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Different companies need different CFOs
© Copyright 2013 McKinsey & Company CFOs are capable people. Sometimes, when a CFO is actively looking for their next opportunity, they are less selective in the type of company or CFO role that...
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CFOs: Do you want to become a Controller? This CFO did just that.
Non-CFOs might think that CFOs are people that look backwards, not forwards. I speak with Chief Financial Officers every day, and I can tell you that they look are interested in moving forward with...
View ArticleListen to: Samuel Dergel at Lunch with DriveThruHR, March 14, 2013
Listen in to my Interview with Bryan Wempen on DriveThruHR from earlier today. Please feel free to share your comments, input and questions… Thank you to Bryan and William Tincup for inviting me! You...
View ArticleVIDEO: Webinar Presentation – CFO Succession: The Right Way to Grow your...
On May 23, 2013 I presented this Webinar on Proformative. To get more information on this presentation, please view this blog. Links referred to in this presentation: CFO Moves Blog: Why do CFOs Leave?...
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5 Most Popular Names for CFOs (2013 Edition)
You may be aware of a blog that I put out weekly called CFO Moves. This blog is the most comprehensive report of CFO Movement across the United States. (We also have CFO Moves Canada and CFO Moves UK)....
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CFOs, Are You Doing Your Job?
As an executive search professional that focuses on the office of the CFO, I am involved with the hiring of Chief Financial Officers for companies. Unless I am working to help a company hire their...
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The Sleepless CFO
Being Chief Financial Officer can be stressful. The responsibility that the CFO bears for the company they work for is not a 9 to 5 job. Most CFOs I have met and spoken with agree that the role takes...
View Article25 Quotes from Guide to CFO Success
A number of my followers are excited about the release of my upcoming book, Guide to CFO Success: Leadership Strategies for Corporate Financial Professionals in the United States and Canada on March...
View ArticleBlueSteps Interview – Executive Search Consultant Q&A: Guide to CFO Success
I was recently interviewed by Bluesteps, a service of The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), on my recent book, Guide to CFO Success. Here is an excerpt from the interview. To read the...
View ArticleThe CFO & CHRO: The discussion continues. Listen in.
On Wednesday August 13, 2014, I was interviewed on DriveThruHR by Nisha Raghavan. In our discussion, we touched on a few points about the relationship between Human Resources and Finance. Here are some...
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Thoughts About Successful CFO Hiring
I was recently interviewed by Jack Sweeney for his podcast series called CFO Thought Leader. This was the second time I was interviewed by Sweeney, and I enjoyed the conversation. I believe you may...
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Lessons Learned from Target Canada: Strategy vs. Culture vs. Leadership Talent
The closing of Target in Canada within a couple of years of the iconic US retailer expanding its business in an attempt to become multi-national in an attempt to complete and grow against its main...
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CEO: When Your Brand New CFO Leaves
Dear CEO, I noticed in the news that the CFO you hired with big fanfare only a couple of months ago has left. Your press release quoted your recently new and currently past Chief Financial Officer...
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Marketing Reporting to Finance? Surely the Sky Must be Falling.
The marketing world was all a twitter last week when it was announced that Twitter’s marketing group would now be reporting to the CFO. I found the opinions and reporting from marketing folks to be...
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A CFO Success Story: Christine Russell, CFO of UniPixel
Christine Russell, CFO of UniPixel The following is from an interview with Christine Russell, recently hired as CFO of UniPixel, as announced in CFO Moves. This interview was edited for clarity. SD:...
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A CFO Success Story: Aidan Cullen, CFO of CliQr
Aidan Cullen, CFO of CliQr The following is from an interview with Aidan Cullen, recently hired as CFO of CliQr, as announced in CFO Moves. This interview was edited for clarity. What has helped you...
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A Solution for Lonely CFOs
Being CFO is a challenge. CFOs are expected to be key contributors to the success of a company. They are regularly are called upon to make tough decisions, at times without the support of a sounding...
View ArticleQuoted in the Wall Street Journal: CFO Searches Drag On as Demand Takes Off
Excerpt from “CFO Searches Drag On as Demand Takes Off” in the Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2016 Some businesses have lost prime contenders for the finance chief job by waiting too long to make an...
View ArticlePODCAST: Asking the Correct Questions Before Accepting Your Next Leadership Role
I was recently interviewed by Jack Sweeney for his podcast series called CFO Thought Leader. This was the fourth time I was interviewed by Sweeney, and I enjoyed our conversation once again. I believe...
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A CFO Success Story: Sajid Malhotra, CFO of Limelight Networks
Sajid Malhotra, CFO at Limelight Networks The following is a summary of our interview with Sajid Malhotra, who was appointed CFO of Limelight Networks in April 2016, as announced in CFO Moves. Prior to...
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