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chief financial officers and finance leaders across all industries are leveraging hard-earned lessons from the covid-19 pandemic to strengthen organisational agility and resilience. in the retail space, where the pandemic has had drastic effects, the demands and expectations of both internal and external customers are changing by the day, and retailers are looking to their finance departments for…
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The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. AI, automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies. Rapid shift to virtual work environments. Changes in the geopolitical landscape. Shifting customer preferences. Volatile unemployment levels. Record low interest…
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Since it first emerged a few years ago within the finance and accounting groups of fast-growing technology organisations, the adoption of the flexible labor model has swiftly advanced across numerous industries and companies of all sizes.
The finance and accounting group has always needed a flexible approach to its labor model due to unexpected changes in business units, automation platforms or…
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In September 2001, Wired magazine reviewed science writer Steven Johnson's then-new book, Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software. Johnson’s premise: Brilliant adaptations arise out of interconnections and cooperation among individual components of complex systems. He optimistically predicted that we would develop technology tools that have humans “collaborating on a…
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What happens to your finance organisation – specifically, the critical processes, activities, reporting and deadlines for which you’re responsible – when your team is suddenly unavailable, unable to work in the office or remotely? Such situations have unfolded with blinding speed during the COVID-19 global pandemic. However, they can just as easily result from other potential emergencies that…
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Chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth technology industry companies meet virtually in a small-group setting using Chatham House rules to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. Participants of this exclusive CFO peer group create the agenda through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community.
The…
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A Company in Your Portfolio Requires Legal Counsel – What Are Your Options?
Protiviti Managing Director Rob Gould and Robert Half Managing Director Joel Wuesthoff discuss options for PE firms to access legal counsel and services.
It is common for companies expanding through acquisitions to outgrow their in-house capabilities. This is often the case with legal services during acquisitions, when…
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In the face of COVID-19 pandemic, we're asking ourselves difficult questions.
How do we implement our crisis plan?
How do we protect and support our people?
How do we scale up or scale down to meet the changing demands?
Is our infrastructure ready for a fully remote workforce?
How do we manage the supply chain crisis?
What's the economic impact of this crisis?
While all of these…
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for organisations today. They’re working to address numerous areas – generating revenue, maintaining productivity and such – but today, we’re going to be talking about the people side of COVID-19. How do organisations stay resilient, keep their workforces productive, keep their people informed and manage them effectively? I’m…
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The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. Gridlock. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies. Rapid shift to virtual, remote work environments. Changes in the geopolitical landscape. Shifting customer preferences and…
