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Blazing Their Own Trails
Training and development programs are now more flexible than ever, which makes employees happy and keeps costs in check.
September 1, 2010
Autodesk CFO Mark Hawkins counts himself very fortunate to have worked for two companies with robust and carefully structured training and development programs. Hewlett-Packard, for example, sent him twice to graduate school and rotated him through various roles, some of which were overseas. Later in his career, at Dell Inc., he continued with job rotations and further honed his leadership skills by participating in a highly selective program that brought in CEOs of other companies and top strategists like Ram Charan to deliver guest lectures. Read more...
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Test Your Finance Knowledge (Answers)
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Test Your Finance Knowledge
This quiz was given at CFO Rising West this week in Las Vegas, with a $250 prize drawing among attendees who got all the answers right. Would you have won? September 18, 2006
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Selling Finance
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