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Growth Is A Leadership Issue, Not A Sales Issue

Eric Jacobson

With a clear strategy, inspiring leadership, and aligned sales, powerful leaders understand that true competitive advantage doesn't come from innovation alone but belongs to companies that use their sales organization to add and create value. No product or service can sustain a competitive advantage on its own.

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Technology Literacy Will Determine a CFO’s Success

HR Digest

“ CFOs are leaning into the ‘digital mandate’ and are investing heavily in next-generation technologies,” said Alexander Bant, chief of research in the Gartner Finance practice. Another survey by Sage that polled 1,900 finance leaders across industries and countries revealed that CFOs are seen as key drivers of change and profit.

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Modern CMOs: Bridging Creativity with Commercial Acumen

N2Growth Blog

The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. Regular training and workshops on business models, finance, and market shifts can also significantly augment commercial acumen.

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17 Quotes on Virtual Teamwork and Remote Teams to Inspire You

Great Results Team Building

Our guiding management philosophy is: ‘Hire smart people and get out of their way.’” – David Fullerton. Not finance, not strategy. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and rare.” – Patrick Lencioni. .” –David Rabin. Not technology.

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Preview Thursday-Dare to Serve

Lead Change Blog

Purpose is a Competitive Advantage. Once I was visiting a top-performing restaurant manager in Chicago. I am a teacher, a counselor, a social worker, a mom, a minister, a finance advisor, and more. For this restaurant manager, work has meaning and purpose. Why does work have such a bad reputation?

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April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Ken shares: “ The “rocks in a jar” approach to time management is a good one, but they left a lot of things out that would help us be even more effective at managing our time; here are 11 of them. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. ” Connect with Stephanie here.

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Leadership Lessons from the Banking Upheaval

Great Leadership By Dan

In the US, new online firm Betterment has made it remarkably easy for ordinary customers to set up and manage investment portfolios. Finance should by definition be a risk-averse business. Jean-Marc Laouchez is the global managing director for the Financial Services sector at Hay Group. Willingness to fail. Leaders hold the key.

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