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Select from some of the following publications to learn more about our perspectives regarding Corporate Governance, Business Performance Management and Financial Strategy.

Articles
  David McCann cites Blythe McGarvie in his CFO.com article, " Global Know-how: The Career Imperative."  

Leadership Q&A: The Tone at the Top

Should Boards Just Say 'NO'?
Directorship

The Next Phase in
Corporate Governance

The Directorship Search Group






The CEO CFO Relationship

Business Finance

An Insider's View of Corporate Governance

CFO Project Volume 2
(Annual publication released October 1, 2003) By Blythe J. McGarvie , Leadership for International Finance LLC



A Personal Case Study: A CFO's Perspective on Business Performance Management

Business Performance Management
Blythe McGarvie , 2003

Boards Reconsidered: Tips for Would-Be Directors
Point of View
Spencer Stuart

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What's the Big Idea? Creating and Capitalizing on the Best New Management Thinking
Harvard Business School Press
Thomas H. Davenport , Laurence Prusak , H. James Wilson,
December 2002

As Boards Regroup, More Women Join
New York Times
December 2002

Financial Reporting
Business Finance Magazine
November 2002


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World-Class CFO
Consumer Goods Technology
October 2002

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Other Publications
Offerings: articles written by Blythe McGarvie that can be real 'Idea Starters':
Read about Blythe McGarvie in Michele Marchetti's article, "Going Global." Marchetti suggests that "the rewards of working overseas can be especially rich for midlife women." Going Global
Want To Shake Up Your Career? Think About Exporting Yourself. The Rewards Of Working Overseas Can Be Especially Rich For Midlife Women

A Personal Perspective on Business Performance Management
Competitive Financial Operations: The CFO Project
(www.cfoproject.com)
Blythe McGarvie, a former CFO of Fortune 500 multinational corporations describes anecdotally where BPM has come from and where it’s going.
Promises, Promises
CFO Europe

July/August 2003
Setting performance targets is easy. The hard part is making them happen.
Board-dom
CFO Europe

May 2003
Non-executive directorships: why should finance chiefs bother?

Alarm Bells
CFO Europe

April 2003

Ahold underscores why CFOs need to ensure that accounting assumptions reflect the actual performance of their companies.

Going Native
CFO Europe
March 2003

Globalisation brings exposure to all kinds of business cultures. To succeed, finance managers need to blend the best of them.

Agents of Change
CFO Europe
February 2003

When companies undergo a major change, CFOs should lead the charge. In the first of a series of opinion articles, Blythe McGarvie explains how.
 
The Straight Talk Coach
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A3 for Effective Teams.
(Volulme 6, issue 3)
 
Becoming Relevant Today: What Really Matters.
(Volume 6, issue 2)
 
Preparing for a New Reality
(Volume 6, issue 1)
 
The Career-Building Continuum
(Volume 5, issue 3)
 
 

Don't Break Down, Break Out
(Volume 5, issue 1)

 
The Power of Shared Learning
(Volume 4, issue 9)
 
Team Building for Tomorrow:
A Model for Effective Collaboration

(Volume 4, issue 8)

 
Thought Catalysts:
Prima Donnas or Prime Movers?

(Volume 4, issue 5)
 
Collaborative Leadership: Shaping the Future
(Volume 4, issue 4)
 
Career-Building Part Two:
Developing Talent for Competitive Advantage

(Volume 4, issue 3)
 
Career-Building Part One:
Creating Careers That Count

(Volume 4, issue 2)
 
Evaluating Leadership:
Taming the M&A Wild Card

(Volume 4, issue 1)
 
Coaching to Build Competitive Advantage  
Leading and Teaching vs. Managing and Doing  
Fostering Integrity:
Seven Steps to a StraightTalk Culture
 
Developing Difference-Makers  
Developing Leaders: A Process, Not an Event  
The Case for Thoughtful Leadership  
Rethinking Conflict  
Change the Rules - Part 2  
Change the Rules - Part 1  
Managing the Matrix  
Harnessing Chaos & Complexity  
New Twist on Time Management  
Leading Questions  
Building a Value Creation Culture  
Staying Balanced  
Preventive Maintenance for your Career: Create a Strategic Plan  
Snap Out of It
 
Leading Ethically - Acting Courageously
 
Navigating Uncertainty
 
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