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CFO November 1, 2002 Roy Harris |
What Works: Best Workplaces for Finance Professionals How do you build a strong finance department? Motivate, stimulate, and innovate.  |
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 March 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Custom Fit In finance training, one size may not suit all.  |
HRO Today Jan/Feb 2008 Russ Banham |
Driver's Ed Toyota Financial Services builds an effective learning program aimed at keeping internal talent 'moving forward' in their careers.  |
CFO February 1, 2008 David M. Katz |
What's Wrong with the Kids? Coping with the newest generation in finance requires tact, patience - and restraint.  |
CFO July 15, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Power Struggle Will the recession short-circuit women's advancement to the top spots in finance?  |
CFO February 1, 2009 Nelson Wang |
Finance Keeps Cranking Away When cost pressures reach finance departments, small improvements go a long way.  |
National Defense June 2015 Sandra Evers-Manly |
An Ethical Culture: Own it, Live it, Lead it Anyone involved in ethics and compliance within the defense industry should know that to be truly effective, a corporate ethics program requires more than a "check the box" approach  |
CFO May 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Good Sports CFOs have to build teams and play on them. It isn't easy.  |
CFO November 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Stuck in a Rut Despite years of investing in IT, outsourcing, and process improvements, finance departments still spend too much time on routine tasks.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2001 David Drickhamer |
Lessons Learned Best Practices is an overused phrase for good ideas that manufacturers can steal. This article provides "how they did it" information from the 2001 IndustryWeek Best Plants winners, which they've generously agreed to share. It may help power future improvements at your facility...  |
National Defense April 2015 Dave Melcher |
Understanding the Value of Ethics Surveys A healthy ethical culture is a critical component of all successful businesses, regardless of size or complexity.  |
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 November 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance.  |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Making the Pieces Fit How to avoid finance hiring mistakes.  |
CFO June 1, 2007 Julia Homer |
The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs.  |
CFO May 8, 2006 P.B. Gray |
Selling Finance Educating salespeople on acceptable structures is fast becoming a necessity as regulators crack down on questionable sales practices and irregularities in booking revenue.  |
CFO January 10, 2007 Don Durfee |
The Last Mile Why is it still so hard to engage line managers in budgeting? It is noted that when line managers have a hand in planning, budgets get better. That appears to be especially true when managers actually key their own numbers into the system.  |
CFO March 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
I'm OK, You're in Trouble Finance and accounting workers are getting more pessimistic about the job outlook, but they're still more optimistic than the average worker.  |
CFO June 1, 2006 Laura DeMars |
Making Finance Tick Why the right executive assistant makes all the difference... CFOs on the Move: El Paso Corp. has named Dane Whitehead as CFO... Magma Design Automation has named Pete Teshima as its new finance chief... etc.  |
Global Services May 28, 2008 Lisa Ross |
FAO to Achieve Strategic Objectives The No.1 reason for companies to consider outsourcing finance back-office functions is the need for cost reductions; however, there are a myriad of additional drivers compelling companies to consider this option.  |
CFO June 1, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Gap Analysis Why diversity programs work better for women than for minorities seeking careers in finance.  |
CFO December 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Budgeting: Bring It On After wrestling with tech implementations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, CFOs are finally ready to address the budgeting process.  |
CFO May 1, 2007 Laura DeMars |
The Replacements With staff defections on the rise, CFOs are paying more attention to new hires. A sink-or-swim training policy may make for a good office pool, but it's lousy management. Here are some pointers on how to help recent hires excel in their new posts.  |
CFO October 1, 2007 Kate Plourd |
Board Buddies Directors with finance expertise often form bonds with management's CFO.  |
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.  |
National Defense August 2014 Jamal Ahmed |
Eight Easy Steps to Ethics Success To this day, "betterment" is a concept synonymous with the construction, engineering, staffing and defense firm, Day & Zimmerman.  |
CIO September 1, 2001 Megan Santosus |
Thanks for the Memories As Northrop Grumman cut its workforce, the knowledge needed to keep its aircraft flying was in danger of being lost...  |
CFO June 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Disciplinarians' Dilemma Derided as enemies of innovation, CFOs can, in fact, be its valuable friends.  |
CFO March 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
The Next Stage Want to ascend to a true leadership role? Be prepared to let go of what you're good at.  |
National Defense March 2011 |
Statement of Defense Industry Ethics In November 2004, after several months of in-depth review the National Defense Industrial Association finalized and published its Code of Ethics. Five years later in 2009, NDIA undertook to review, and, in a small number of ways made minor but we believe worthy revisions.  |
CFO August 1, 2007 |
Sarbox at Five Letters to the editor: Setting up and testing controls... Finance chiefs and their bitter criticism... etc.  |
CFO November 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
A Perfect Fit The demand for finance talent may be soaring, but candidates refuse to settle for just any job.  |
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 September 1, 2002 Roy Harris |
Finance on the Front Line Defense contractors are benefiting from new controls their CFOs have installed.  |
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, 2006 |
In Defense of ''Activism'' Letters to the editor: The Spitzer Backlash... The Drag of Sarbox... More Thoughts on Immigrant Workers... Training Days... etc.  |
CFO May 1, 2007 Randy Myers |
Going Away The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing as savings and process improvements become too good to pass up.  |
CFO January 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
From Bad to Worst CFO optimism sinks to an all-time low as companies foresee a dismal year ahead.  |
CFO October 1, 2008 Yasmin Ghahremani |
How'm I Doing? IBM aims to automate the development of business practices in finance departments.  |
CFO October 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Leaving Home A foreign post can advance your career, but don't let your sense of adventure get the best of you.  |
CFO December 1, 2008 Kate Plourd |
Bad News Bearers Why CFOs should learn the fine art of delivering inconvenient truths.  |
CFO October 1, 2008 |
Discontent Runs High A lack of engagement in the job is all too common in North American workforces.  |
CFO February 1, 2009 Johnson & Stuart |
Farewell to Finance Jobs U.S. companies plan to do 74 percent more offshoring over the next two years, with finance departments in the lead.  |
AskMen.com Jordan Devine |
Finance Your Professional Development Why not get creative with a proposal and see if you can sell your case for your own professional development education to your company?  |
CFO May 8, 2006 Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation.  |
CIO October 28, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
How Northrop Grumman Minimized Spending on Contract Labor By centralizing IT labor contract management, Northrop Grumman saved millions.  |
CFO June 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Secrets of Their Success How the top women in finance staked their claims to the C-suite.  |
Bank Systems & Technology June 10, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Unemployed Finance Pros Still Optimistic About Hiring A survey by OneWire.com illustrates a resilient attitude among financial services professionals seeking employment.  |
Job Journal September 24, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Where to Draw the Line? Seemingly insignificant decisions we make every day are really tests to our personal ethics. HR employees, especially, must be constantly aware of the ethical decisions that are part of their jobs  |