The relationships between CFOs and finance staff continues to evolve. But is something a new trend or just a new term for an old trend? This ongoing reported series aims to help leaders understand the ways in which employees — especially younger generations — develop context to form work habits, opinions on work-life balance, and productivity.
CFOs and the Future of Finance Work
This series aims to help CFOs understand the ways in which employees — especially younger generations — develop context to form work habits, opinions on work-life balance, and productivity.
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8 New Workforce Terms CFOs Should Know in 2024
By Adam Zaki • Feb. 16, 2024Lazygirl jobs, rage applying, and #QuitTok trends are impacting teams regardless of industry. Read the full article ➔
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More Work, Less Help for Finance
By David McCann • Feb. 21, 2024“Finance must take a deliberate, sustainable approach to cost optimization rather than one-off belt-tightening, and develop new ways to reduce costs.” Read the full article ➔
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Labor Trends Exasperate Finance Pros
By David McCann • Feb. 14, 2024Barely more than a third (37%) of accountants said they were satisfied with their pay, according to a new ACCA survey. Read the full article ➔
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2024 Workplace Outlook: Office Space, Remote Work, and AI
By Adam Zaki • Jan. 12, 2024“Artificial intelligence will make significant traction in organizations in 2024 and will continue to reshape work processes for many departments and fields, in particular engineering, marketing, and finance,” said CFO Craig Gomulka of Komprise. Read the full article ➔
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64% of Employees Waste Hours Due to Lack of Deadlines: Report
By Adam Zaki • Dec. 18, 2023Nearly a fifth of employees work without deadlines and lose up to two hours a week because of it, according to new data from Slingshot. Read the full article ➔
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Gen Z Set to Outnumber Baby Boomers in the Workforce
By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 16, 20232024 represents a pivotal moment for U.S. companies, as Gen Z workers become an increasingly important share of American business, Glassdoor predicts. Read the full article ➔
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Nearly 1 in 4 In-Office Workers Wonder Where Their Boss Is
By Andy Burt • Oct. 18, 2023If today’s workplace culture is built upon trust, there is a question of who is holding up their end of the bargain. Read the full article ➔
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Workplace Trend: 58% of Hybrid Employees Are ‘Coffee Badging’
By Adam Zaki • Oct. 16, 2023In-office employees may be the latest to participate in a labor trend unique to hybrid work. Read the full article ➔
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More ‘Quiet’ Trends, ‘Great’ Phenomenons, and Trendy Labor Verbiage
By Adam Zaki • April 14, 2023Effective leadership bridges the gap between employees and managers through good communication and human-centric management. Staying current on the latest work trends and the verbiage employees use in the office and on social media helps.Regardless of whether the trends are actual changes in how ... Read the full article ➔
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Work Hard, Play Hard: What’s The Future of Office Happy Hours?
By Adam Zaki • March 31, 2023From having a drink with a coworker after a long day, to the person that has one too many at the holiday party, most professionals have taken part in mixing work and play with an alcoholic beverage or two. The power dynamic between managers and employees mixed with alcohol could become awkward so... Read the full article ➔
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5 ‘Quiet’ Workplace Trends CFOs Need to Know
By Adam Zaki • March 10, 2023Emerging from the years of the pandemic, "quiet" trends have become synonymous with the shifting balance of power between employees and employers. Policies including return-to-office initiatives and salary transparency have major impact on the way employees of all industries are hired. With these... Read the full article ➔
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78% of CFOs Say Quiet Quitting is a Problem: Weekly Stat
By Adam Zaki • Feb. 1, 2023Competition for talent, primarily financial, has never been more intense. Alongside industries like private equity reporting fierce battles in finding and keeping talent as of late, CFOs, regardless of company size or industry, have felt also the impact of a supply-constrained labor market. In ad... Read the full article ➔