A sound financial plan is the vehilce which clearly states strategic business objectives in financial terms. A well-prepared budget forms the foundation for decision-making throughout the fiscal year.
However it is the forecast which allows the business to adjust future expectations based on recent...
Published: Oct 14, 2019
Business agility is now a determining factor for success in today’s data-driven, fast-paced world. To think fast and move first, companies must embrace a new model or risk being left behind. Plan to Win reflects the collected experience and wisdom gained from working with thousands of companies, the insights of CFOs...
Published: Oct 14, 2019
As the top guns of finance, CFOs are chartered with piloting their organizations to new heights, successfully anticipating and navigating turbulent economic times. Yet, as the pace of business accelerates, many CFOs report they are feeling a need…a need for more speed.
77% of CFOs admit that major business...
Published: Oct 14, 2019
As modern CFOs move beyond accounting to become business performance leaders, the awareness of missed opportunities caused by static planning processes has escalated. CFOs who fail to guide their companies with active planning processes are seeing negative impacts on their organizations’ ability to capture profit...
Published: Oct 14, 2019
If the thought of leading a virtual team makes you sweat, you aren’t alone. It’s new terrain for many, but it also carries some common misconceptions. Once you get past these, you’ll see it’s not that unfamiliar at all.
This brief explores 5 widely believed myths about leading virtual...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
For HR professionals, the need to be flexible in the face of change is constant. From budget constraints to the latest data security protocols and increasing regulatory compliance demands, there’s a lot to keep up with. Juggling so many competing priorities can make it difficult to know where you should spend your...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Do you have control and visibility over all your project emails? Email is easily mismanaged, with key information stored in individual inboxes that is inaccessible to the wider team. That means more time wasted every day looking for the information you need. It’s not surprising, therefore, that email is now ranked...
Published: Aug 19, 2019
To compete in today’s global marketplace, employees at every level of your organisation need to understand the risks associated with a broad spectrum of compliance issues and feel empowered to make the right decisions - even when no one is watching. Many companies struggle to meet this challenge, but an effective...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Employee absence costs are on the rise. Yet while many organisations have processes in place to administer leaves, many lack the tools need to actively manage absences. Employers that enable managers to react quickly to leave requests, and empower HR to rein in excessive absences, can outperform the competition.
This...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
In some kinds of more traditional businesses the finance department tends to swallow as much data as is thrown at it but only outputs small, measured and curated amounts of insights periodically: “Here’s revenue vs target in the last quarter”.
These are undoubtedly essential for proper business management,...
Published: Aug 30, 2018
Planning and budgeting are vital to smart, fact-based business decision-making, but many finance teams are mired in timeconsuming, inefficient processes, using basic tools that deliver questionable results.
For midmarket organizations experiencing or aiming for high growth, inadequate planning and budgeting processes...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Odds are you’re going to be hosting a video conference or webinar sometime in the near future. So, are you ready for your close up? It’s crucial for you as the speaker to be able
to establish confidence and credibility with your audience in order to hold their attention, especially...
Published: Sep 07, 2016
Workday is the leader in enterprise-class, Software-as-a-Service solutions for managing global businesses, combining a lower cost of ownership with an innovative approach to business applications.
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Published: Sep 22, 2016
Take a moment and hark back to the time you’ve had the best ideas of your professional life. Where were you at the time? Taking a walk? Having a discussion with your friend over a pint of beer? Or, better still – in the shower?
The notion that you’re most productive at your job in the office is becoming...
Published: May 11, 2016