Reversing the Slide in Corporate Turnarounds
Professor Jim Shein of the Kellogg School of Management is one of my favorite turnaround experts, and he's the author of my favorite book in this space, Reversing the Slide. Some of the big ideas we ...
20 Maj 202253min
The Power of Analogy
Financial writers have been telling CFOs that they need to become storytellers in their businesses. How? John Pollack is a former presidential speechwriter and he's an expert in analogies. He's deliv...
14 Maj 202238min
A New Way To Think With Roger Martin
I'm going to make the bold statement that Roger Martin is this era's Peter Drucker as a prolific business writer. Roger has co-authored my favorite book on strategy, Playing to Win which is simple, c...
6 Maj 202243min
Ram Charan on Finding, Getting, and Developing Talent
Finding, obtaining, and developing leadership talent is not easy, and there is plenty of data to support making decisions too fast or waiting too long in getting the right team in place. Ram Charan i...
30 Apr 202218min
OKRs With Outcomes
Ben Lamorte is making his third appearance on CFO Bookshelf. He certifies OKRs coaches on his platform, OKRs.com. His newest book is The OKRs Field Book. In this conversation, we address outcomes vs ...
22 Apr 20221h 8min
Six Pillars of CEO Excellence
If you ask ten successful CEOs what they do, you'll probably hear many answers--all good, but vastly different from executive to executive. A dream team of McKinsey partners decided to research the v...
16 Apr 202242min
Don't Call Us the PayPal Mafia
If you've been searching for the PayPal version of Brad Stone's, The Everything Store, then you can start with Jimmy Soni's new book, The Founders. In this fast-paced interview with the author, we le...
8 Apr 20221h 9min
The DNA Behind the FABS Leadership Styles
As we observe the DNA behind some of our favorite CEOs, patterns will start to surface. Some are natural at scaling companies to new levels. And then there are stories like those of Phil Knight, Jeff ...
1 Apr 202253min
