'Tis the season for folks to take time off, which means plenty of out-of-office email messages. And some people really get creative with those automatic replies! We've searched near and far for the best of them from places like FindLaw,…
Staff management
As year-end ramps up, you’ll need your Finance folks to be at the top of their game. But beware: A good number of them may be secretly disengaged and disconnected, doing the bare minimum and costing your company thousands –…
You and your team know firsthand just how stressful year-end can be overall. And with lingering anxiety from the pandemic, it may be harder for your people this year. Try three proven strategies to make year-end as trouble-free as possible.…
A recent court case highlights the costly consequences of a finance department miscommunication. Accounts Payable and Payroll staffers likely work closely together. They even have some overlapping responsibilities. But if one group isn’t communicating the right information with the other,…
Blink and December will be here, which makes it a good time to focus on some year-end motivation for your finance team. Fall brings a return to predictable work schedules. But the transition from summer to fall is notoriously slower…
Now's a good time to check in and assess your finance staffers' job satisfaction. Because about one in four employees plans to look for a new job after the pandemic. That's according to Prudential Financial’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey.…
Few folks look forward to finance team meetings, but you can get a lot more from those touchbases with a little advance prep work. These four strategies can help you get the most out of your regular staff meetings: 1.…
Is your company having a hard time finding the right people to fill job openings? If so, know that you’re not the only one with hiring struggles. Almost half (46%) of small businesses are having difficulty filling jobs, according to…
What they don't know really can hurt you! The majority of your peers now offer cybersecurity training, but a staggering 6 in 10 folks can't pass a basic quiz on the subject. The folks at TalentLMS and Kenna Security recently…
Employers everywhere do it all the time: An employee threatens to leave, so the company offers him or her more money in the form of "retention raises" to stay. But beware: One of your peers was recently dragged into court…
If you want to offer employees financial incentives to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19, go right ahead! It's OK with the federal government. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released guidance that clears employers to incentivize their workforce to get…
No matter how many hours you put in, a CFO’s to-do list can feel never-ending. That makes time management an essential skill. And you know the solution isn’t working more hours. It’s working more efficiently in the hours you have…
