Managers who are promoted above their peers often find themselves in the difficult position of having to be a boss to former colleagues or friends. So how can managers ensure that they have the right relationships with their team? Try these eight steps.
The demand for globally mobile talent is increasing, and companies worldwide are expected to send more employees overseas in the next five years, but managers of international assignment programmes are already straining, a KPMG survey found.
Going on holiday isn’t as refreshing as it used to be. Surveys in the UK and US show that managers and employees alike are treating time off differently than they used to.
C-suite compensation has drawn increased scrutiny for several years. Here are five tips for remuneration committees to use as a guide in setting executive pay levels.
A new global report shows that organisations that equate leadership with performance, regardless of hierarchy, have higher market performance. The report offers ways all companies can develop a more global leader.
The benefits of moving a process to a shared-services centre can be substantial in the right circumstances, according to Ravichandran Venkataraman, ACMA, CGMA, senior vice president and head of the Global Services Division at Hewlett-Packard.
Visionary leadership and a culture that supports innovation are the two most important ingredients for successful innovation at a company, according to a PwC survey of CEOs.
Just because it’s midnight doesn’t mean your boss expects you to stop working. More than a third of employees report getting work-related emails after work hours.
CFOs say poor interpersonal skills are the top reason for an employee’s failure to advance in the company. But finance chiefs are far more likely to offer training in more technical categories — accounting or finance, and information technology — than in soft skills, according to a new survey.
Finance teams at large multinational companies can expect more and increasingly sophisticated tasks to come their way. The majority of those teams will have to perform those tasks with the same or fewer resources.
Working for a troubled company or in a dying industry needn’t be all bad. The challenge is recognizing the opportunities within, while keeping an eye on the exit.
As the global economy shows signs of growth, a new survey predicts a significant increase in employee turnover. With retention a concern, understanding what motivates workers’ commitment and loyalty is essential for employers.
Many US companies still haven’t identified future CFO candidates, a survey by executive staffing firm Robert Half Management Resources suggests. To better prepare for succession, companies should follow four steps.
British accountants are working longer hours than they were two years ago, but they still enjoy a better work/life balance than most other professionals, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters.
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries continue to be popular destinations for business process outsourcing (BPO) and shared services, despite rapid economic development that is causing wages to rise.
Employees who have been singled out as “high performers” are being awarded pay raises that are, on average, 67% higher than their peers, according to research in the UK by HR consultancy Towers Watson.
Hal Gregersen, Ph.D., professor of innovation and leadership at INSEAD, explains that every individual has more untapped creative capacity than he or she may realise.
Cross-functional, self-governing employee boards help global spice company McCormick & Co. identify business process improvements and other innovations. McCormick executive Ken Kelly, CPA, CGMA, explains how it works — and how employees benefit.
