human resources Archives - CFO

85% of Companies Still Actively Hiring Despite Recession Fears: Weekly Stat

85% of Companies Still Actively Hiring Despite Recession Fears: Weekly Stat

Less than one-third of HR professionals are preparing for an economic slowdown, according to a new study.

By Adam Zaki | September 21, 2022

How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs

How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs

CFOs should challenge HR leaders on whether employees can afford costlier benefits, promote provider differentiation, and negotiate health care contracts.

By David McCann | December 18, 2019

How to Predict Which Employees Will Leave

Talent Management

How to Predict Which Employees Will Leave

Increasingly advanced predictive algorithms take into account everything from performance evaluations to conflict avoidance to timely task completion.

By David McCann | April 17, 2019

Can Corporate Culture Bridge the Talent Gap?

Can Corporate Culture Bridge the Talent Gap?

An HR leader explains how companies view the importance of culture in an era with historically low unemployment rates.

By Lisa Greenough | June 1, 2018

Digital Transformation on a Budget

Digital Transformation on a Budget

The digital transformation is underway. But does finance have the resources to pull it off?

By Vincent Ryan | March 20, 2018

Caution: Human Capital Reporting Zone

Caution: Human Capital Reporting Zone

Thorny issues muddy the outlook for companies to expand what they publicly report about their workforce.

By Eddie Short and Usha Mirchandani | March 16, 2016

How to Hire (Not So Simply) the Best

How to Hire (Not So Simply) the Best

The best performers do orders of magnitude better than the average, but how do you get them to work for your company?

By John Parkinson | July 30, 2014

How to Get to Be CFO of a Fortune 100 Company

How to Get to Be CFO of a Fortune 100 Company

The CFO of a mid-size company who desires to move up to the top finance role at a Fortune 100 firm may have to take on a lesser role first.

By John Touey | June 18, 2014

CFOs Should Step in as Strategic HR Leaders

CFOs Should Step in as Strategic HR Leaders

Finance chiefs of growth companies need to direct human resources strategy, says a leading consultant.

By Robert Sher | November 1, 2013

Promote Your HR Leader, Reap Profits?

Promote Your HR Leader, Reap Profits?

Placing the top human-resources executive within the highest management ranks can help a company reach its financial goals, new research indicates.

By David McCann | October 28, 2013