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2 months ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Longer-term, mass-scale battery storage to accompany the electric grid is a critical goal within the industry. Bud Collins, CEO of a company in the field, shares how his organization is approaching the problem.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
strategiccio360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
While leveraging AI brings more opportunities to organizations, the emerging technology also comes with challenges – including potential cybersecurity issues. Jim Palermo explains how IT leaders should tackle such challenges to get the most out of AI. Palermo is CIO of Red Hat, an open-source technology subsidiary of IBM based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also gives his take on how IT leaders can translate technology spend to business value and boost their organization’s profitability.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
strategiccfo360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Rachel Stack joined Cologix, a data center colocation services and interconnection company based in Denver, as CFO in the midst of the pandemic. She faced the same challenges of so many during that time—including adapting to entirely new work arrangements—but also something many didn’t experience: an extraordinary increase in demand for Cologix’s services.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
strategicchro360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
When it comes to retention, you can’t overlook the importance of employees liking the place they work, argue Charlene Naumann (pictured on right) and Chrissy Kendrick, HR leaders at Shields Health Solutions. They attribute the company’s “culture of kindness” to their workforce’s tendency to stick around and grow in their careers.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
strategiccio360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
As the old adage goes, there’s no time like the present. This rings especially true in our current age of innovation at a breakneck speed. And yet, IT leaders may still feel fear surrounding large-scale digital transformation. However, with the right planning process, challenges can be mitigated before the migration process even begins, says Claus Jepsen, chief technology officer at UK-based Unit4.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
strategiccfo360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Contingent workers are no longer the exception—they’re part of the norm. According to Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal, founder and CEO of Atrium, a staffing agency and recruiting firm based in New York City, an extended workforce opens a world of potential for finance leaders. She shares the benefits of bringing these flexible workers on board, and also the considerations leaders should have in mind in order to leverage this resource for success.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
strategiccfo360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
What’s the key challenge for a modern CFO? Keeping “an eye on the rear-view mirror while also looking forward to ensure we’re steering the car where we want it to go,” says Mimi Carsley, CFO and treasurer at Jack Henry, a Monett, Missouri-based company that provides core banking and other back-office solutions to financial institutions and fintechs. Moreover, the finance function has to be the organization’s neutral “Switzerland”—providing unbiased data to support decision-making, says Carsley.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
strategiccio360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
With the explosion of generative AI, and only more momentous change inevitable, it can feel like a mad dash to have all the answers. But in the face of both potential risks and benefits, the most important thing leaders can do is make a roadmap. So says Hugh Cassidy, head of AI and chief data scientist at LeanTaaS, a company based in Santa Clara, California that provides AI-powered and SaaS-based capacity management, staffing, and patient flow software for health systems.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
strategicchro360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Despite positive progress, complex societal systems continue to stymie more women and people of color from pursuing careers in either STEM fields or the skilled trades. As it is diversity of thought that drives necessary innovation, there is a wealth of untapped potential within reach. According to Jayshree Seth, corporate scientist and chief science advocate at 3M, representation needs to improve across the board, all the way up to executive leadership. The first step?
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
strategiccfo360.com | Katie Kuehner-Hebert
CFOs at family-owned companies often take on multiple hats—and that’s certainly the case for Mert Zorlular at distributor Er-Kim Pharmaceuticals. Zorlular assumed the role of finance chief of his family business in 2019, shortly after the passing of his father. In addition to CFO, he has taken on other responsibilities that align with his role, such as overseeing operations as COO and chairman.
