If you were a member of the board of directors interviewing a CFO for the CEO position, what 3 questions would
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1. What is the biggest risk you have taken or initiated and what was the outcome? (to find out whether the CFO will have the stomach for the difficult decisions)
2. Have you read the book "Blink" and can you see yourself (with the right checks and balances) acting on a premonition? (to understand if the CFO has that special gift of knowing in his/her gut what is the right way to go without relying too heavily on numbers all the time and also to figure out how good he/she is at judging character, whether it´s internal or external)
3. Can you paint? This, of course, means painting for the employees (with passion) a vision that galvanizes the organization and motivates everyone to march with the same purpose. Other Questions and Answers: