---
id: "prereq-c-suite-roles"
type: "prereq"
source_timestamps: ["¶2", "§ Mistake 1"]
tags: ["corporate-structure"]
related: ["concept-goal-disentanglement"]
reason: "To grasp the headcount disentanglement example, one must know the typical responsibilities of a CFO vs a CHRO."
sources: ["governance"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-governance"
originDay: 7
articleStem: "hbr-sig-48-decision-rights"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/07/what-companies-get-wrong-about-decision-rights"
sourceTitle: "What Companies Get Wrong About Decision Rights"
---
# Standard C-Suite Functions

The text references roles like **COO, CHRO, CFO, and business-unit directors** without defining their standard purviews.

**Why you need it:** to grasp the headcount-disentanglement example in [[concept-goal-disentanglement]], you must know the typical responsibilities of a **CFO** (budget) vs. a **CHRO** (people / proposal size) vs. **business-unit leaders** (filling preapproved roles).