A majority of companies in Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific do not have enough leaders-to-be ready to assume top-level roles, according to a Mercer study.
Companies with a well-conceived, well-communicated strategy for interacting with customers are more likely to have financial success, according to a new survey report. The report offers four key findings about how high-performing companies think about and carry out customer-engagement strategies.
Organisations with strong leadership and talent management practices can increase revenue 2.2 times faster than those with weak talent development, a new global report says.
CFOs must prepare themselves to make critical decisions regarding IT investments. They don’t need to become technologists, but they do need to ask the right questions to make sure they understand an investment’s business impact.
While some employers see flexible working policies as an essential talent retention tool, others raise concerns about the impact on organisational culture and relationships with colleagues.
The success or failure of a merger or acquisition often rests on whether key employees can be persuaded to stay on as part of the new venture, yet the ideal talent retention strategy remains elusive.
Employee loyalty is an increasingly rare commodity, according to research by the American Management Association. And while companies recognise the consequences for their businesses, such as low morale and increased absenteeism, tackling the trend is not a major focus for the majority of organisations.
Motivational and leadership skills were the most important factor for promoting professionals to management positions, according to a recent survey of marketing and advertising executives. Leadership and soft skills are also important in the finance realm.
US finance chiefs are more willing now than a year ago to negotiate starting salaries. But they are struggling to find skilled candidates as well, according to a new Robert Half survey.
About three-fifths of executives say long-term incentives motivate them to remain at their current organisation, according to a global survey by the Association of Executive Search Consultants. Most members of the C-suite reported receiving an increase in pay during the most recent fiscal year.
Too many business leaders worldwide are ill-prepared to tackle today’s most pressing challenges, research suggests. But talent management consultants offer nine tips to recruit and develop more effective leaders.
A majority of younger workers in a US survey think changing jobs regularly is a good career move, but older workers disagree. Accountemps said 57% of workers under 35 approve of job-hopping, while 78% of those 55 and older think it’s not a good idea to change employers regularly.
In the annual Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) salary survey, management accountants show high levels of satisfaction with their salaries, with 75% of them reporting that they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with their current salary.
One way to get better employee engagement: Throw a party for your staff at the end of the year. What should be a joyous occasion can be risky, however. Here’s a primer on how to behave.
Forty-three per cent of CFOs said requests for promotions or more money have increased from two years ago, according to a survey by Accountemps. Workers feel more confident about the economy and about job prospects, so they’re more likely to ask for a better title or pay grade.
In an address in Rome to World Congress of Accountants delegates, Pope Francis reminded accountants that their work is a service to the community and encouraged the profession to use this perspective, along with creativity, to tackle problems such as providing people with dignified work and opportunities to realize their own development.
Access to a dynamic talent base of freelancers, contractors, and other external staff enables businesses to react faster to new opportunities and drive competitive advantage. But the open workforce model also brings challenges and risks with major implications for management strategy.
Olivia Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, a member of the American Institute of CPAs’ governing council and former chairwoman of the AICPA board of directors, has been elected president of the board of the International Federation of Accountants.
Compensation for US chief executives is growing at a faster rate than compensation for CFOs, according to research by BDO. The energy sector had the highest pay rises for executives, and average pay in the retail sector dropped for CEOs and CFOs.
