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Tips for improving your memory
Forgot a name? Lost a file? Missed a meeting? Here’s how to boost your recall.How to Excel with past, present, and future data
With the right toolset of techniques, you can design spreadsheet models that smoothly produce forecast projections using historical and current information.5 tips for making friends at a new job
If you’re struggling to form workplace friendships at a new job, here are five tips from experts on how it may be done.7 tips for dealing with a micromanager
Dealing with a micromanager can be stressful and demoralising and can sap your productivity, but you can learn ways to handle such a boss and avoid job burnout.IAASB aims to enhance engagement quality reviews
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has proposed new rules designed to ensure that engagement quality reviews maintain their effectiveness.Preparing for a leave of absence
Taking time away from work can be stress-free if you approach it right.Risk: ‘A unique opportunity on the table’
Accountants have an opportunity to focus on the benefits of intelligent risk-taking as well as risk-mitigation, according to an IFAC report.The countries with the cleanest reputations
Nordic states are among the countries with the lowest perceived levels of public sector corruption, Transparency International’s latest list shows.Brexit concerns hover over capital markets
In the longer term, there might be changes reflecting the amounts of bank capital and investment funds allocated to transactions being originated in London and local continental European centres.Managers’ quandary: Ethics or targets?
Surveys find that managers often face pressure from above and below, making ethical behaviour a secondary priority.Advice for finding future finance leaders
Finding the stars of tomorrow, in the face of fast-moving economic and political uncertainty around the world, has therefore become a more urgent task.Nearly half of CFOs have no succession plan
While most companies are prepared for a sudden CEO departure, nearly half of companies do not have a CFO succession plan in place, according to a recent survey released by Robert Half International.Signs you’re overworked and overstressed
Here are five signs that you may be working too hard — and some ways to get back on track to good mental health.WEF on integrated reporting, IFRS 17, FRC review, and more
Here’s a roundup of recent developments in corporate reporting.Are you sure your anti-bribery efforts work?
To fine-tune compliance and risk management programmes and improve prevention of bribery and corruption, multinational companies should take into account these four insights.Irish business leaders plan for Brexit disruption
The uncertainties surrounding the conditions under which Britain may leave the EU are particularly challenging for businesses in Ireland. Here is how two of them are dealing with the challenges.Watchlist for future finance innovators
You’ve heard of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Here are six trends that will grow in importance this year and what you need to know about each.Creating a culture of blameless problem-solving
Companies that fail exceptionally have the potential for greatness.Preparing post-Brexit supply chains
Companies need to consider many factors when preparing for Brexit.
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