The pressure on companies to accelerate their processes to keep pace with the increasing speed of business is constant. Falling behind on the technology curve is a disadvantageous position to be in, especially as new technologies proliferate. Cloud technology is a prime example of this, and as Aberdeen research has shown,...
Published: Apr 23, 2019
What kind of information does an organization’s employees need in order to perform their jobs to the best of their ability? Generally speaking, executives and managers are looking to gather strategic information, analyze it, temper it with their own knowledge, and then make what are often wide-reaching decisions....
Published: Apr 23, 2019
Expenses can be expensive. And if not handled efficiently, the costs to your business can quickly mount up – employees and the finance team waste time on admin-heavy tasks, inaccurate and exaggerated expenses slip through the net, and if HMRC pay a visit, can you really be confident your expense process is compliant?...
Published: Oct 12, 2016
The modern CFO needs to keep up with change—also known as becoming a “strategic business partner”—while still delivering on core accountabilities. But sometimes, it’s tough to focus on becoming a strategic business partner while still doing all this other stuff.
CFOs can cope by creating...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
As a wide variety of information technology services move to online offerings in the Cloud, more and more IT executives are considering whether to shift their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems there as well.
Running processes and infrastructure from the Cloud can, in the right context, provide greater...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
In some kinds of more traditional businesses the finance department tends to swallow as much data as is thrown at it but only outputs small, measured and curated amounts of insights periodically: “Here’s revenue vs target in the last quarter”.
These are undoubtedly essential for proper business management,...
Published: Aug 30, 2018
"Activate your fans, don’t just collect them like baseball cards.” Are you empowering your consumers through social media?
The following articles will help pinpoint areas of success, while highlighting trends in how social selling is evolving and tips to ensure you go along the right path to benefit...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Planning and budgeting are vital to smart, fact-based business decision-making, but many finance teams are mired in timeconsuming, inefficient processes, using basic tools that deliver questionable results.
For midmarket organizations experiencing or aiming for high growth, inadequate planning and budgeting processes...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
The art of public speaking is evolving all the time – and the good news is that giving a solid presentation is a highly coachable skill. But what insight do you need in order to transform your content and delivery from muddled to mesmerizing?
This article offers advice and lessons to help you make...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Odds are you’re going to be hosting a video conference or webinar sometime in the near future. So, are you ready for your close up? It’s crucial for you as the speaker to be able
to establish confidence and credibility with your audience in order to hold their attention, especially...
Published: Sep 07, 2016
As HR professionals play an increasingly important part in carrying out business strategies, the tools they use naturally have to evolve to meet these new requirements.
In this white paper, learn how far workforce management technology has progressed in recent years, and the important role automation is playing in...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Managing absence and leave has never been more daunting for employers. At the federal level in the United States, for example, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) continues to evolve and expand, more than 20 years after its inception, and state legislatures are passing new employee leave laws at a historic rate. These...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Effective workforce management starts with in an accurate, efficient and user-friendly method for capturing work hours, pay rates and absences. Those critical details inform you of whether you are overstaffing particular roles, shifts or locations (or the opposite), provide a true gauge of worker performance through productivity...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Social selling is a sophisticated practice, and there are a host of challenges and dangers to be wary of.
This guide brought to you by MyCustomer and Microsoft will explore the challenges and opportunities of social selling, to help you maximise your potential, while minimising your risks.
You will learn: ...
Published: Feb 11, 2016