CFOs and their relationship with HR - A Survey

If you have been reading my blogs over the past while, you may know that I blog about CFOs, their careers, and the relationships they have with others.

Our last survey in the Fall of 2010 was on CFOs and their relationships with Lawyers. You can read more about the results of this survey here. The survey was a success, and we continue to present these results to law firms so they can learn more about CFOs and what they are thinking.

For the past while I have been considering doing another survey about CFOs and what they think about the HR (Human Resources) function. And then I read this ‘joke’ that has been repeated ad nauseum over social media (I’ve seen it numerous times on Twitter and LinkedIn).

CFO asks CEO "What happens if we invest in developing our people & then they leave us?" CEO: 'What happens if we don't, and they stay?

Now personally, I think do not think that this ‘joke’ is funny. I don’t think it’s funny because from my experience meeting with CFOs on a regular basis, I find them to generally be not only capable business people, but considerate and caring for the people in their organization. CFOs get the value of people – they always have and they always will.

However, a dynamic I constantly see in organizations is the CFO/HR divide. And rather than pontificate on the subject (right now), I would like your feedback.

If you are a CFO or senior finance professional in your organization, please complete our survey at your earliest convenience. It will only take 10 minutes of your time.

Thank you in advance,

Samuel