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Originally Posted by Benzasaurus
I'm not sure it follows that there are few women at the top because there are few women throughout. What physical practice with hammering nails or gutting fish do CFOs need in order to know how to balance the books?
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Are you saying that knowledge of the details of a business are not important for the people who make the top decisions?
I used to be of the opinion that a person who has good management skills can successfully manage nearly any business. I no longer hold that view, as I believe that knowledge of how the business operates is important to managing it.
There are 2 sides to this issue--I am just giving my opinion. As historical background, consider the situation of Ford Motor during the 1950s and 60s. HF2 brought in Tex Thornton and his "wiz Kids" to help run Ford because it was in poor shape--old Henry was a despot and did not like managers at the end of his life. But the battle was formed between "car guys" and "finance guys". Each side held the other in rather low esteem.