The demand for finance chiefs is growing. Yet more companies are replacing their CFOs. Even so, CFOs are a lot less worried about AI taking their jobs. Confused yet? Don't be. All three of these scenarios can be true at…
Staff management
Businesses are looking for competent number-crunchers. Some are even desperate to find talent. But the next wave of finance professionals is in short demand. And the reason is pretty simple ... ... accountants are being paid too little to meet…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, is a certified genius and extreme workaholic in the same mold as Elon Musk. Huang was destined to succeed wildly in whatever career path he followed. Yet would Nvidia boast a $2.2 trillion…
Studies show employees miss a couple of days of work every year due to stress. Then there are the folks who come into work anyway but are too stressed to be as effective as they normally are. If a staffer…
Looks like AI won't be taking the place of all those vacant jobs after all. CEOs at bigger companies -- some who laid off a lot of people over the last eight months -- are chomping at the bit to…
Financial professionals who can read a chart are rightly worried about the long-term economic health of the U.S. To quote the late, great economist Herbert Stein, "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop." Try telling that to the…
Companies say they're struggling to find talent. Maybe you're in the same boat. It can seem like top performers are choosing other firms, or that they just don't exist. Or it could be that employees with potential aren't getting a…
CFOs and controllers are on the lookout for every angle to keep spending in check. The last thing most companies want to do is lay off people to get costs under controls. A new report shines a light on an…
Year after year, surveys show about 70% of job applicants lie on their resumes or applications. People lie about their skills, employers, college degrees, you name it. The onus falls on hiring managers and HR to dig deeper during the…
Brainstorming can be a great way to generate lots of potential solutions for a specific problem. And there’s no better group to brainstorm with than your own staffers who handle finance, accounting, benefits and payroll issues all the time. To…
Motivating people is a common problem for business leaders. Workers who need reminders about meeting deadlines and always striving to give their best effort can be a detriment to the team. Before you deal with problem employees, it's essential to…
People who worked directly for Jeff Bezos over the years describe him as bold, innovative, a tad impatient, demanding and results-oriented. One positive trait all Amazon-ers seem to agree on is Bezos is gifted at managing people. Bezos shares how…
