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LinkedIn’s new Tool: Endorsements
If you have been reading my blogs for a while, you know that I am a big fan and user of LinkedIn. (You can read my LinkedIn related blogs by clicking here). Until recently, the only tool that LinkedIn...
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LinkedIn vs. Resume – The discussion continues
CFO Coach Cindy Kraft blogged CFOs and LinkedIn, the Evolution. The blog discusses the story of a recruitment firm that would only be focusing on working with CFOs that have a LinkedIn Profile. My...
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From Blogger to Author
I have been writing Samuel’s CFO Blog for the past year and half. The goal of my blog is to connect with and make a difference to CFOs, those on the path to CFO, as well as those that work with CFOs. I...
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CFOs: Can you afford NOT to have an Excellent Finance Function?
As CFO, you would like your team to provide you and the business with correct and timely information that will allow your organization to make timely and profitable business decisions. You would also...
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Top 12 Samuel’s CFO Blogs of 2012
2012 sure has been an interesting year. And I’m looking forward to 2013! I’m looking forward to: Working with my clients at Stanton Chase and providing them with excellent service and value in retained...
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Take time to think
We are all busy people. Running. Doing. Meeting. Analyzing. Reviewing. Managing. It’s nice to accomplish and get things done. But as many people have learned driving in winter conditions these past few...
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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...
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Do CFOs need to master IT to succeed?
As the person responsible for all things financial in an enterprise (of any size), the Chief Financial Officer needs to combine people, process and technology to drive results across the enterprise....
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VIDEO: 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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CFOs: IPOs are coming back. Are you ready?
Initial Public Offerings were hot commodities in the early and mid oh-oh’s. Most finance leadership reading this blog remember those days well, and some of you did very well financially because of it....
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Samuel’s 2013 Recap + Top Ten Blogs of 2013
2013 was an interesting year for the Chief Financial Officer. I find it fascinating that the office of the CFO continues to receive more attention from the general business press, vendors trying to...
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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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25 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...
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CFO: Your Best Opportunity to Impact Your Organization
Yes. I’m biased when it comes to this conversation. But I’m not the only one that thinks this. Numerous CFO research studies, surveys, roundtables, panel discussions and webinars bring up the talent...
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The Accidental CFO
I am very fortunate to be involved with the careers of senior finance executives, whether I’m hiring them for my clients, coaching current and future Chief Financial Officers, following their careers...
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The C-Suite Relationship Map
I am fortunate to speak with hundreds of executives each year, in addition to those that I follow and track. Over the years, I have learned a lot about success, what works and what doesn’t, from these...
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CFOs: Make 2015 the year you take your game to the next level
With 2015 approaching, many senior financial executives are thinking about what the new year will mean to their workload; deadlines, projects, bonuses (both to pay and to be received), staffing...
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2014: Top 5 of Samuel’s CFO Blogs
As we wind down 2014 and get set for the holidays we all take stock of the year past. In 2014, my blog turned into a website, led to the publishing of a book for CFOs, and multiple speaking and...
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