“Network leadership”—the ability to facilitate employee collaboration across business silos—is a key to growth, according to a new report. Research suggests that many leaders are lagging in this important skill.
Organisations need to identify potential standout employees and develop and retain top performers to thrive. Learn what sets high performers apart and how to keep them in a competitive labour market.
A survey by Accountemps shows that nearly 40% of US human resources managers say Tuesday is the most productive day for employees. Find out which is the second-most productive.
A quick roundup of career and workplace trends features research on topics from mobile-device etiquette to the rise in international assignments — plus advice from CGMA designation holders on how to support innovation and how to give a better presentation.
Performance management and business intelligence consultant Bernard Marr explains how companies can use data and analytics to improve decision-making around their most valuable business assets: talented employees.
CGMA designation holders need to improve their bargaining skills, according to a CGMA Magazine poll. Experts offer tips on how to carry out successful negotiations, while also building relationships.
What is your competitive advantage? What are you known for? These questions can help you identify your personal brand—a great way of demonstrating your skills and accelerating your career.
Poor communication is the factor that causes the greatest harm to workplace morale, according to a new survey of human resources professionals. Read about more threats to workplace morale and how to keep negativity from seeping into the workplace.
Sal Khan turned tutoring his cousin into the global online learning site Khan Academy. Read about the investment analyst turned social entrepreneur’s thoughts on sparking innovation, competing for talent with the likes of Google and Goldman Sachs, and the magic of real mentoring.
Fewer than half of North American CFOs said they would like to succeed their current CEO, and more than half either were not interested in the job or unsure about it.
CFOs are upping the ante in their quest to secure job candidates with in-demand skills. An Accountemps survey shows that 46% of US CFOs plan to offer improved benefits and 45% plan to offer more pay to attract top talent.
Annual revenues are increasing at US middle market companies, and executives at the companies, which are a critical economic engine, are becoming more optimistic about the US economy, a KPMG survey found.
US organisations gave internal auditors slightly more generous base-salary increases in the past 12 months, but the magnitude of raises fell slightly in Canada, according to a new survey report.
US manufacturers are increasingly planning to bring overseas production back to the US to reduce time to market and costs and improve product quality, research shows. Find out what would prompt companies to reshore even more manufacturing jobs.
Although finance departments are strong in functional expertise and learning skills, many of them lack competencies associated with communication and leadership. Learn techniques finance managers are using to build the right skills on their teams.
The need for collaboration and innovation creates the need for meetings. Yet, meetings sometimes aren’t the best use of a company’s time, for a variety of reasons. Rhymer Rigby, author of The Careerist: Over 100 Ways to Get Ahead at Work, offers top tips on how to get the most out of meetings.
