Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

My boss, the Chief Financial Officer, set lofty goals. I saw no other choice and worked furiously to develop the best plan possible. Adding to the challenge was an already understaffed technology department, supporting antiquated technology. The task was daunting, but we had an amazing team.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Technology 185

CEO Insider

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet, when we took what I call a “strategic pause” to review her goals, I noted that personally, she wasn’t doing great. One of my coaching clients is an entrepreneur whose business looks great on paper. In year 2–3, she had made a whopping 83% profit. Everything seemed to be going perfectly.

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Magazine Entrepreneur Review Goal 104

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Chief Financial Officer: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can generate $XMM in incremental profits.”. Chief Marketing Officer: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can increase our European market share by X%.”. You can get a copy of their goals or strategic plan.

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Metrics CFO Chief Financial Officer Marketing 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

While security executives have a reputation for stymieing operations and product development with the burdens of technical operations, their role is actually to enable business. Ideally, security executives should attend board meetings in the same way that a chief financial officer would. Insight Center.

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CAPEX Chief Financial Officer How To Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

In one recent case, the chief financial officer of a small company was fired for possible expense account violations, and he was also seen as a poor strategist and weak team player. Do keep telling your positive story about the organization's purpose, mission, goals, and accomplishments. The former CFO did not go quietly.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Cooper Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent. They’re often not transparent about your real needs and vague about the most effective development options. Development matters. Leadership & Developing People Book.

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Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

They want their teams to win this year, that is, to achieve their annual goals and objectives. What skills and expertise do I need on the team to accomplish the unit's goals and allow me to play that value-added role? When it comes to building management strength, these executives are similar to professional sports coaches.

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Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

What resources do you have to get something fixed?" —Chief Operating Officer. Because every major purchase involves executive level approval at some point, a salesperson's goal is to connect with a busy executive and conduct a meaningful face-to-face meeting. C-Level Executive Access. Poor Pre-sales Resources.

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Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But from a business person's point of view, Sorkin and other writers in the section don't even discuss one of the most important developments of the last 25 years: the rise in the role, status and importance of the general counsel and other inside lawyers employed directly by the corporation. In these, financial incentives are aligned (i.e.,

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Chief Financial Officer Trends Crisis Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

AFP conducted the Cost of Capital Survey in October 2010 and received answers from 309 chief financial officers, treasurers, vice presidents-finance, and assistant treasurers. Only 46 percent use the perpetuity growth model, while 27 percent develop an explicit cash flow forecast for the entire life of a project.

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Cost of Capital CAPM Cost Discounted Cash Flow 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

You’re not just thinking about the actual medical issue at hand; you’re thinking about the development of that child more holistically. One-fifth of kids will develop some type of mental health or behavioral health issue during their lifetime or during their childhood years. What did you have to learn when you became CEO?

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