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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

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.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Liz Wiseman – Author of the best-selling books: Rookie Smarts and Multipliers. Facebook’s first HR hire, she has led global people programs, been an HR Business Partner, and CFO. Whitney Johnson – Author of the critically acclaimed: Disrupt Yourself. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund.