Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

At Berkshire, managers can focus on running their businesses: They are not subjected to meetings at headquarters nor financing worries nor Wall Street harassment. Market Incentives: encourage more patient capital. Fiduciary Duty: better align interests of financial intermediaries and their investors.

Short-term 28

Short-term Long-term Deming Management 28

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For example, Tim Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer for a large division of a multi-national corporation, aspires to become CFO of a Fortune 100 company in the future. At meetings of the corporation's finance managers, Tim makes a point to spend time with lower-level staff members to establish a personal bond.

Execution 14

Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography.

Career 8

Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The chief financial officer (CFO) role rose to prominence in the mid -1980’s as pressures for value management and more transparent investor relations gained traction. The hunt for such talent is taking place in the world’s hottest market for advanced skills. Defining a data-analytics strategy. Mobilizing resources.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8