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How To Use Your “New” CFOThe CFO’s role is being redefined in a way that is beyond helpful to CEOs. CFOs now stepping in when the CEO can’t and talking to investors, preparing strategy reviews, negotiating mergers and working directly with division managers to cut costs. When times get tough, finance chiefs step up. |
Fran Hawthorne | Corporate Finance , Talent Management , Talent Management | January 17 2011 |
Have Stem Cells Finally Arrived?Despite fraud and controversy, signs point to an emerging, money-making industry. |
Fran Hawthorne | February 28 2006 | |
Wyeth’s Comeback KidRobert Essner guides the pharma giant back from the fen-phen brink. |
Fran Hawthorne | October 1 2005 | |
Revving Up the PipelineSwiss-based Roche Holding is betting heavily that George Abercrombie can revive its American drug subsidiary. The patient is showing some signs of life. |
Fran Hawthorne | October 1 2003 | |
Merck At RiskThe company that flourished under Roy Vagelos has struggled under Ray Gilmartin. Can the one-time No. 1 get back on top? |
Fran Hawthorne | June 1 2003 | |
Transform Your TechieThe role of the chief information officer is evolving. No longer, says Fran Hawthorne, is the CIO the ‘nerd-in-chief.’ Possible responsibilities have grown across multiple areas of business, from customer service to marketing. Is your CIO changing with the times? |
Fran Hawthorne | Talent Management , Technology | May 19 2011 |
Fixing HROptimizing your C-suite executives is important, and here are some ways to get the most from your chief of human resources. The first suggestion? Make your chief of HR involved in strategic planning from the beginning. |
Fran Hawthorne | Talent Management | December 5 2011 |
Get the Most from Your Chief of HROptimizing your C-suite executives is important, and here are some ways to get the most from your chief of human resources. The first suggestion? Make your chief of HR involved in strategic planning from the beginning. |
Fran Hawthorne | December 5 2011 | |
HR: The New EverythingRethinking the HR Function at Small and Mid-Size Businesses Small companies may not even have a separate human resources department. [...] |
Fran Hawthorne | Talent Management | December 5 2011 |
Should the Chief Sustainability Officer be Sustained?Many business experts say that with increasing natural resource costs, regulation and public scrutiny, companies today need to go beyond traditional efficiency, and that requires a highranking manager with a specific mandate—a chief sustainability officer. |
Fran Hawthorne | Leadership & Strategy | March 16 2012 |