How CFOs Build a More Digital Finance Function

CFOs are squarely focused on digitalization imperatives in 2021 — not just enabling enterprise digital ambitions, but making the digital finance function a reality.  Leaders expect to see a function that is leaner (with fewer employees), digital and data-driven “CFOs are entering a period of significant transformation for finance, with new technologies readily available to…

The Future of Supply Chain: Resilient, Agile, Purpose-Driven

The transformation and digitalization of supply chains has been an ongoing evolution for years. COVID-19 acted as a catalyst, accelerating the transformation, but also reshaping how chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) reimagine the future of supply chain. Supply chain leaders also must use new technologies to adapt to the ever-changing environment in which they’re operating…

Candidate Experience Is a Key Piece of DEI Strategy

Many organizations are making new or heightened commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, but Gartner research shows that commitment doesn’t consistently extend to the treatment of potential employees. “Candidate experience is often future employees’ first impression of the organization — and the first point at which an organization can prove its…

Jobs market | Over half of UK firms plan to hire staff

HR Grapevine More than half of all UK employers intend to hire additional staff within the next three months, according to the latest study released this week by the CIPD, showing what it called the ‘first positive signs’ of employment expanding for over a year, as reported by the BBC. According to the research, 56%…

Equality | 5 ways firms can become more LGBT+ inclusive

HR Grapevine In 2021, promoting diversity and inclusion within the workforce forms the basis of any strong company. Despite this, it seems that many groups still face adversity in the workplace. As data has pointed towards, one of the groups is the LGBT+ community. According to Catalyst, one-fifth of LGBT+ workers have experienced discrimination within…