Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

If you are sitting in a job interview and hear the words "dotted line reporting," you have just encountered the world of matrix management. Jobs with matrix reporting relationships are not generally entry-level professional positions. Are your managers aligned? It certainly worked for me. He really liked me.

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Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

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.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

If you’re a business leader looking for an opportunity to have real impact on your company — and position yourself for the top job — which career path is best? That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO?

Quinn 14

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The CEO’s principal aim therefore is not necessarily to judiciously allocate financial capital but to allocate precious scientific and human resources to the most promising projects and to pull back and redeploy those resources in a timely manner when the prospects of specific projects dim.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

But does your manager's manager know what you've done recently? I can name several times in my own career when my manager's immediate superior was a key factor. A year later, I had an interesting new job as the human resources representative on the mergers and acquisitions team. What does he think of you?

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the past two years, only 30% of open C-suite positions in the nonprofit sector were filled by an internal candidate ( the rate at for-profits is 60% of positions ). For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well. He was promoted to COO within two years.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

While MROI is not usually public information, managers can use published financial statement data to estimate MROI for a competitor. In its simplest form, it looks like this: The goal, as with any ROI calculation, is to end up with a positive number, and ideally as high a number as possible. Holding themselves accountable.

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ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

Water, no ice, please,” said Noelle Freeman, the CFO of Franklin Climate Systems. As CFO, Noelle was, of course, concerned about the numbers. We need people who are positive about the company’s future, not holding on to an unattainable past.” Illustration by James Yang. ” “Oh, sorry.

Case Study 13

Case Study CFO Bottom-up Operations 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. Only leaders perceived as moderate in their ethical requests were effective in promoting positive employee behavior.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

If you learn to plan, structure, and participate in meetings effectively, you will be able improve your own time management and productivity as well as that of other participants. 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.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 140

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 It's also about making sure we have the right people in the right positions.". "It The stated goal: Place the best person in every position.

Case Study 13

Case Study Performance Review P&L Review 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

So be sure you’re in good standing with your manager before making the request. ” Consider what will worry your manager, and then think of ways to preempt those concerns. “Your manager needs for other people to not see your schedule as a four-day week.” Reflect on your motivations. Every other Friday?

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Proposal How To Case Study Motivation 15