Listen to: Samuel Dergel at Lunch with DriveThruHR, March 14, 2013
Listen in to my Interview with Bryan Wempen on DriveThruHR from earlier today. Please feel free to share your comments, input and questions… Thank you to Bryan and William Tincup for inviting me! You...
View ArticleQuoted In: Why Strong CFOs Know Who Will Replace Them
Recently I was quoted in an article titled “Why Strong CFOs Know Who Will Replace Them” by Sarah Johnson on the Proformative Website. Here are paragraphs where I was quoted. “It’s not surprising a...
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Webinar – May 23, 2013 | CFO Succession: The Right Way to Grow your Company’s...
Join me on May 23, 2013 as I present a Webinar on the following topic: CFO Succession: The Right Way to Grow your Company’s next CFO This session is graciously hosted by Proformative, and there is no...
View ArticleVIDEO: Webinar Presentation – CFO Succession: The Right Way to Grow your...
On May 23, 2013 I presented this Webinar on Proformative. To get more information on this presentation, please view this blog. Links referred to in this presentation: CFO Moves Blog: Why do CFOs Leave?...
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CFOs: IPOs are coming back. Are you ready?
Initial Public Offerings were hot commodities in the early and mid oh-oh’s. Most finance leadership reading this blog remember those days well, and some of you did very well financially because of it....
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The Sleepless CFO
Being Chief Financial Officer can be stressful. The responsibility that the CFO bears for the company they work for is not a 9 to 5 job. Most CFOs I have met and spoken with agree that the role takes...
View ArticleBlueSteps Interview – Executive Search Consultant Q&A: Guide to CFO Success
I was recently interviewed by Bluesteps, a service of The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), on my recent book, Guide to CFO Success. Here is an excerpt from the interview. To read the...
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CFO: Your Best Opportunity to Impact Your Organization
Yes. I’m biased when it comes to this conversation. But I’m not the only one that thinks this. Numerous CFO research studies, surveys, roundtables, panel discussions and webinars bring up the talent...
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The Accidental CFO
I am very fortunate to be involved with the careers of senior finance executives, whether I’m hiring them for my clients, coaching current and future Chief Financial Officers, following their careers...
View ArticleThe CFO & CHRO: The discussion continues. Listen in.
On Wednesday August 13, 2014, I was interviewed on DriveThruHR by Nisha Raghavan. In our discussion, we touched on a few points about the relationship between Human Resources and Finance. Here are some...
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What I learned at the Bank of America Merrll Lynch Conference – Treasury in a...
I am pleased that I was able to attend this wonderful conference given by BoA Merrill for their clients. I enjoyed having the opportunity to be the first speaker at the conference, and was honored that...
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Thoughts About Successful CFO Hiring
I was recently interviewed by Jack Sweeney for his podcast series called CFO Thought Leader. This was the second time I was interviewed by Sweeney, and I enjoyed the conversation. I believe you may...
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The One Perk Every Executive Needs
Any executive who has negotiated their own compensation appreciates that it can be stressful to make the case to be appropriately compensated. Whether they are being offered a new career opportunity or...
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The C-Suite Relationship Map
I am fortunate to speak with hundreds of executives each year, in addition to those that I follow and track. Over the years, I have learned a lot about success, what works and what doesn’t, from these...
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2014: Top 5 of Samuel’s CFO Blogs
As we wind down 2014 and get set for the holidays we all take stock of the year past. In 2014, my blog turned into a website, led to the publishing of a book for CFOs, and multiple speaking and...
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Lessons Learned from Target Canada: Strategy vs. Culture vs. Leadership Talent
The closing of Target in Canada within a couple of years of the iconic US retailer expanding its business in an attempt to become multi-national in an attempt to complete and grow against its main...
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Analytics, Shmanalytics? Why the CFO should care
The office and the role of the Chief Financial Officer continues to evolve. This evolution may cause apprehension in some seasoned CFOs. These experienced financial executives feel this way because, in...
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Finance Executives: Should you take an overseas posting?
An article today in WSJ’s CFO Journal by Kimberly S. Johnson (Career Booster for CFOs: a Stint Abroad) discusses the opportunities that exist for finance executives in taking an overseas posting on...
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A CFO Success Story: Ken Goldman, CFO of Everbridge
This following is from an interview with Ken Goldman, recently hired as CFO of Everbridge, as announced in CFO Moves. This interview was edited for clarity. SD: Ken, congratulations on your recent hire...
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The Challenges CFOs Face Alone (But They Don’t Have To)
CFO Peer Groups: A mid-year update Since the release of my book, Guide to CFO Success in 2014, I have been reminding CFOs that they need to build and develop their relationships within their...
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