| What's on Your Mind? CFOs are thinking about the hunt for talent. |
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| Top internal concerns | Average importance score | ||||||
| 1 | Attracting/retaining qualified employees | 1.34 | |||||
| 2 | Ability to forecast results | 1.18 | |||||
| 3 | Cost of health care | 0.83 | |||||
| 4 | Supply chain risk | 0.63 | |||||
| 5 | Managing IT systems | 0.61 | |||||
| 6 | Balance sheet weakness | 0.47 | |||||
| 7 | Other | 0.27 | |||||
| 8 | Protection of intellectual property | 0.23 | |||||
| 9 | Data security | 0.19 | |||||
| 10 | Personal job security | 0.14 | |||||
| Source: Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook Survey | |||||||
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