Sabine Vollmer
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What worries boards and management most in 2018
Following an eventful year, boards and senior management worry about different business risks in 2018, global research suggests. → Read More
Set growth objectives that won’t lead employees astray
Aggressive targets and good corporate behaviour can coexist. Here’s how. → Read More
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. → Read More
6 tactics that make for happy employees
These six factors are considered key drivers of job satisfaction, which is crucial to feeling happy at work, research by staffing firm Robert Half suggests. → Read More
Look ahead: A flurry of data on economic growth
From Facebook’s earnings to French consumer confidence, indicators will point the way forward for the global economy. → Read More
How to help internal audit reduce fraud losses
Internal auditors can use a number of strategies to help organisations do a better job tracking down fraud, according to a panel of internal auditors, fraud examiners, and a regulator. → Read More
Assessing the global state of the profession
As president of the International Federation of Accountants, Olivia Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, learned about issues accountants face around the world. → Read More
Skills that help CFOs handle disruption strategically
To provide strategic leadership, CFOs need these skills in addition to expertise in accounting, finance, and strategy, research suggests. → Read More
5 strategies to hire and retain young professionals
Values shared by young professionals around the world provide employers with opportunities to hire and retain the most conscientious and productive employees. → Read More
How to reduce the pressures at work
Accountants, auditors, and finance professionals can use strategies to tackle productivity challenges and reduce stress. → Read More
A CFO job for adrenaline junkies
Being the CFO at a fast-growing start-up can be addictive. David Lee, FCMA, CGMA, who left a British multinational conglomerate to work with tech start-ups nine years ago, explains why. → Read More
3 steps toward a more effective board
Corporate boards’ scope of responsibilities continues to broaden, and directors’ confidence that they have what it takes to tackle the challenges is lagging. → Read More
Lease accounting revamp
Careful planning and collecting of lease inventory data are key in implementing FASB’s new standard. → Read More
How a CFO can become great
Finance leaders need to overcome four main challenges in shaping strategy and driving innovation necessary for sustainable growth. → Read More
7 ways to reduce talent turnover
Happy employees are engaged, and engaged employees are better performers and less likely to switch jobs. → Read More
6 disruptive forces for boards to tackle
The EY Center for Board Matters and the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation list six change factors boards should focus on to help them address technological advances, geopolitical developments, and a changing workforce. → Read More
6 strategies to defuse staff personality conflicts
US CFOs spend about 15% of their workweek resolving staff personality conflicts. Making sure employees work well together is an essential skill for a CFO, but it can be a trying task. → Read More
Best practices to improve cybersecurity
Here’s how to prepare for, manage, and recover from a cyberattack. → Read More
10 strategies to successfully integrate a deal
A projected increase in global mergers and acquisitions this year could present challenges to CFOs. → Read More
5 strategies to efficiently implement the new lease accounting standard
Deloitte offers five strategies to help find efficiencies and avoid unnecessary disturbances. → Read More