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Exclusive A new leadership model for the future of business and work
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • Mostafa Sayyadi, Michael J.Provitera
  • Industrial Management
The authors view transformational leadership as the most strategic resource for competitive advantage. They describe a model they call the 'Magic Spark Model', for developing future transformational leaders in companies. It offers a new way of leadership succession planning, involving practical case studies that allow leadership trainees to solve real-world problems.
Exclusive The CEO’s Ideal CFO: A study in Maltese PIEs
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2022
  • Lauren Ellul, Gianluca Naudi
  • Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance
A study investigating what CEOs of Maltese PIEs (Public Interest Entities) expect from their CFOs, based on interviews with active and former CEOS and CFOs. The authors identify the factors and skills that lead to a more effective CEO-CFO relationship.
Exclusive Pandemic hurt diversity efforts in tax and accounting
  • Article
  • 02 Oct 2021
  • Michael Cohn
  • Accounting Today
Ethnic minority and female accountants took on increased workloads at accounting firms during the Covid-19 pandemic, but didn't necessarily see their careers advance, according to a new US study, 'Pandemic Nation'.
Exclusive Feeling stuck at work?
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2021
  • Dorie Clark
  • Harvard Business Review
When people feel that their career progress is frustratingly slow or has sputtered out, they can become dangerously demoralized. But often these people are simply not giving themselves enough time to succeed. Instead they need to build their career with “strategic patience", says Dorie Clark.
Exclusive Negotiating your next job
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2021
  • Hannah Rowley Bowles, Bobbi Thomason
  • Harvard Business Review
If you’re looking to further your career it’s important to think strategically about what you want, together with how to get it. The authors discuss four steps to help you prepare for career negotiations, whether joining another company or moving into a different role with your current employer.
Exclusive Upskilling with RPA: prepare for the technologies that will change the face of finance and accounting
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2020
  • Loreal Jiles
  • Strategic Finance
The article discusses the emerging use of robotic process automation (RPA) in finance and accounting processes and emphasises the importance for finance professionals to understand how to play a role in RPA implementation.
Exclusive How mentorship and sponsorship build your career
  • Article
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • Matthew Philpott
  • Journal of Accountancy
Mentorship and sponsorship are two common ways for others to help you on your career path, but they serve different roles in your professional development. This article compares the sponsorship or mentee experience with the mentorship role and explains how to find a sponsor or find a mentor.
Exclusive Survival guide
  • Article
  • 08 May 2020
  • Kerri Anne Renzulli
  • Newsweek Global
Six tips to help soon-to-be graduates develop their careers from experts who got their own degrees during the Great Recession. Their advice includes focusing on your wellbeing, researching employers and tailoring your applications, improving your professional skills, and saving for emergencies.
Exclusive Learning to learn: Mental tools to help you master new skills
  • Article
  • 02 Nov 2019
  • Erika Andersen
  • Harvard Business Review
The fast pace of change in the business environment means executives must understand and quickly adapt to big shifts in how their companies operate and how work gets done. This article explores aspiration, self-awareness and curiosity as key attributes for successfully acquiring new knowledge and skills quickly. It presents practical strategies to shift your mindset to become an effective learner.
Exclusive Three ways to use MOOCs to advance your career
  • Article
  • 02 Nov 2019
  • Walter Frick
  • Harvard Business Review
Tips on how to use massive open online courses (MOOCs) effectively for personal and career development. The article presents different strategies depending on whether you are new to a topic or just want to brush up your skills, how much time you are able to commit, and whether you require certification.
Exclusive A successful career transition to forensic accounting
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2019
  • Eric Kreuter
  • CPA Journal
A US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) discusses his career path into forensic accounting.
Exclusive The secrets of Xero growth
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2019
  • Deborah Tarrant
  • Acuity
Kirsty Godfrey-Billy CA joined cloud software champion Xero in 2016. Now its CFO, she explains her aims in the job, including achieving $1 billion annual revenue. Another goal is becoming cash-flow positive for operations and investment.
Exclusive People-centered leadership
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2019
  • Robert King
  • Supervision
Practical, everyday measures that result in employees knowing they come first. Topics discussed include: be an advocate for staff, delegate broadly, always respond, provide constructive criticism, avoid showing favouritism and be flexible with team members.
Exclusive Take charge of your professional growth through self-mentoring: These 4 steps help you find yourself, by yourself
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2019
  • Amanda Mewborm
  • ISE Industrial and Systems Engineering at Work
This article offers suggestions for professional growth through self-mentoring. Topics discussed include the need for professionals to define their passion or interests and the activities that energize them; the need to identify and develop one's skills; and the importance of observing and learning from leaders that people admire. Also mentioned is the importance of receiving constructive feedback.
Exclusive Retention plan: Carriers get creative to keep employees happy
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2019
  • Kate Smith
  • Bests Review
Article reporting on the efforts made by insurance companies to retain employees. It mentions the use of basic fringe benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans, flexibility in work time and space, and career development services.
Exclusive Reboot your career
  • Article
  • 08 Jan 2019
  • Kristen Bahler, Julia Glum
  • Money
Career experts offer tips on how to comfortably ask for a pay rise using tactics including scheduling a planning session with your manager at the start of the year, knowing your value and raising your profile using some metrics-driven examples of accomplishments.
Exclusive Ways to cope in the gig economy
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2018
  • G. Petriglieri, S. Ashford and A Wrzesniewski
  • Harvard Business Review
With the prevalence of independent contracting, this article looks at how freelancers can manage the uncertainties of the 'gig economy' to maximise the benefits of working for themselves.
Exclusive Business 'needs a wake up call on race'
  • Article
  • 31 Dec 2017
  • Miriam Kenner
  • People Management
The article discusses a survey done by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development on the careers of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in Great Britain which found that minority employees face challenges in the workplace based on race and ethnicity. Topics include mentorship, race discrimination, and diversity in the workplace
Exclusive 'Flexible working is the now the norm': Study says most staff can work from home or reduce their hours
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2017
  • People Management
  • People Management
The article reports on the normalization of flexible working in Great Britain. It mentions the increase in productivity, the perceived lack of career progression for employees who work at home, and the fact that flexible arrangements aren't mentioned in employment ads.
Exclusive Your own worst enemy?
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
  • Harvard Business Review
Most people display at least three of traits which, taken to extremes, can put them at risk for career disruption. The author discusses the individual traits and suggests how to manage them.
Exclusive Succeed at succession
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2017
  • Michael Timms
  • Public Management
How to approach your succession planning and grow the bench strength from within. The article argues that firms need to create a culture of leadership development and be clear about why they are doing succession planning.
Exclusive The Talent Delusion
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
  • Management Today
The article explores the best methods in attracting, motivating and retaining top employees. Noted are the critical questions to determine whether individuals possess talent, including vital part of a competitor's workforce, motivation, and performance. Also mentioned is the conversations about talent that often end up shifting from productivity and career success to personal wellbeing and happiness..
Exclusive Surviving M&A: How to thrive amid the turmoil
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • Mitchell Lee Marks, Philip Mirvis, Ron Ashkenas
  • Harvard Business Review
The authors suggest specific questions to ask yourself when a merger approaches. The article features case studies of four professionals who followed the recommended approach and emerged from their companies’ M&A deals as winners.
Exclusive Who falls, who thrives, who tells your story?
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin, George Serafeim, Robin Abrahams
  • Harvard Business Review
A scandal in your company can have a lasting effect on your career opportunities even if you had nothing to do with it.
Exclusive Building effective leaders
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2016
  • Mark Morgan
  • Strategic Finance
Mark Morgan investigates three principal traits that make a successful leader: accountability, vision and the ability to transform.
Exclusive Learn to embrace complex change
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2015
  • Linda Brimm
  • Harvard Business Review
The article explores how to embrace changes in your career and personal life, using the example of Denise Wang, a marketing chief at a UK-based consumer goods company, who faces the dilemma of whether to apply for a role leading the company's Singapore office.
Exclusive Stand out on social media
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2015
  • Kerry Hannon
  • Time
Ways to leverage LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media tools for career development. Includes picking a platform, maintaining consistency and company policies regarding social media.
Exclusive Everyday masterpiece
  • Article
  • 01 May 2015
  • Anand Patel
  • Financial Director
Anand Patel, retail finance director at Halfords, shares his team's vision to be the best finance team in Britain, which led to the team being awarded Best Blue Chip Finance team of 2015 at Financial Director's Business Finance Awards.
Exclusive Don't worry - someone will give me a nudge if I doze off
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2014
  • Jane Simms
  • People Management
Retirement is just a state of mind nowadays - what can businesses do to help older workers?
Exclusive Talent: How companies can profit from a 'growth mindset'.
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2014
  • Carol Dweck
  • Harvard Business Review
Discusses the idea of a 'growth mindset' and how it can be applied to both individuals and organisations.
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