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CFO November 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
CFO November 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg |
Great Expectations Many corporate finance training programs have suffered during the economic downturn. Still, there are two good reasons to believe that finance training will again become a top priority -- a reviving economy and Sarbanes-Oxley. |
CFO February 15, 2006 Randy Myers |
What's Wrong with Finance Training Can training help turn a promising but unpolished finance manager into a company's next CFO? Maybe, but it's not easy. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Custom Fit In finance training, one size may not suit all. |
Fast Company October 2000 Alan M. Webber |
Will Companies Ever Learn? Judy Rosenblum has dealt with all of the obstacles that keep companies from getting smarter. Here is her 10-point curriculum for getting smart about learning. |
Entrepreneur September 2001 Peter Kooiman |
A Lot to Learn Just because you run a company doesn't mean you know everything. With a little education, though, you can change that... |
HBS Working Knowledge April 3, 2006 Dychtwald, Erickson & Morison |
How's Your Workforce IQ? Research shows learning is integral to any organization's capability and productivity, recruiting and retention, and leadership and capacity for change. In short, lifelong learning is good for business. |
Job Journal November 19, 2006 Mark Edward Nero |
Keeping Current Although job-related training can sometimes be a burden, it's an important tool for keeping on top of what direction your industry -- and your career -- may be heading. |
CFO November 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
After the Storm What impact will the recession have on your career prospects? |
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Podoll & Randle |
Building a Virtual High School...click by click South Dakota's Rapid City Academy finds out just what it takes to provide a diverse population of students the flexibility offered by online learning. |
HRO Today Jan/Feb 2008 |
The Baker's Dozen: Learning The top providers of learning business process outsourcing offer a broad array of services and technology. Read on for our list of the top firms. |
CFO April 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Back to School A stint teaching college can ease the transition from corporate life. |
CFO September 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Advise and Shine Your office door may be closed for a good reason, but there are many better reasons to open it -- and walk through it. |
CFO March 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
Lords of the Brass Ring The time may be right for financial chiefs to ascend to the CEO post. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Patricia Deubel |
Game On! Now educators can translate their students' love of video games into the use of a valuable, multifaceted learning tool. |
CFO Alix Nyberg |
CFOs in the Sales Process After a season of slumping revenues, many CFOs are being called upon to reassure potential customers of their companies' financial health. Often, their mission is to convince customers the company will be alive and well a year from now... |
CFO November 1, 2007 Alix Stuart |
The Essential Skills To ascend to (and remain in) the CFO's office, you need much more than financial acumen. |
T.H.E. Journal March 18, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
The Suitability of Technology-based Education for Skills Development Skill development now refers not only to specific technical skills for specific vocations but to the development of workplace skills (or competencies) and personal development skills as well. |
CFO July 15, 2010 Alix Stuart |
The Perils of Flextime Flexible work arrangements are popular, but they may exact a price -- particularly from women who hope to become CFOs. |
CFO December 1, 2010 Russ Banham |
Strategic Inquisitions We ask CFOs what it takes to become a true partner in setting company strategy. |
Fast Company October 2000 Lucy McCauley |
Learning 101 Learn how learning is changing, how you can promote learning, and how you can become a better learner. |
CFO October 1, 2011 David McCann |
Interim CEO Posts: Intense, and Eye-Opening Many finance chiefs take on the role reluctantly, wishing to stick with their finance roots. |
Global Services September 16, 2008 Allan Schweyer |
The Powerful Link Between Talent Management & Biz Performance Outsourcing works with talent; its a reality. But how does one ensure that customers talent-management systems and processes in outsourcing are properly administered and effectively supported to increase employee and business productivity and performance? |
CFO July 15, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Power Struggle Will the recession short-circuit women's advancement to the top spots in finance? |
T.H.E. Journal June 2003 Mona Westhaver |
Learning to Learn: The Best Strategy for Overall Student Achievement State and local funding for schools is decreasing. Learning to learn -- helping students develop thinking skills, learning skills and, most importantly, a passion for learning -- is the solution that will have the most long-term and widespread impact. |
T.H.E. Journal July 15, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities Social networking is only the beginning of a longer and more complex process of socially constructed learning and ultimately collaboration and knowledge building. |
CFO June 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Secrets of Their Success How the top women in finance staked their claims to the C-suite. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Russ Banham |
Filling the Void In the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley, insurers are making a case for covering CFOs with key-person policies. But who's buying it? |
CFO April 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
Grooming a Replacement Many CFOs are comfortable with identifying a potential replacement, but few see the need to name that person in advance. |
CIO July 15, 2002 Derek Slater |
Get in Touch with Your Inner CFO How can the CIO and CFO quit arguing and come together? Who better to tell us than leaders who have lived both roles simultaneously. |
CFO March 17, 2003 Russ Banham |
The Power of 3 One way to bridge the CFO-CIO divide: Bring a third party into the conversation. |
CFO December 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg |
Split Decision There's no question that accounting skills are back in vogue for CFOs, given the massive amounts of work associated with the new disclosure and governance rules flooding out of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchanges. |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Are You "Strategic"? CFOs have long aspired to that lofty moniker. Is the time at hand when many can lay claim to it? |
CFO May 15, 2012 Russ Banham |
Project Runaway Strategic visions are great, but they can turn into nightmares at the project level. Here's how to keep a project from becoming a runaway. |
CFO February 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
25 Years of Finance On our silver anniversary, a look at the past, present, and future of the CFO. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Scott Leibs |
Fresh Start A break from CFO duties can be rejuvenating, but executive recruiters warn that too much time out of the workforce can hurt your options if you want to get back into finance. |
CFO June 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Disciplinarians' Dilemma Derided as enemies of innovation, CFOs can, in fact, be its valuable friends. |
CFO June 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Cheaper Advice It's a buyer's market for consulting services, but if you don't manage an engagement carefully, you could pay more than you bargained for. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2, 2009 Bridget McCrea |
Setting the Stage for Distance Learning Distance learning capabilities are made possible by Afton, TN-based Chuckey-Doak High School's new video collaboration system and the school's newly formed partnerships with other Northeast Tennessee districts. |
CFO November 1, 2003 Kate O'Sullivan |
Executive Charisma: Can It Be Learned? Ask for adjectives describing a finance chief, and "charismatic" doesn't normally leap to mind. Some management experts suggest that a little leadership magnetism and charm are qualities CFOs should nurture. And a few think that charisma can be taught. |
CFO November 1, 2006 |
Hire Callings While the CFO post is undeniably a pressure-cooker, it can also be an incubator: executives acquire a broad range of skills, experiences, and contacts that leave them well prepared to indulge their passions and interests. |
CFO January 30, 2004 Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
CFO June 1, 2007 Laura DeMars |
Not Cleared for Takeoff Controllers who want to become CFOs need to put down their pencils and master soft skills. |
CFO March 15, 2004 Laton McCartney |
The Great Divide Or, what your CIO would really like to say to you if only the job market were better. |
CFO April 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Happy New Year? A recent survey shows that most CFOs say the outlook remains bleak until 2010. |
CFO June 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
What Women Want In finance, the operative words are opportunity, flexibility, and balance. As they approach the top position -- CFO, the pull between work and life seems to tug harder at women than at men. |
CFO June 1, 2011 David McCann |
Measured Response Despite fervent debate about whether companies should measure the ROI of their training-and-development programs, most proceed (or not) on gut instinct. |
CFO September 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2007 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Are Great Teams Less Productive? There are built-in tensions between learning and performance, which smart organizations must learn to recognize and deal with. |