Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Performance reviews are conducted annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. A leader’s purpose and job is to give direction and purpose and motivate his people.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

And I suspect that wasn't only your parent's reaction, it was yours as well — and not just for your report cards but for your performance reviews. Creating any profound leadership strength requires a more thoughtful approach. One of my weaker areas of leadership has always been finance. And why not?

Finance 14

Finance Class Drucker Report 14

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

Even if we have never been placed in a formal leadership position, we influence those around us simply by being there. My first experience was when I was a very young manager working in a finance department and the middle aged guy working for me told me he was using me as a role model. At the time it was a shock.

Examples 48

Examples Bottom-up Long-term Influence 48

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

It could be argued that given this, there is a definite leadership component to the practice of office politics and as such, it’s really not something that can reasonably be ignored. The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO. And that can’t be bad.

Politics 41

Politics Self-aware CEO Blog 41

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

The board’s eyes and ears throughout the corporation — principally line management, but assisted by the internal audit, risk, quality, finance, and strategy groups — enact a system designed to surface predictable problems as quickly as possible and deal with them as locally as possible. The second is the divergent aspect.

Company 8

Company CEO Finance System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

As part of our ten-year longitudinal study on executive transitions, which included more than 2,700 leadership interviews, we did a rigorous statistical analysis (including more than 90 regression analyses) to isolate the skills of the top-performing executives.

Execution 8

Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

I was running a leadership offsite at The Allison Inn and Spa in Oregon — one of my favorite hotels — and the food, as always, was exquisite. Want to make progress in the "opportunities to improve" section of your performance review? The carrot cake at lunch was so delicious that I ate two pieces. Or not enough?

Hotels 8

Hotels How To Resistance Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

If you require them to post predictable earnings each quarter, they will reduce their investment in their companies’ adaptive performance. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. This is also true of executives. Set learning goals.

Organization 12

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Much like you have performance reviews for your employees you should conduct an analysis of how your customers are performing. Develop Customer Scorecards : You should actually profile your clientele such that you understand the difference between good accounts and bad accounts.

Blog 298

Blog Brand Cost Bottom-up 298

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you think your manager wouldn't be open to that kind of discussion, Gulati advises looking at your last two annual performance reviews. "Do If your performance is stagnating despite your best efforts, you might want to quit before further reputational damage is done," he says.

Reputation 12

Reputation Case Study Short-term Cost 12