Holding a functional leadership role isn’t the most direct route to becoming a CEO. Fewer than 15% of the CEOs in a data set we’ve been scrutinising for more than a year ascended to the corner office after serving as a functional leader such as chief financial officer, chief marketing officer (CMO), chief strategy officer,…
The global workforce is undergoing a seismic shift: in four years, millennials – the people born between 1977 and 1997 – will account for nearly half the employees in the world. In some companies, they already constitute a majority. That shift may sound daunting to the managers charged with coaching these young workers, who have…
A sense of agility or corporate plasticity needs to be developed where the company is in a position to tweak itself depending on the needs and circumstances. And the operationalisation needs to be led proactively by people from the very top. Read the full story here.
The accounting profession has recently attracted a lot of negative attention because of the unethical conduct of a handful of its members. This has resulted in renewed attention being given to ethics and ethical behaviour in the profession, focusing for example on how ethics is covered during university studies and training and the existence of…
The business world is ever changing and with tech taking over, cryptocurrencies coming to the fore and ever-advancing efficiencies, millennial CAs could be a company’s greatest asset. The only problem is how to effectively manage this potential. Read the full article here.
The future of jobs has never been more uncertain. McKinsey Global Institute estimates that half of all jobs could be automated by 2055. Industry-wide disruptions are occurring faster than ever before. Read the full article here.
Technological and social forces are transforming how work gets done, who doesit , and even what work looks like. And while technology can make workers more productive, there will be significant turbulence as organisations grapple with the complexity and unpredictability of a changing workforce. Read the full article here.
Over the last decade, industries, academics and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis and corporate misconduct. But what role does culture play in corporate misconduct, and why do these problematic cultures persist? Read the full article here.
Here are five of the many small changes we can make in our everyday life that will go a long way towards saving energy. Read more
While the debate rages on around the ‘who, what, why and when’ for assurance over external reporting, there is no doubt that the buck stops with the board. There is demand for action by boards that support credibility and trust over information communicated to stakeholders and companies stand to benefit in many ways if this…