N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Having a CFO with a “head in the cloud” might be a good thing if we’re talking about cloud computing, cognitive technologies, and AI that has significantly influenced this role. The evolutionary path of the Chief Financial Officer continues with assuming the driving seat in companies’ digital transformation.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Whether or not you realize leverage this opportunity, there are major influencers who will. So, I’m sitting across from the Chief Financial Officer of a major organization and he’s going on about the next director he plans to fire. Yet, he’s the Chief Financial Officer of a major organization.

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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%.”. I’m tailoring it based upon who I’m trying to influence.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

Almost 80 percent of chief financial officers at 400 of America’s largest public companies say they would sacrifice a firm’s economic value to meet the quarter’s earnings expectations. How to Stop Short-Term Thinking at America’s Companies.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

Brian Paradis was the Chief Financial Officer for Florida Hospital when he was tasked with leading the troubled organization in 2006. At the same time, you must become self-aware about the influence your ego casts. In a disruptive world, we need leaders with more imagination. Your ego must be managed.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2018

We chose this design as a way to isolate the effect of cultural heritage: while CEOs born to immigrant parents or grandparents are exposed to the same legal, social, and institutional influences as other CEOs, they’re likely to possess a distinct cultural heritage. show a degree of cultural distinctness over several generations.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If you want to be a chief financial officer (CFO), identify five CFOs who you admire or who are well regarded in your industry. Managing experiences: Upgrade a poor-quality team, lead a large team, manage a team where you have influence but not authority, lead in a matrixed environment, lead in a highly political environment.

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