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Exclusive Employee ownership trusts: An emerging strategy for HR leaders
  • 29 Jul 2024
  • Derek Razo
Employee ownership has emerged as an effective strategy for attracting, engaging and retaining top talent. The author discusses the use of employee ownership trusts in the US and how they can provide opportunities to increase employee satisfaction, foster collaborative cultures and drive consistent business growth.
Exclusive Recruiting older workers
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • Ken Dychtwald, Robert Morison, Katy Terveer
It's time for a new deal between employers and older workers, say the authors. They give advice for employers on how to hire, retain and engage older and retired workers, resulting in mutually productive employment matches. They also take a look at the value of older workers and bust some of the most prevalent myths about their working styles.
Exclusive Should I stay, or should I go?: Salary and recruitment trends for the year ahead
  • 01 Feb 2024
  • Natascha Whitehead
The article discusses the findings of the Hays 2024 UK Salary and Recruiting Trends guide, highlighting the increased optimism among accountancy and finance employers about the economic climate, the persistent skills shortages in areas like credit management, and the growing importance of skills over degrees for accountancy employers. Topics include credit professionals' job satisfaction, the importance of flexible working and a benefits package to candidates and the impact of the rising cost of living on job moves.
Exclusive Effective onboarding in the age of remote work
  • 01 Jan 2024
  • Santiago Poli
The rise of remote work and international teams has made it necessary to redefine onboarding, focusing on creating meaningful connections and instilling company culture through virtual methods. The author recommends achieving effective onboarding for remote workers through three key elements: social integration, technical preparations and cultural training.
Exclusive Reimagine how you recruit and train managers
  • 01 Nov 2023
Traditionally companies focus on skill and development programs to help prepare their managers, but a Gartner study suggests that a fundamental shift in the managerial pipeline is crucial. The study recommends a better selection process, where employees can nominate themselves for managerial roles, preventing biases and diversifying the pipeline. Training programs should prepare aspiring managers for the complexities of the role, focusing on issues like pay equity, remote work and redundancies.
Exclusive A time for innovation, flexibility and compassion
  • 22 Feb 2023
  • Juliette Gaudemer
An inside look at Accounting Today magazine's 2022 Best Firms for Young Accountants winners. Popular initiatives with young accounting professionals include a mentorship system, internship programs, networking events and soft skills training. There is also a growing interest in a comfortable work-life balance, including the option of hybrid home/office working.
Exclusive Allstate's returnship program ensures career breaks aren't career enders
  • 16 Feb 2023
  • Alyssa Place
Research shows that taking time away from the office is becoming more commonplace, and can even be seen as a strength. The article looks at the 16-week returnship program offered by insurance company Allstate, as an example of how to recruit valuable yet often overlooked individuals who have been on career breaks. Companies like Amazon, Meta, Accenture, Pepsi and others have also launched similar return-to-work programs.
Exclusive The hottest property in the job market right now is the CFO
  • 26 Jan 2023
  • Sabah Meddings
As inflation and higher interest rates signal the end of easy credit, companies are seeking more from their finance directors. CFOs from Nestle SA, Coca-Cola and toothpaste-maker Haleon give advice to other finance executives on coping with the changing demands of the role.
Exclusive Auditing recruitment algorithms
  • 01 Jan 2023
  • Sebastian Klovig Skelton
The article focuses on the process of auditing artificial intelligence tools for bias which is being done under the partnership of Parity AI, an independent algorithmic auditing firm and Beamery, talent acquisition and management platform. It is discussed that auditing is important for future regulatory compliances and also for reducing artificial intelligence induced harms to businesses dependent on it.
Exclusive Emphasizing DE&I in employee retention
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • Rinku Bhattacharya, Jain Shreyanse
While it's important for companies to recruit a diverse workforce, they must also ensure that they retain that talent to realize the full benefits. Companies should work on creating a sense of belonging and also continuously evaluate their diversity programs.
Exclusive Risk and CEO hiring
  • 01 Jul 2022
  • Aiyesha Dey
The author has studied the ways in which the lifestyle behaviours of CEOs - in particular, materialism and a propensity for rule breaking - may spell trouble for a company. Her research has found some intriguing links: Firms led by CEOs with even minor traffic tickets or excessive spending habits are disproportionately prone to fraud, insider trading, and other risky business activities. In this article Dey outlines the evolution of this work and suggests that boards should pay attention to executives’ off-the-job behaviour.
Exclusive When you're too old for an internship
  • 27 Jun 2022
  • Arianne Cohen
Why more retirees in the US are opting for 'returnships', temporary or flexible gigs that keep them engaged. Companies benefit too, by gaining experienced workers who can be hired as and when needed.
Exclusive Cognitive diversity - innovation's 'secret sauce'
  • 01 Mar 2022
  • Terri Simpkin
Terri Simpkin, Associate Professor and MBA director at the University of Tasmania, shares the importance of creating a culture that encourages teams to bring their authentic selves and divergent ideas to work. She argues that innovation is fundamentally reliant on diversity - and in particular, diversity of thinking. She provides tips on recruiting for diversity of thinking ('cognitive diversity') and keeping those people in the business.
Exclusive Creating ambassadors from departing workers
  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Alsion M Dachner, Erin E Makarius
Article discussed best practices for 'offboarding' departing employees, an increasingly important part of talent management. this can enable the ex-employee to be an ambassador for their formal employees and maybe even return to the organisation at some point.
Exclusive Compensation committee and director onboarding
  • 01 Sep 2019
  • Ani Huang, Richard R Floersch
With top executive talent (and their pay levels) increasingly in the spotlight, the role of a board's compensation [remuneration}committee has taken on high visibility. Why, then, do most boards still do so little to recruit, train and orient talents for their compensation remuneration committee? Here are best practices for onboarding compensation committee chairs, as well as other new directors.
Exclusive CFOs not doing enough succession planning
  • 07 Jun 2019
  • Michael Cohn
Only 34 percent of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) agree there is a succession plan in place for their role, and 81 percent of CFOs report there is no internal successor for them, according to a recruiting firm study.
Exclusive We have take off
  • 01 Jan 2019
  • Alison Walker
The government's apprenticeship reforms have prompted many sectors to rethink how they recruit and retain talent across all levels of their business. Alison Walker looks at how the airline industry has responded, and what other sectors can learn from its success.
Exclusive Is age the last workplace taboo? Despite people living - and working - for longer, employers are still landing in legal hot water, and missing out on vital talent
  • 01 Sep 2018
  • Hayley Kirton
The article reports on the prevalence of age discrimination in the workplace in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the percentage of the country's workforce aged over 50, the challenges of recruiting and retaining an experienced and skilled workforce, and the need for businesses to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards age discrimination
Exclusive Unconscious bias: what's age got to do with it?
  • 01 Jul 2018
  • Jann E Freed
The article reports on unconscious biases towards older employees in the workplace. Unconscious biases are deeply held attitudes that could include race, gender, appearance, social class, etc., and can influence and undermine recruiting efforts, talent development, and promotability. It is said that depending on one's pre-existing attitudes about age, it is possible to have an unconscious bias about age.
Exclusive Why do we still have unpaid interns?
  • 01 Apr 2018
  • Miriam Kenner
The article describes the continued prevalence of unpaid internships in Great Britain which affects social mobility and is considered illegal in many cases. It is estimated that between 70,000 and 100,000 unpaid internships take place in Great Britain each year. According to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, more than 550 warning letters have been sent to companies over the previous three months, as of April 2018. Interns classed as workers should be paid at least the national minimum wage.
Exclusive Deviating from traditional career paths can strengthen firmwide diversity
  • 01 Dec 2017
Article on diversity and inclusion in accounting firms, featuring a case study from Frazier & Deeter, which benefits from recruiting accounting graduates for entrepreneurial ventures and new projects where they can help shape team culture from the start. Employee resource or 'affinity groups' are being used by firms as formal ways to ensure that potential partners from diverse backgrounds have opportunities to develop supportive relationships with colleagues and firm leaders. Teams which reflect a variety of perspectives tend to outperform groups that are more homogeneous.
Exclusive A sales team that won't quit
  • 01 Jul 2017
Why is staff turnover higher in sales teams? New research into a Fortune 500 company has produced a model to predict who is most likely to quit. This enables team leaders to address problems before they become critical. In addition to retaining talent, reducing turnover can help firms make a substantial saving on training and recruitment costs.
Exclusive The Talent Delusion
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
The article explores the best methods in attracting, motivating and retaining top employees. Noted are the critical questions to determine whether individuals possess talent, including vital part of a competitor's workforce, motivation, and performance. Also mentioned is the conversations about talent that often end up shifting from productivity and career success to personal wellbeing and happiness.
Exclusive The parenting factor
  • 01 Feb 2017
  • Nicki Seignot
The article examines how companies can use mentoring to improve the talent among its employees and those it wishes to recruit or retain. Particular attention is given to the challenges associated with employee returning from parental leave and the transition process for these employees. To ensure talent is productive, it suggests mentoring that addresses the specific needs of employees..
Exclusive Wow! A great board
  • 01 Jan 2017
  • Charlene Komar Storey
How credit union boards are upping their game when it comes to filling board member seats and recruiting younger directors. Nominating committees should take recommendations year-round and brief potential board members on the responsibilities of the position.
Exclusive Conversations with Janice Ellig
  • 01 Nov 2016
Influential US executive headhunter Janice Ellig has some tips for boards on how to increase their gender mix. Boards should broaden their candidate pool to look for qualified candidates, not just candidates who have been CEOs. Nominating committees should start by insisting consultants and search firms they already work with bring them new, diverse names that reflect the marketplace.
Exclusive The problem with diversity programs
  • 01 Jul 2016
  • Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev
The authors argue that the usual methods of improving workplace diversity actually decrease the proportion of women and minorities in management. However, in their analysis the authors uncovered numerous diversity tactics that do move the needle, such as recruiting initiatives, mentoring programs, and diversity task forces.
Exclusive Talent spotting
  • 01 Oct 2015
  • Lysanne Currie
A year on from becoming Black British Business Person of the Year in 2014, ActionAid UK Chair Margaret Casely-Kayford talks about the talent gap and the need for boardroom diversity at all levels. She believes companies and recruiters need to rethink their traditional criteria for boardroom candidates.
Exclusive The new nominating and governance committee
  • 01 Jul 2015
  • Joe Griesedieck | Caroline Nahas
The authors ask whether the explosion in investors seeking to put their board candidates on proxy ballots, combined with concerns on board diversity and turnover, mean it's time for the nominating committee to take a fresh look at its role. Boards should be looking ahead long-term rather than focusing merely on recruiting to fill current vacancies.
Exclusive Key events for recruiting and orienting the new director
  • 01 May 2014
  • Susan Ellen Wolf
Periodically refreshing the board with new members is key to maintaining a strong board. Susan Ellen Wolf shares advice on creating robust processes for recruiting and orienting new directors. Example agenda items, orientation programmes and a calendar of key events are included.
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