HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

We have delivered many alternative ways to support employees’ emotional well-being and resiliency while quickly adapting to the changing environment and meeting business needs. This last year has only reinforced the importance of agile leaders and a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Finance 59

Finance Diversity Leadership Development Maturity 59

HR Digest

AUGUST 17, 2020

For example: Accounting and finance: Around 65,000 job postings in the 12 months previous for accounts payable/receivable clerks, and 55,000 for financial analysts. For accounting and finance professionals, the answer is “surprisingly little,” at least where demand is concerned. What hasn’t?

Finance 98

Finance Short-term Human Capital Crisis 98

Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

On the leadership front, managers, entrepreneurs, and even individual contributors must adapt to increasingly diverse clientele, workforces, and business partners. As an example of how to save face, I often share the story of Jeff, the finance director of a multinational company. In my book, I share an AAA model for cultural agility.

COO 106

COO Self-aware How To Long-term 106

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

Webinar 98

Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In this environment, every functional leader has a role to play in translating digital ambition into commercial success. Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. They need to be open to different experiences, attuned to cultural differences, and comfortable working with a highly diverse and globally dispersed employee and customer base.

Execution 15

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Typically, such boards comprise directors who act distant and detached — traits anathema to a business environment that demands transparency and accountability. Another high-performing board immersed itself into a global financial services firm's complex financing activities, as it successfully navigated a financial crisis.

Compliance 9

Compliance Maslow Short-term Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Determined to get closer to their customers and become more agile and innovative, global organizations like IBM and GE are embracing the matrix organizational model. Ensure that teams are more diverse. Give mid-level leaders a chance to take on advisory roles outside of line management in functions such as strategy, HR or finance.

Management 14

Management Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Influence 14