In today’s world, the impact of a poorly executed risk management strategy falls squarely on the shoulders of the CFO. Risk management is more than simply recognizing a potential risk and guarding against it. Indeed, to understand the risk portfolio of a company, one must think of it not only in terms of financial risk, but also operational and reputational risks. Risk is enterprise-wide.

A Best Practices Suggestion

With tighter budgets, often ‘no’ budget, and reduced headcount, companies find it challenging to complete the necessary daily tasks. Compound that with a special project or two and you get an overworked team. Or, perhaps you have planned for that additional full-time hire, but it has not been approved. The alternative approach, hiring of additional resources...

What do more than 50 seasoned college recruiters from top-level corporations and universities say are the biggest mistakes college grads make in job interviews? That’s the question I recently posed to recruiters from companies and schools like Google, Disney, Sony, and Stanford University. The outcome? Their five 'biggest blunders' - which are outlined below. Are YOU committing any of these mistakes in your...