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Article: Visionary CFOs: who are they, and how can you become one?(chief financial officers)(Cover Story)
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- Financial Executive
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- January 1, 1999
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George Carlin, the grizzled granddad of stand-up comedy, lampooned oxymorons like "military intelligence" in one of his more memorable routines, and in some journalistic circles Carlin's work is considered good enough to steal. So, to keep the record clear, let's state up front that we can claim full credit for coining the phrase, "visionary CFO."
It's a relatively new concept for the top financial slot. Indeed, Jim McTaggert, chairman of Connecticut-based Marakon Associates, an exclusive little strategic consulting firm whose influence is far out of proportion to its size, says the typical CFO is anything but a person of vision.
"Often, the CFO is an ...