First Female CEO to Lead a Venture-Capital-Backed Startup to IPO Shares Secret of her Success
Fifteen years ago, at age 40, Therese Tucker founded the accounting software company Blackline. Despite a rough and winding road to success, she didn't give up her dream, using grit and an entrepreneurial spirit to fuel her journey.
Define Your Destination Through Personal Branding
HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at the winding career path of Dorie Clark, CEO of Clark Strategic Communications, and how she became a recognized expert in personal branding. Using Clark's principles, Abel provides a wealth of information about how to reinvent yourself through personal branding.
How to Select the ‘One Word’ that Represents Your Personal Brand
Author Evan Carmichael’s book, "Your One Word: The Powerful Secret to Creating a Business and Life That Matter," coaches readers into developing the one word that encompasses their personal brands and aspirations to guide them to success.
Whether You Win or Lose, Don’t Lose the Lessons
HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at the career wins and losses of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, and how we can learn career lessons from Young's attitude about winning and losing.
Giving Your ‘Gifts’ Away can Help Define Your Purpose
Lin Sue Cooney, director of community engagement for Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, writes about how using her gifts to serve others led her to make a career transition from broadcast journalism to health care.
CEO Says to Embrace the Forks in the Road of Your Career Journey
For Avein Saaty-Tafoya, CEO of Adelante Healthcare in Phoenix, her career has been all about embracing the bumps in the road. Her story will change the way you look at career opportunities.
How Positivity Provides Fuel for Your Career
Are you a pessimist, optimist, or realist? How do you know? Hilda Villaverde, PhD, looks at the benefits of positivity in our lives and careers, and provides an assessment tool to fine-tune your optimism level.
CFO Uses Caring and Compassion to Guide Her Career Journey
Although she didn't start out working in health care, Sharp VP/CFO Kari Cornicelli was quickly drawn to the field because of the opportunity to use her financial skills in an environment in which caring and compassion are at the forefront of the business.
When Leading and Managing Others: First Do No Harm
A five step model helps leaders focus on the potential ethical issues behind their decisions.
Ask the Expert: Directing a Decision Support Department
How finance leaders can prepare for a technical decision support role.