Human resources

How CFOs can incorporate resilience in their plans: Workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored to finance leaders the need to have structures that can withstand shocks to help their teams and their business thrive.

Resuming business travel — it’s complicated

As businesses weigh a return to sending employees on trips and welcoming visitors to their offices, employee safety comes first.

Return to the office: How to support reluctant staff

Even with vaccination rates increasing and social-distancing restrictions easing, employees may be anxious about a return to busy offices in city centres, or the impact of a return to commuting on their work/life balance.

How to develop and excel in a hybrid workspace

Follow these ten practices to tackle the post-pandemic challenge of designing hybrid workspaces that serve the company and its employees.

Finance leaders’ role in preventing toxic corporate cultures

Misdeeds are often open secrets within an organisation. Here’s how to foster responsibility and transparency to prevent fraud and malfeasance.

CFOs should act with intention to make diversity a reality

They can help ensure that businesses benefit from an inclusive workforce.

4 tips for hiring remote finance talent

Organisations have a world of talent to choose from if they are willing to be flexible.

4 skills and experiences that can set finance professionals apart

Hiring managers may need to look outside the box to find the right talent for the job.

How leaders can build trust and a cohesive team

Building trust starts at the top of organisations. Learn how to demonstrate “vulnerability-based trust” and become a more effective leader.

How global finance departments can increase diversity

A new survey suggests women and people of colour continue to be underrepresented in the profession.

How financial wellness incentives can help attract and keep talent

Pension and retirement benefits and personal finance education are critical recruitment and retention incentives, but employers aren’t fully using them.

How to tackle the post-pandemic performance review

New workplace realities require a new way of evaluating performance. Here are some of their strategies and best practice for the post-pandemic performance review.

How effective are CFOs who hold the COO role?

More companies are combining the positions, and a study looked at the effect of one person filling both roles.

5 tips for addressing loneliness in the workplace

If you want to hold on to valuable talent, consider these five tips for detecting and addressing loneliness in the workplace.

Stress and burnout: Tips for employees and employers

Employee stress can damage individuals and business productivity, but there are ways to plan and take action, and measure interventions.

9 ways to create a more diverse board

Creating a board of directors that has diversity of perspectives and diversity of people has been challenging. Here are nine actions companies can take to succeed.

Neurodiversity offers huge pool of untapped finance talent

Some organisations have begun to embrace candidates with autism or other cognitive differences, but obstacles remain.

Recruitment cycle speeds up as UK hiring outlook brightens

Finance recruitment shows signs of growth as official figures reveal employment levels continued to fall in Q4 2020.

Why lengthy bonus negotiations can be strategically important

This article presents a Q&A with academic researchers who have done a study on bonus-setting. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

Using financial forecasts to set compensation

With so much upheaval, finance will have to pay close attention to data when adjusting compensation structures in the year ahead.

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