Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

This company had a proud tradition of investing in the development of its employees. A new CFO came on board and decided that training was a luxury that could no longer be afforded. The Center for Creative Leadership is known for its “ 70-20-10 ” model of leadership development. But so is training.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Developing The CEO Within You. You’re moving on up. EQ – Emotional Quotient (or Emotional Intelligence) This is where most C-Level executives fail.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. I saw no other choice and worked furiously to develop the best plan possible. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I was shocked by the expectation.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. We’ve been very intentional about and fortunate in developing long-term relationships with our clients. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Joel recaps: “Have you developed your personal brand?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

“The modern CFO is not just a finance expert—they’re a strategic partner, playing a critical role in driving innovation, digital transformation, and growth. The best CFOs today are those who can bridge the gap between finance and technology, turning data into actionable insights that steer the company forward.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with the president of a privately held company as part of research for a book I am writing on talent management and development within small to mid-size companies. Develop the stories to reveal your “why”, and….

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy? Or as former CFO of the Disney Interactive Media Group, Bruce Gordon, puts it, “Very few people are bad at their job, but many are not as good as they must be.”. They need to have a “forward radar,” says the former CEO of Aetna, Ron Williams.

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. The post Developing The CEO Within You. EQ – Emotional Quotient (or Emotional Intelligence). This is where most C-Level executives fail.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

The CFO candidate might get by with only a broad sector experience in manufacturing, finance, or technology. Fantasy land won’t help your new hire in the development, communication, transformation, and run of the business inside your portfolio company. And similarly, once on board, don’t set goals in a vacuum.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Then prepare to be surprised: Your CEO, CFO, and COO may very well give different answers. Learn more at vertical elevation.com. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * * So, when thinking about your employees and talent strategies, that’s where you must start: at the top.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

During dinner with the CFO [.]. A preferred future stands on an un-preferred present. Dissatisfaction is easy, optimism is necessary. Seeing the light dimly: Things come together at the strangest times.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Entrepreneurs are actually not risk takers,” says X.com CFO Roelof Botha. This led him to develop what he called an “idiot index,” which calculated how much costly a finished product was than the cost of its basic materials. They’re risk mitigators. But not Musk. “He

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

In many organizations, individual team members—or the entire executive team—may stagnate in their development and gradually deteriorate in their performance. Some senior leaders stop developing and, therefore, over time will be more and more out of touch with the organization’s needs.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Much has been written about the importance of measuring the impact of leadership development programs or systems. External perception can be measured by awards, such as CEO Magazine “Best Companies for Leaders” and hundreds of individual leadership awards (CEO of the Year, CIO of the year, CFO of the Year, etc…).

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Joel Peterson has been around the block serving as a leader in various roles—CEO, CFO, founder, investor, entrepreneur—and is currently the chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Develop Your Leadership Around Four Activities. Throughout it all, he says, he’s been lost more than once.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer). Finding, recruiting, supporting and developing talent is mission-critical work in the organization. The relationship between the CFO and CHRO is vital. In fact, talent must lead strategy. People appreciate in value.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! In this post, Virtual CFO Jon Verbeck helps readers get back to basics—explaining that we’re in business to make a profit (which can help us do good things). One of the components of the Lead Change Group that I most appreciate is its spirit of supportiveness.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Recent data shows the majority of companies worldwide (71 percent) don’t have a clearly defined strategy for grooming and developing women as company leaders, according to a 2011 Women’s Leadership Development Survey conducted by Mercer. gaining experience in the many facets of workforce planning, development and analytics.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

I run Executive Development Programs at a large university. Develop a vision, set of 2-3 year goals, and actions plans. Having goals is a habit I developed years ago and take it with me wherever I go. Develop measures. Develop an informal “Advisory Board”. I’m in one of those positions. They weren’t kidding.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Revenue Officer The Chief Revenue Officer is a key member of the executive team, collaborating closely with the CEO, CFO, and COO to steer the organization’s overall growth strategy. For example, ask how they would develop a strategy to drive revenue growth or navigate a significant revenue downturn.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

From this leadership, we developed a culture of fact-based decision making. As Craig’s CFO and CAO, I always appreciated this leadership style. Build great teams In the early dark days as CFO of Footlocker, we had a struggling company that was deeply in debt. Over time, we all learned facts first, opinions second.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Leaders at the top of the organizational pyramid need ongoing development just as much as newly promoted supervisors. One of the challenges organizations face in developing their senior executives is the need for "mass customization". In order to do this, many organizations turn to " Individual Development Plans ", or IDPs.

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It’s my pleasure to host this month’s Leadership Development Carnival, sponsored by Weaving Influence. So, without further ado, I present to you the December 2024 Leadership Development Carnival! Connect with Dan ) Is Development Feeling Heavy? Connect with Dana ) How to Develop a Positive-Impact Organization? ,

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types , for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have. “On On the senior leadership team, you need thoughtful analysis and you need passion and excitement,” adds Moore.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 6, 2010

A CEO asked me to coach his potential successor, the CFO. It didn't take long before I just felt that the CEO just didn't like the CFO. I brought it to his attention: "I just don't think you like the CFO." or to work on developing him as your successor, if you really don't want him to have the job?" the CEO told me. "If

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 7, 2010

He invested in his own development. In 2000 he accepted a job as CFO at start-up Rackspace. "If you want to be a business nerd and go learn from the masters, that's what I got." So there was my answer. He did what Jim Rohn once famously advised: "Work harder on yourself than you do on your job."

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HR Digest

MAY 14, 2022

Moderna CFO Jorge Gomez had assumed the position just one day prior, almost a month after leaving a dental company. While Moderna looks for a replacement, his recently retired predecessor, David Meline, will continue to work as the CFO. The biotechnology company announced Gomez’s appointment as the new Moderna CFO on April 11.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 17, 2012

I was asked by a CFO of a hospital, who attended a talk I gave on ‘ Working & Managing Across Generations ’ to contact the hospitals HR director and Workforce Education director. BUT the CFO would not be on the call. Me, “Thank you for taking your time today did CFO give you any idea into why he wanted us to talk?”.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. If your CMO is making all of your brand decisions there will be h*ll to pay down the road.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We work really hard on developing smart solutions, only to see them fail because we don’t have enough juice in the organization. This is an important point for all business leaders, but in my experience, I believe marketers are particularly prone to what I call “smart syndrome.” And I say “we” because I’ve been as guilty of this as anybody.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. This article posted on LiveLesium offers six tips for developing this important facet of the charismatic personality—confidence.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

An enterprise business model was developed that takes in all the processes across all the business areas. The CFO owns a couple. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Over the years in his career as the global research director of Deloitte LLP’s CFO Program, Ajit Kambil has seen countless examples of executives being promoted to C-Level positions without having the tools needed to communicate their visions to their stakeholders. “As

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