While Watson agrees that some executives can become too involved in creating a dynamic persona, he doesn't think there's much danger for finance officers. "What helps save a CFO from being hung up on his or her charisma," he says, "is that at the end of the day, the numbers have to make sense."
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Inside the November 2003 Issue
Cover Story
- Fragile Credit of Top U.S. Debt Issuers
Features
- Team Spirit in the Finance Department
- Rebuilding Citigroup's Reputation
- Limitations on Tort Reform
- Managers Overwhelmed with Data
Special Reports
- Asset-Based Loans Getting More Respect
Also Inside
- From the Editor, November 2003
- Letters to the Editor, November 2003
- Newswatch, November 2003
- Ten Questions for Eliot Spitzer
- Wal-Mart Imposes RFID System on Vendors
- Keeping in Touch after ''Do Not Call''
- Merger ''Lockups'' Unlocked in Court
- Sarbox Compliance for Private Companies
- Funding Pensions with Noncash Assets
- Hefty Pay for Top Finance Chiefs
- Can Executive Charisma Be Learned?
- Boot Camp for Executives
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