At Oracle, Great Technology Is Not Enough
In the first interview in this series, which kicks off PwC’s 2018 CEO Survey, chief executive Safra Catz explains the broad culture shift brought on by AI and cloud technologies.
Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company
Six years ago, two executives new to their jobs led the strategic transition that remade McGraw-Hill into S&P Global.July 24, 2017 by John Berisford and Jack CallahanRelated tags: activist shareholders, cfo, change management, CHRO, company profiles, digital media, media business, turnaroundWhat You Read: The 10 Most Popular s+b Articles of 2015
Among all the articles we’ve published over the last year, here are the ones that drew the most attention.December 23, 2015Don’t Sweat the Swanky Stuff
C-suite executives with criminal records in their personal lives are more likely to commit fraud than their law-abiding but free-spending counterparts.November 5, 2015 by Matt PalmquistThe Decline of the COO
Is it time to add chief operating officers to the list of endangered species?May 4, 2015 by Gary L. NeilsonDemand Growing for Supply Chain Execs
Large companies are recruiting an increasing number of top executives with experience in supply chain management. But the financial payoff remains elusive.April 9, 2015 by Matt PalmquistFive Keys to Strategy in the Age of the Hack
When it comes to data thieves, no company is immune. Leaders, here’s how to prepare.February 24, 2015 by Eric J. McNultyAlign with Your Star Employees
When you connect the development of your top talent with the needs of your organization, everyone wins—and your best people stay. To assess how well you’re retaining your top talent, take our interactive quiz.February 24, 2014 by Susan CrammBig Data Strategy: s+b’s Strategy of the Year
From the headlines to the C-suite, big data embodied the height of strategy-as-fashion in 2013.January 8, 2014 by Ken FavaroIs Your CFO’s Confidence Losing You Money?
Financial officers tend to overestimate their own abilities to predict the stock market, which can adversely affect their firms.November 27, 2013 by Matt PalmquistWorking Capital Isn’t as Important as It’s Cracked Up to Be
When it comes to managing a company’s working capital, CFOs must balance the need to stock inventory against the need to provide value for shareholders.October 31, 2013 by Matt PalmquistResurrecting a Forgotten Capitalist
David Farber’s seminal bio of John J. Raskob sets the business context for The Great Gatsby.July 10, 2013 by Theodore KinniA Mind-Set for Success
Judith E. Glaser, author of Creating WE: Change I-Thinking to We-Thinking and Build a Healthy Thriving Organization, introduces a passage illuminating the drivers of success from Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow through Challenge and Adversity, by Steven Snyder.March 29, 2013CFO Bonuses Soar When Earnings Numbers Are Met
Pay for performance provides a big incentive for managing analysts’ expectations.August 17, 2012A Credit Report
A review of Borrow: The American Way of Debt, by Louis Hyman.May 29, 2012 by Robert HertzbergA “Psychological Contract” for M&A Success
Retention of key managers improves performance after new bonds are formed.May 4, 2012Successful Strategic Planning
In times of great uncertainty, strategic planning must shift from a bureaucratic, linear process to a more targeted approach that is both analytic and creative.December 20, 2010 by Richard Verity and Simon MillsGetting Back on Track
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and author of Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, introduces a lesson on how to rally employees around a unified plan from Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.April 30, 2010Can You Support Your Successor?
Frances Hesselbein, author of Hesselbein on Leadership, introduces a lesson on one of the many pitfalls that leaders must avoid as they prepare to hand over the reins from Succession, by Marshall Goldsmith.November 4, 2009Dark Side of the Moon
November 25, 2008 by Bruce FeirsteinThe Thought Leader Interview: Allan Meltzer
The world is not facing another Great Depression, says the noted economic historian, but the Federal Reserve is eroding its credibility.November 25, 2008 by Rob NortonStand by Your Change Agent
Research shows that most transformation leaders go unpromoted, unrecognized, and unrewarded. And their companies suffer in the long run.November 25, 2008 by Stratford Sherman and Marisa FaccioCFO Turnover in the Era of Accountability
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has forced CFOs to be more answerable for their firms’ accounting, and to pay a steep professional price for reporting trouble.July 17, 2008Recent Research
On Southwest’s new IT strategy, reputation as a crime deterrent, the value of self-disclosure, customer perception of offshoring, and more.February 26, 2008 by Des Dearlove and Stuart CrainerSaving Procurement from Itself
It’s time for chief procurement officers to stop relying solely on functional depth and start increasing functional breadth.October 2, 2007 by Hugh Baker and Fabrice Saporito
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