Monthly Archives: December 2011

Your CFO Reputation

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

CBS News recently published an article entitled “Why you need to perform a reputation audit today.” Here’s my favorite excerpt from that article: “The biggest lesson I’ve learned in 20 years of consulting is that leaders need to know what … Continue reading →

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Linked In for CFOs

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

My friend and colleague CFO Search Expert Samuel Dergel provided his insights around CFOs using Linked In in his blog yesterday. You do read his blog right? Because he provides some great insights! While Samuel is looking through the lens … Continue reading →

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Email Insanity

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Monday’s blog post focused on the challenges of using a home phone number on your resume. But, what about your email address? That … may prove to be an even bigger issue for CFOs and Finance Executives. I send out … Continue reading →

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Phone Numbers are Funny Things

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Well, maybe “funny” isn’t exactly the right word. I mean, it probably wouldn’t be funny to a recruiter if he/she called you with a hot opportunity and your 3-year old picked up the phone, talked for awhile, and then hung … Continue reading →

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Recruiters – a Necessary Evil for CFOs?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Say the word “recruiter” to a CFO and you just don’t know what response you might get … but it’s almost always emotive. There is a real love/hate relationship and most of it depends on their most recent experience. As … Continue reading →

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CFOs, Linked In, and Networking

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Last week’s blog post focused on offline networking mistakes and fixes. This week, after reading CFO Search expert Samuel Dergel’s two blog posts on Linked In, I decided to chime in with my thoughts on building those online networks. Samuel’s … Continue reading →

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Networking Mistakes … and Fixes

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

One of the most common negative things I hear from my CFOs when we are creating their strategic job search plan is around networking. Either they don’t have a network, they don’t have time to network, or networking just isn’t … Continue reading →

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