In thinking about the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and so on, an organisation is often challenged as to the kind of leader they’re looking for.
One way of considering the flavour of an appointment is to reflect on the needs of the business and, in particular, to balance this with the individual’s needs in terms of leading the function between inspiring, informing and doing.
It is likely that all three elements will need to be included, however, matching the leader’s attributes, and indeed motivations, with the needs of the organisation at the time are important. Some organisations will require the Head of Human Resources to inspire the business unit leaders to embrace the succession planning and talent development - processes that the organisation already has in place. Another may require a Chief Financial Officer to inform and educate business unit leaders and help them to drive their business units in a more commercial manner. This may require a Chief Information Officer, for example, to drive major systems implementations.
Once again, it all comes down to the clarity of the brief.
Peter Kerridge
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