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1 Out of 3 Companies Increased Cash Holdings: Weekly Stat
Operating cash flows boosted many balance sheets in the 12 months ending March, but that will be harder to do this quarter.
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Vincent Ryan
| July 6, 2022
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High G&A Spending Tied To Greater Profits
Spending cash to achieve strategic goals beats tight cost controls at the bottom line, research suggests.
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David McCann
| September 6, 2017
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Strategy
Four Pitfalls Keeping Big Companies from Getting Bigger
Companies tend to be laden with bureaucracy, operate with a short-term mentality, condition managers to fear failure, and overstretch their teams, CEB says.
By
David McCann
| April 13, 2017
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Strategy
Budgeting Inflexibility Cripples Bottom Line
Companies should vary the budgeting model used for particular business units and functions, research shows.
By
David McCann
| August 25, 2016
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People
Consultants Underperform Finance Staff on Decision Support
Business units and functions are far more likely to value internally conducted financial analyses over those farmed out to third parties.
By
David McCann
| January 6, 2016
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Technology
CFOs Frustrated with Return on FP&A Investments
Some wonder if they should continue the investments, but what they really should do is to refocus their financial planning and analysis teams.
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David McCann
| July 17, 2015
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Training
How to Stop Losing Your Talented Millennials
Finance departments should offer rotation programs, provide coaching, and shake up hiring criteria.
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David McCann
| April 1, 2015
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Workplace Issues
Think You Pay Employees Well? They Don’t
A CEB survey finds that nearly half of employees believe they are paid at below-market rates.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| January 13, 2015
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Strategy
Key to Growth: A License to Kill
One of the best ways to boost your company's capacity to execute new growth strategies is by killing legacy projects.
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David McCann
| December 3, 2014
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Strategy
G&A Cost Management, Reimagined
The nature of overhead costs has changed markedly in recent years, demanding a rethinking of how they're understood and managed.
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David McCann
| October 28, 2014
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Technology
For Ford, Finance Transformation Is a Way of Life
While many companies see finance-transformation efforts as finite projects, to Ford it's just the way to 'do finance.'
By
David McCann
| June 10, 2014
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People
How to Hire Influential Finance Staffers: A Case Study
Big railroad company CSX wins points for a unique hiring process that heavily uses a case study to find staffers with strong persuasion skills.
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David McCann
| February 13, 2014
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Strategy
Is Finance-Cost Benchmarking Off Track?
Comparisons should take into account company complexity, not just industry and revenue, one research firm contends.
By
David McCann
| February 7, 2014
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Training
Five Reasons Why Your Finance Transformation Failed
You focused too much on finance costs and satisfying internal customers, thought of it as a finite project and relied too heavily on consultants.
By
David McCann
| February 6, 2014
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Budgeting
Why Some Forecasting Can Be a Waste of Time
A new survey shows companies are using only about half of the potential productivity involved in their budgeting and forecasting.
By
Kathy Hoffelder
| July 9, 2013
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Training
Finance Leaders Bemoan Talent Shortage
Corporate finance executives rate few of their direct reports as effective in the behaviors and skills that drive the finance function to excellent performance.
By
David McCann
| April 24, 2013
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