Performance management

Set growth objectives that won’t lead employees astray

Aggressive targets and good corporate behaviour can coexist. Here’s how.

4 best ways to use advanced analytics

Advanced analytics help companies use increasing amounts of data to improve their business and financial performance. Here are the four preferred purposes for advanced analytics.

7 tips for effective project reporting

Keeping track of a portfolio of billion pound projects takes organisation and interpersonal skills, as well as technical know-how.

Machine learning helps grocers win the fresh-food competition

Machine learning systems can collect, analyse, and adjust large data sets from a wide variety of sources efficiently and at a relatively low cost.

How accounting can empower better project management

Accountants need to understand project management to better advocate for good financial and data practices.

Improving forecasting at the Home Office

Angela Wilson, ACMA, CGMA, has led an initiative to improve forecasting within the UK government to inform better resource allocation decisions.

Creating a culture that benefits customers

Old Mutual Group decided that strengthening customer-centred values was the key to rebounding from significant business setbacks.

Taming projects that span Pakistan

Mobin Saulat, FCMA, CGMA, the CEO of a state gas company, figured out how to modernise a nation’s energy infrastructure.

Crafting a killer value proposition statement

A well-crafted statement can help an organisation capture market share and growth while maintaining laser focus as a business. Here’s how to improve yours.

Video: How should a not-for-profit’s performance be measured?

Trish Shannon, CPA, CGMA, the CFO of the AARP Foundation, explains why focusing on programmatic outcomes can increase funding.

Modern slavery: Hidden risks to look for in your supply chain

Exploitation of labour can be prevalent in any supply chain, in any type of business. And the risk increases wherever there is a low-paid, low-skill, high-turnover workforce.

Cloud accounting and continuous closing poised to disrupt

Companies are increasingly replacing rigid closing cycles with “continuous close” approaches that use automation to speed business processes.

Human rights risks in the supply chain

Regulators, shareholders, and consumers increasingly expect companies to be accountable for what goes on throughout their supply chain. Here’s what to look for.

Measuring employee trust

Gauging workers’ faith in the organisation can help employers understand retention patterns and productivity risks.

Set goals that won’t lead employees astray

Four tools can help prevent or detect bad behaviour prompted by performance goals to promote growth.

4 steps to more effectively manage international assignments

Data can help multinationals better manage overseas talent in the face of rising regulatory and financial pressure, but most respondents polled by EY said they do not track how effective their international assignments are.

5 ways to win engagement

Software company SAS offers more than perks to its global workforce. The company offers flexibility and challenging work to keep staff engaged.

Collision course to collaboration

How blind dates, chance encounters, and creative onboarding built one company’s culture of ideas.

How management accountants can support start-ups

Opportunities abound for finance professionals in search of rewarding opportunities and fresh challenges.

If appraisals need a tune-up, then what’s next?

Traditional employee performance appraisals are being called outdated and arbitrary. Here’s how to turn them into useful conversations.

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