, and got one: “Respectfully, Mari-san, I would be extremely uncomfortable putting a request of that size to management. ” Ken said.

Case Study 8

Case Study Airlines COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Troy’s phone buzzed, and he saw it was an e-mail from Meena Nair, Otto’s CFO. He needed to streamline his wardrobe to attend a meeting where he would work out how to do the same with Otto’s brands. ” Changes would be costly, and Otto could deliver on the promises of the merger without them. No pruning necessary.

Hotels 8

Hotels Case Study Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

A traveler arrives in a foreign country and attempts to use his credit card to make a purchase. It is the same card he used to buy the plane ticket and book the hotel. See the customer journey all the way through. Marketing people are good at shaping emotions for customers, but operations folks, not so much.

COO 8

COO Planning Metrics Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

We might send you an email saying, “Hey, I see you’re heading to California next week, click here to confirm your travel.” government isn’t safe from attack, and second, the hedge fund’s CFO was able to be fooled into giving away information over the phone.

Health Care 8

Health Care Hedge Banking Training 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

You used to be able to track everything with an Excel spreadsheet, personally designed by your CFO; now you’ve got an SAP installation in its place, supported by an entire IT department. Our travel agent partners were frustrated with us for last-minute price discounting and did not feel like real partners.

Company 10

Company IPO Price Loyalty 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

My mother would know, but she's traveling until tomorrow, and Paola said you wouldn't be able to meet later this week.". "It's things like forgetting to turn off the television, or what he ate for dinner.". When does this typically happen?". "I I think at all times of day, but I'm not really sure. But Jorge clearly needed further coaching.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

Sorry, CFOs: CEOs Don't Think You'd Make Good COOs (CFO). While CFOs are increasingly a part of running company operations, a new survey of CEOs indicates that they may not be entirely comfortable with this arrangement. CNN Travel). STICK TO MATH. BONUS BITS: You Can't Get There From Here.

Quinn 8

Quinn CFO COO Airlines 8