At any given moment, more than half of your employees just don't care. It's sobering, right? But the truth has been out there for years. Gallup continues to prove it: The annual engagement rate continues to hover around 30%. Most…
Staff management
Outside of Finance, many people don't understand the terms -- such as accrual, deferral, KPIs and OKRs -- that are common to you. But every once in a while, you need them to understand that kind of complex information. In…
Change is constant, almost always complex and absolutely inevitable in Finance. What's even worse, most employees don't take well to it. Only about one-third of leaders actually get employees to adopt changes in a healthy way, according to a Gartner…
As a finance leader, you don't always get to talk about finances. You sometimes have to talk about things you'd rather not. You likely have to have address uncomfortable topics and tackle dreaded conversations. And you probably do this: Procrastinate.…
Finance leaders monitor workforce conditions because managing workforce risk is essential for controlling labor costs and maintaining productivity. And there is a growing gap between employer expectations and worker sentiment, according to The Workmonitor 2026 study from Randstad Enterprise, which…
How many times a day do you get asked to do something you don't want to or can't do? You want to say no, but you say yes because you ... fill in the blank here: "Feel bad if you…
Got Stress? Of course, you do. You're a finance leader -- as well as a human being living in the 2026. Stress is kind of our thing these days. For reference, this is how bad stress has become in the…
Why does it seem good employees leave this time of year -- could it be the economy, better offers, lack of loyalty or ... you? Unfortunately, the boss is a big reason employees jump ship. But here's the good news:…
How many meetings do you have scheduled? Too many! Most finance leaders say that whether they have two or 20! Meetings take up a lot of time, which is OK ... if they're a valuable use of time. Instead, most…
Corporate compensation is changing as labor markets adjust. According to a recent ADP study, traditional annual bonuses are becoming less common and smaller in size. For finance leaders, this affects payroll numbers in addition to workforce planning, cash flow management,…
Want to be understood better and respected more this year? It could be as simple as avoiding the most annoying business buzzwords. On the other hand, if you want to drive co-workers crazy and sound like an idiot, keep using…
We talk a lot about giving feedback. After all, if you're reading this, you're likely a boss in Finance and have to give feedback to at least one employee. But what about receiving feedback? You probably do that, too. From…
