The global workforce is less than enthusiastic about work these days. Leaders hoping to improve levels of engagement should consider three steps, beginning with creating meaningful work, an expert on retention and rewards says. The engaged worker is more productive—and less likely to go to work elsewhere.
Executives report difficulty finding qualified workers despite high jobless rates. Recruiting workers for positions as varied as engineers, accountants and tugboat workers is a problem. Hire-and-train employee development and new educational initiatives may provide solutions.
More than a third of the global workforce feels disengaged, with roughly the same percentage of workers believing that barriers at work keep them from excelling. Employees’ company loyalty hits a five-year low.
The CGMA is poised to take a broader role in financial decision-making if applied knowledge can be well-communicated, a new CGMA report says. Knowing the numbers and being able to predict a company’s financial future based on the numbers are key skills for those looking to advance to leadership roles.
Leadership teams at multinational companies based in rapid-growth markets need more international experience and a proper balance of global and local expertise, a new survey says.
Ninety-four per cent of CFOs believe performance reviews are effective, but that sentiment does not trickle down to employees, according to an Accountemps survey. Nearly one-third of workers say reviews are ineffective. Accountemps provides more than data, adding tips for bosses to conduct more worthwhile reviews.
How do leading finance chiefs measure and tackle risk within their organisations? We quiz David Horan, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at Dealer Services Corporation; Atul Patel, group FD at IT security firm NCC Group; Jeff van der Eems, COO of United Biscuits; and Jackie Hunt, CFO at Standard Life.
The need to measure and manage the human dimension has never been greater if companies are to achieve sustainable success. That was the clear imperative acknowledged by CEOs in the report that marked the launch of the CGMA, Rebooting business: Valuing the human dimension. In addition to surveying 280 CEOs
Organisations sending employees on international assignments increasingly are including domestic partners of the opposite sex and the same sex in mobility benefit plans, a new survey shows.
The US Supreme Court's decision to uphold a keystone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the centrepiece legislation of US health-care reform, is expected to reshape employer-sponsored health insurance. But small companies and companies that employ low-wage workers may feel the most acute effects.
As the economy improves, and the competition for top-notch talent increases, employers are expressing concern about retaining that talent – and the cost of losing and replacing talent, a survey shows. Employers think that retention strategies help limit losses.
A substantial majority of employers are willing to allow workers to show up late at the office because bosses understand that employees are working away from their desks with the help of mobile technology, a recent survey shows.
Want to be a leader and not just the boss? Listening and learning are two behaviours that will help you progress as a leader, according to a new report. Read the seven ways to improve leadership skills.
Some of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—ones that have already taken effect as part of the 2010 health reform legislation—could be here to stay. Depending on how the justices rule, employers could be in for bigger changes starting in 2014.
Business leaders value social media in building workplace culture far more than their employees do, new research shows. Disconnects between executives and workers on the importance of financial performance and compensation—and the communication of core values—also were evident.
Business and IT providers say centralising functions in shared service centres is the most popular outsourcing approach. They also see an increase in the use of cloud computing.
More U.S. financial executives say they’re getting raises. And the pay bumps are getting bigger – a sign that, some say, is proof the economy is turning around. Also, raises in the future may increasingly be tied to performance, research indicates.
Chief financial officers of multinational companies say their roles are evolving beyond the finance function. As a result, finance chiefs need to develop more skills centred on strategy and communication.
Regardless of one’s job title, being a good negotiator is, at a minimum, a differentiating factor that can help with career advancement. For certain positions, it’s the key to survival. Many people struggle to find the right mix of incentive, pressure, diplomacy and charisma to pull off a negotiation.
