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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The Role of Executive Search Firms in the Finance Industry Executive search firms play a crucial role in the ever-evolving landscape of the finance industry. These firms’ expertise and extensive networks help organizations identify and attract top talent for critical leadership roles.

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Deadly Disease of Management: Emphasis on Short-term Profits

Deming Institute

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. How to Stop Short-Term Thinking at America’s Companies. They seek to change the system to change the behavior.

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The CEO of Children’s National Health System on Leadership, Innovation, and Delivering Specialized Care

Harvard Business Review

There’s also a different cost question — medical costs to treat childhood conditions can sound absolutely enormous, but you can actually save money over the long run if treatment solves a problem that would have caused chronic health issues later in life. The finances of a children’s hospital are not easy.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

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Throwing Out Insiders Won't Fix Corporate Boards

Harvard Business Review

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that chief financial officers are getting chucked off their companies' boards right and left as part of the push for more independent directors. Those insiders and long-termers on the Goldman board are the representatives of that culture.