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CFO June 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
The Great Hangover Companies struggle to restore working capital performance after the recession. |
CFO July 15, 2011 Scott Leibs |
A Word from Your Sponsor? Our annual look at women's progress to the top of the financial heap reveals why "mentors" may not be useful enough. |
CFO May 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Here We Grow Again Companies are dealing with the aftermath of a truly historic recession. CFOs navigated through the storm with the usual array of cost-cutting measures, but the calmer waters we've now entered may actually pose an even more severe test. |
CFO July 15, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Keep Digging Sussing out the holding pattern in the number of big companies with women as CFOs. |
CFO September 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Reality: The Sequel When it comes to the economy, there may or may not be a "new normal," but companies are clearly gearing up to change the way they operate. |
CFO February 1, 2011 Scott Leibs |
Let the Good Times Crawl The economy is improving, bit by arduous bit. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Scott Leibs |
Meanwhile... CFOs are in the limelight as never before, and there is no reason to believe that will change any time soon. |
CFO February 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
What Was and What Will Be A look back and a look ahead in business. |
CFO October 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Vault Lines CFOs want to alter their relationships with their banks -- and are willing to alter who their bankers are in order to make that happen. |
CFO December 1, 2008 Scott Leibs |
Consumers Concede With everyone spending less, at least for now, CFOs are pressed to find ways to cope with uncertainty. |
CFO February 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Soft Is Hard Many CFOs leave the "soft" side of human capital to the human-resources department and fixate on the salary, benefits, and other costs associated with all those bodies. |
CFO May 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Zone Defense The zone of insolvency is a not-quite-middle ground between solvency and bankruptcy; for CFOs it can be a very disorienting place. Once in this zone, a company must shift its focus from shareholders to creditors, or risk a very unpleasant day in court. |
CFO December 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Your New Start-Up Best of luck in the new year. Remember, it is a beginning, and you may do well to approach it like a beginner. After all, what CFO doesn't dream of leading a start-up? |
CFO April 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Shock and Audits As audit fees drop, what do you need to know to cut a better deal? |
CFO July 15, 2011 Kate O'Sullivan |
Treading Water CFOs say the economy will continue to grow, slowly. |
CFO December 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
And a Happy New Year? In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, 71 percent of U.S. respondents say they are either "confident" or "very optimistic" about the domestic economy over the next year. |
CFO December 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Health Reform CFOs atypically cast their gaze far into the future when it comes to the impact of health-care reform. |
CFO July 15, 2008 Scott Leibs |
Second Chances However popular a sport may be, turning it into a going business concern requires careful planning around everything from salaries and sponsorships to, of course, TV contracts. |
CFO May 1, 2011 Scott Leibs |
Bye-Bye Budgets? Rethinking the value of the annual budget. |
CFO February 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
The Long and Grinding Road Modest signs of recovery emerge, along with more signals of distress. |
CFO April 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
Slouching Toward Recovery CFOs see several positive economic signs, but employment isn't one of them. |
CFO November 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Career Opportunities Finance executives are choosing sides on whether they've been helped or hurt by the economic crisis. |
CFO March 15, 2006 Julia Homer |
Going Public Perhaps nothing symbolizes the complete emergence of the CFO as a public figure more than the SEC's decision to require disclosure of CFO compensation in proxy statements. |
CFO May 15, 2012 Scott Leibs |
Take a Chance on Yourself Risk and success in finance careers. |
CFO November 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
After the Storm What impact will the recession have on your career prospects? |
CFO April 1, 2011 Scott Leibs |
Bankers' Powers While the Dodd-Frank Act does not saddle CFOs with an immediate and expensive regulatory burden for which they are directly responsible, its scope and complexity may ultimately make it far more influential on companies' operations. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Kate O'Sullivan |
Have We Reached the End of the Tunnel? CFO optimism matches pre-recession levels, and hiring plans gain steam. |
CFO September 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
Onward We hope these stories help you manage your company not only through the present but into the recovery. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
Are We There Yet? Our quarterly Global Confidence Survey reveals that finance chiefs are more hopeful about economic prospects over the next year than they have been since December 2000. |
CFO November 1, 2011 Kate O'Sullivan |
Sitting Comfortably on a Cash Cushion Finance executives are holding on to their cash, and for good reason. |
CFO July 15, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Waiting for a Sign CFOs are feeling much better about the economy than they were last quarter, but their plans still reflect plenty of caution. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey U.S. CFOs see trouble ahead. |
CFO April 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are retrenching as the United States enters what could be a lengthy recession. |
CFO February 1, 2012 Kate O'Sullivan |
Proceeding with Caution While the global outlook is mixed, U.S. CFOs are somewhat more optimistic. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer |
Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty |
Boo-hoo Economics CFOs are gloomy about the short-term prospects for the United States. |
CFO February 1, 2011 Kate O'Sullivan |
Back in Business While caution predominates, CFOs are starting to have a good feeling about the year ahead. |
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 August 1, 2012 Kate O'Sullivan |
Muddling Through CFOs continue to hire but are less optimistic, according to the latest Duke/CFO Business Outlook Survey. |
CFO October 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Looking Up Finance chiefs are more optimistic for the second straight quarter, but the employment picture remains bleak. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs Worries about consumer spending are weighing on finance chiefs. |
CFO April 1, 2011 Kate O'Sullivan |
Spring Fever? CFO optimism returns to prerecession levels. |
CFO March 15, 2004 Scott Leibs |
We'll Deal, but Will We Manage? While there are many reasons why CFOs now play a larger role in IT strategy than ever before, the staggering cost of technology remains the biggie. True, IT has come to dominate the capital budgets of most companies. And true, when you're a CFO, finance is your middle name. |
CFO April 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Although still worried about the cost of fuel and health care, finance executives are encouraged, if not ecstatic, about the future of the economy. |
CFO June 1, 2005 Julia Homer |
Go Ask Your Dad It's remarkable how companies continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. |
CFO June 1, 2011 Sarah Johnson |
Movin' On Up CFOs who have proven their strategic mettle are in high demand. |
CFO January 10, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007. |
CFO Alix Nyberg |
Executive Indictments Prosecutors looking to pin corporate scandals on the top dog often press other executives for information that could prove a case against the CEO in exchange for leniency for the informers. Finance chiefs facing criminal sentencing have traditionally jumped at the offer. |
CFO January 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey With worries about the costs of labor, fuel, and credit, CFOs' expectations for the economy hit a new low. |
CFO September 1, 2005 |
Short Shift Are companies hurting their chances for success by rearranging the executive suite so often?... Accounting has been a struggle at the Department of Homeland Security.... |