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Business and Management Faculty
Stay ahead with our practical business guidance created exclusively for finance professionals. Drive the performance of your organisation, access invaluable resources to support your professional development and connect with CFOs, FDs and FCs.
Featured items
In this section
Business and Management magazine
Monthly magazine from the Business and Management Faculty, containing a wide range of news, views and articles on subjects such as accounting standards, outsourcing, strategy, corporate governance, marketing, tax, treasury, human factors and much more.
Business and Management: November 2020
This issue includes: Is your business transformation plan worth it, Is this the end for arts and culture, How to nurture strategic thinking, Off-payroll working: New rules, Prepare for Brexit now, Are you really motivating your team and Forecasting, done right
Business and Management: October 2020
This issue includes: Meet the BAM Board: Will Holt, How to make meetings work, Sector focus - Hospitality, Salary survey 2020, How to start your own business, Brexit eye - October 2020, How to hand making people redundant
Business and Management: September 2020
This issue includes: How covid exposed the economic system, Healthy body, healthy mind, Harnessing the power of an ageing workforce, The future of public transport, Take control of your business controls, Developing the right culture, Employee ownership – the future, Brexit eye – September 2020, Why you should train your staff.
Business and Management: July August 2020
This issue includes: How to communicate better, Brexit eye – August 2020, Tourism in the UK – post covid, Returning to the office post covid, The future of Agriculture, What is a post furlough world? and The virtual job interview.
Podcasts and recordings
Resources from past events and webinars including slides, interviews with speakers and webcasts.
Navigating office politics positively
This webinar will look at what organisational politics is, why it occurs and what individuals need to focus on to improve their personal political intelligence.
Supply chain assurance in the retail sector
Abigail Harper talks through a risk-based approach to providing supply chain assurance within the retail sector.
Common online frauds and how to avoid them
A timely update on common online frauds you might encounter in your professional and personal lives, along with some practical tips on how to spot and avoid them.
Leading resilient teams
Learn practical tools and techniques to help you manage stress and build a resilience management framework.
Webinars and events
We have a varied programme of CPD lectures offering you the choice of meeting fellow members at our one hour events at Chartered Accountants’ Hall, or listening to our online webinars from the comfort of your office or home.
5144 reasons you should take the Modern Slavery Act seriously
Nick Wildgoose, a supply chain risk management expert, provides a brief background on the Act itself and international context and potential developments.
Practical Excel tips
Learn fundamental skills to save you time dealing with the most common problems faced when using Excel in your organisation.
Interview techniques for the Zoom age
Insight into the world of virtual interviews and the new developments you should be thinking about as you embark on your virtual job search.
Digital downtime
Explore the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness to take a balanced view of smart technology and how it influences our lives.
Special reports
An in-depth look at a major topic, written by specialists in each area. Replaced the previous Management Quarterly and Good Practice Guidelines series.
Special Report 69: Effective collaboration
Collaboration has been a trendy buzz word in business lexicon for some time now, but, as the pandemic has done with many other ‘nice-to have’ skills, it has now become absolutely necessary to master. With your colleagues, business partners, suppliers and all other stakeholders more than likely working from home, and maybe even across different locations and time zones, effective collaboration is essential
Special Report - Effective collaboration
Collaboration has been a trendy buzz word in business lexicon for some time now, but, as the pandemic has done with many other ‘nice-to-have’ skills, it has now become absolutely necessary to master. With your colleagues, business partners, suppliers and all other stakeholders more than likely working from home, and maybe even across different locations and time zones, effective collaboration is essential.
Special Report 68: Commercial Insight
This special report explores how to be more commercial to add value and generate profit for your firm.
SR67 Problem solving
This month’s special report focuses on solving problems of all shapes and sizes in the workplace. Whatever your position in the hierarchy, there are practical hints and tips included to make your day-to-day work easier and more efficient.
Quarterly briefings
Quarterly briefing - September 2020
Our most popular articles, reports and upcoming webinars.
Quarterly briefing - June 2020
Our most popular articles, reports and upcoming webinars.
Quarterly briefing - March 2020
Our most popular articles, reports and upcoming webinars.
Quarterly briefing - December 2019
Our most popular articles, reports and upcoming webinars.
Technical updates
Regular technical updates on legal, tax and regulatory changes.
Technical Update November 2020
Our regular round up of legal and regulatory change.
Technical update October 2020
Our regular round up of legal and regulatory change.
Technical update September 2020
Our regular round up of legal and regulatory change.
Technical update July August 2020
Our regular round up of legal and regulatory change
Thought leadership
Acting in the public interest: accounting for the vulnerable
View the 2019 PD Leake lecture given by Professor John Burns and Dr Stephen Jollands, Exeter University. Nicki Deeson, Amnesty International, gives a practitioner view.
The CFO and strategy – part 1: the nature of strategy
This report explores the nature of strategy as a first step in supporting CFOs their strategic role.
The finance function: A framework for analysis
How does your finance function compare and how do you deal with the inherent tensions we highlight?
Business performance management: When not to measure
When not to measure, provides some ideas on why measurement systems are not resulting in the behaviours your organisation desires.