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1 online resource (vii, 231 pages) : illustrations |
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Financial Times Prentice Hall books |
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Financial Times Prentice Hall books.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright 2002 Financial Executives Research Foundation44; Inc46; -- Advisory Committee -- TOC36;Contents -- CH36;CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- Research Background -- Research Objectives -- Research Participants -- Summary -- Endnotes -- CH36;CHAPTER 2 Emotional Competencies58; The Sine Qua Non of Leadership -- Emotional Intelligence -- Emotional Competencies -- Self45;Awareness -- Self45;Regulation -- Motivation -- Empathy -- Social Skill -- The Emotionally Intelligent Organization -- Developing Emotional Competencies -- Endnotes -- CH36;CHAPTER 3 Overview and Discussion of Case Studies -- Determining Key Leverage Competencies -- Leverage Competencies and Selection -- Linking Leverage Competencies to Organizational Goals -- Performance Review47;Development Planning -- Human Resource47;Succession Planning -- Leverage Competency Training Practices -- Structured Learning47;Workshops -- Mentoring47;Coaching -- Experiential Development -- Challenges -- Lack of Acceptance -- Different Attitudes Regarding the Role of Finance -- Deeply Integrating Leverage Competencies -- A Blueprint for Facilitating Leverage Competencies in Your Organization -- Overview of Case Studies by Company -- Air Products and Chemicals44; Inc46; -- Bristol45;Myers Squibb Company -- Dana Corporation -- Nortel Networks Corporation -- Solvay Polymers44; Inc46; -- Synovus Financial Corp46; -- Unilever45;HPC -- W46; L46; Gore 38; Associates44; Inc46; -- Endnote -- Leverage Competencies and Financial Leadership -- Leverage Competencies for Financial Executives58; Highlights -- Self45;Awareness -- Self45;Regulation -- Motivation -- Empathy -- Social Skills -- Cognitive Competencies -- Risk Management -- Leverage Competencies58; Final Comments -- Corporate Culture and Leverage Competencies -- Making the Soft Stuff Hard -- CH36;CHAPTER 4 Air Products and Chemicals44; Inc46; -- Company Background -- Financial Leadership at Air Products58; A Control Perspective -- C2K -- Controllership on Competency Development -- Financial Leadership at Air Products58; A Business Perspective -- Business on Competency Development -- Leveraging Diversity -- Financial Leadership at Air Products58; An HR Perspective -- HR on Competency Development -- Competencies and Performance Enhancement Reviews -- Summary -- Endnote -- CH36;CHAPTER 5 Bristol45;Myers Squibb Company -- Company Background -- The Finance Organization at B45;MS -- Identifying Finance Leaders8212;The Saddlebrook Group -- Developing Finance Leaders8212;Experiential Learning -- Developing Finance Leaders8212;Online Position Profiles -- Building an Integrated Perspective8212; The Leadership Model -- The Center for Leadership Development -- Leadership Development at B45;MS8212; A Continuing Work in Progress -- Summary -- Endnotes -- CH36;CHAPTER 6 Dana Corporation -- The Leadership Challenges -- The Dana Style -- Experiential Development -- Internal Audit58; Growing Leaders -- Succession Planning -- Leadership Qualities58; Taking Inventory -- Dana University -- Endnotes -- CH36;CHAPTER 7 Nortel Networks Corporation -- Company Background -- Financial Leadershi |
| Summary |
In today's integrated and complex financial world, financial leaders can't succeed on financial skills alone. Today's most successful companies have discovered that ""leveraged competencies""--Often referred to as ""soft"" or ""leadership"" skills -- are crucial to the success of financial leaders. Drawing upon research at eight outstanding global companies, this book provides a complete blueprint for enterprises who want tomorrow's leaders to have all the skills they need to win -- financial and leadership. This book focuses on the emotional competencies and leadership skills executives nee |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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©2002 Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc. 2002 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Leadership -- Case studies
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Industrial management -- Case studies
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Success in business -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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Industrial management.
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Leadership.
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Success in business.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schwalberg, Michael D
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| ISBN |
0131480375 |
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9780131480377 |
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0130087580 |
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9780130087584 |
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1281083763 |
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9781281083760 |
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9786611083762 |
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6611083766 |
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