Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

I have learned over the years to make meetings meaningful and productive, but it has become a developed skill over time. It’s not rocket science, but it is surprising how many CFO’s and managers don’t stop to evaluate the effectiveness of their meetings.

Press Release 140

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Companies must depend on their chief human resources officers (CHROs) in creating corporate values necessary to achieve success. The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO. Predictions should also include the impact of changes in human resources at rival companies.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S.

Execution 52

Execution Chief Financial Officer Team CFO 52

Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2018

There is a noticeable focus on “culture” lately, whether the topic is recruiting, engagement, development, retention, what have you. At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative. It’s all good stuff to discuss.

CFO 58

CFO P&L Call Center COO 58

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

VP of Human Resources: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can get access to a large, diverse talent pool.”. The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. Notice the hypothesis is the same every time. Army as a combat arms officer.

Metrics 50

Metrics CFO Chief Financial Officer Marketing 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 14

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

It does require that leaders reach across functional boundaries, but thats different than simply placing compensation and benefits under the CFO. Human resources Leadership Talent management' Yet this evidence is apparently not well-known.

Charan 17

Charan Finance Human Resources Supply Chain 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. That's one reason that job rotation is more common than ever as a development tool. you have to be the best CFO in the world. Companies are increasingly global.

Execution 17

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

And by forming a relationship with this person, you can develop that perspective too. Through this increased interaction, we developed a comfortable relationship. A year later, I had an interesting new job as the human resources representative on the mergers and acquisitions team.

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

Ever since I started teaching leadership on mountaineering expeditions in the late 80''s, the question of how to develop leaders has absorbed me. The goal of any leadership development program is to change behavior. Integrate leadership development into the work itself. What will it take, I asked them, for you to speak up?

Leadership 14

Leadership Committee CFO Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

A new study by The Bridgespan Group, based on a survey of more than 400 nonprofit C-suite executives and dozens of interviews, surfaced this surprising finding and discussed how to address this leadership development deficit. For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

I’m no different: I’ve spent my career helping executives succeed, either through coaching and development or assessments of their strengths and opportunity areas to identify the development work they need to do to take their careers to the next level. The organizational transition.

Henderson 16

Henderson Career CEO Execution 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.

Compliance 18

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 18

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Between the inner and outer doors of Circale Corporation's headquarters building, human resources VP Nils Ekdahl crossed paths with CFO Anita Fierst as he was leaving for lunch. "We The CFO was right: Milanese was indeed a perfectionist. Well-executed evaluations give a company the data it requires to develop talent.

Case Study 15

Case Study Performance Review P&L Review 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants. It certainly worked for me.

Management 9

Management CFO Human Resources Report 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics.

Report 11

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. The MBTI was not developed for that purpose and is not intended for personnel evaluation — even the test’s publisher warns against using it in that way.

Pre-Employment Screening 9

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. “You’re surprised?”

Case Study 15

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2015

Distefano : Over the last number of years we’ve made numerous acquisitions in talent development and leadership development, and [that led us to] acquire more datasets and databases — almost 50 years worth of data for executive levels. Hiring Analytics Human resource management' That’s not the problem.

Execution 8

Execution CFO Self-aware Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. The MBTI was not developed for that purpose and is not intended for personnel evaluation — even the test''s publisher warns against using it in that way.

Pre-Employment Screening 9

Pre-Employment Screening Human Resources How To CFO 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Australia’s main CFO forum, the G100 , has shown interest in the topic and even published a paper offering broad support for integrated reporting, arguing that “corporate reporting reform is underway and CFOs should seize the opportunity to drive the reporting agenda.”

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

It’s as applicable for fathers as for mothers, whatever the family configuration, and regardless of roles or resources. These pieces of advice have helped “move the numbers” as part of broad-scale corporate retention programs I’ve developed. And they will work for you, your people, and your organization.

Stress 16

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

. “Now even our CEO and CFO work from home from time to time,” he says. Wade Vielock had worked as a manager at Employer Flexible, a Houston-based human resources and recruitment company, for a year before he was transferred to San Antonio. “He said, ‘Let’s see how the role develops and reevaluate.’”

Proposal 19

Proposal How To Case Study Motivation 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

“The MROI of social media activity often looks very high if you only count financial resources, but if you look at the human resources required to develop content and respond to consumers’ posts 24/7, the number goes down,” she says. As a result, CFOs and CMOs are often at odds.

ROI 9

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

But platforms and networks can be developed in many different ways. In a traditional business, there is little connectivity or co-creation, so the enterprise value is equal to the “mass” of the company — its human resources, financial assets, intellectual property, and physical goods. Human capital.

Intellectual Capital 9

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 9

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Former President, Amherst College.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

Earlier in her career, she left a position as SVP of business development and emerging businesses to join Boston Scientific in a senior line job. “I was surprised by how much I personally enjoyed running the HR function versus taking on a CFO role,” said Reses. Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research.

Quinn 16

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 16