Summary
Financial executives
The evolution of the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) in corporations from 1970 to 1990 has created changes in CFOs' occupational requirements. To remain successful in the 1990s, CFOs will have to increase certain aspects of their intellectual power, such as problem solving skills and the ability to assess the intellectual capacity of subordinates; improve their skills in influencing people without using authority; and enhance their flexibility in dealing with superiors and subordinates.See the full content of this document
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Four traits to cultivate.
Four traits to cultivate What was your job like 20 years ago? What is it like today? What are the most significant changes? Think about those changes and you may get a glimpse of what it will take to be a successful CFO in the 1990s.
Twenty years ago, the job of a CFO was to transmit information to line managers. Once you had transmitted the information, your basic responsibilities were fulfilled. Today, you must not only t...See the full content of this document
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