Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter May 4, 2023 Organisational Culture Is a Competitive Advantage 1 big thing: Where are the culture strategies?Consider this: If culture eats strategy for breakfast, why do some organisations continue to respond to labor shortages and economic contractions with salary increases, staff reductions and other snack-sized, often short-sighted actions? Newsletter March 24, 2024 When Executives Stand in the Way — Create the Right Tone at the Top for Change In the race toward innovation and transformation, it can be easy for leadership to overlook their crucial role in driving change in the organisation, including fostering vital new mindsets and behaviors.What you should know: Executive engagement is a critical component to enable change. It’s important to make the distinction that leaders and managers don’t “manage” change; they “enable” change.By… In Focus July 19, 2024 SEC rebuked in SolarWinds decision. What does it mean? U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer has dismissed most of the charges made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against software company and 2020 cyberattack victim SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Tim Brown. In its original lawsuit, filed in October 2023, the SEC alleged that SolarWinds had defrauded investors by concealing security weaknesses in its… Survey November 6, 2023 A New Reality for CFOs – ESG is the Top Priority Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement rate as the top priority for CFOs, other finance leaders and their teams for the next 12 months, according to our latest Global Finance Trends Survey. Three out of five organisations (60%) report a substantial increase in the focus and frequency of their reporting related to ESG issues in the past year (on top of similar findings… Client Story February 28, 2024 Environmental Nonprofit Builds Supplier Diversity and Sustainability to Meet Climate Change Goals Protiviti supported changes to our client’s purchasing processes and tools to attain diversity and sustainability goals, starting with setting targets and ultimately delivering a solution to capture supplier data and track attainments. Blogs July 19, 2023 ISSB Approves First Two Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the Time Is Now for Jurisdictions to Act This blog post was authored by Ellen Holder - Director, Sustainability and ESG Lead Europe, Protiviti Germany and Steve Wang - Managing Director, U.S. ESG Engagement Leader on The Protiviti View.At a Glance:The ISSB has released the first sustainability disclosure standards. They’re voluntary, but wide adoption is expected among IFRS reporters around the globe.The standards focus on climate… Newsletter February 21, 2023 Talent Strategies Demand a New Normal People and culture sit atop the list of key risk concerns of board members and executives worldwide looking out over the next 12 months as well as into 2032, according to the latest Top Risks Survey from Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative. Even amid an uncertain economy, inflationary conditions and fears of a possible recession, people, talent and culture issues stand… Whitepaper May 10, 2024 Motivating the Multigenerational Workforce of 2030 Any predictions made before 2020 about the future of work have changed with COVID-19, inflation and social movements of the past two years. The workforce of 2030 looks very different than once expected. Prior to 2020, the U.S. labor force included five generations working side by side for the first time in history. Attracting, engaging and retaining a multigenerational workforce was a top… Newsletter December 13, 2023 Blind Spots in the Boardroom A look back at business failures often reveals blind spots that either concealed a dysfunctional culture or led to a lack of understanding, strategic error or missed opportunities. Is the board aware of the organisation’s blind spots, and is it addressing them?We’ve all heard the adage that what we don’t know can be more damaging to reputation, brand image, market standing and competitive… Newsletter October 14, 2022 The Board’s Role in the Transformation of Work The pandemic has had a lasting effect on people and the workplace. Seven in 10 business leaders expect the market will be embracing a hybrid work model 10 years out, up from 22% pre-pandemic. What is the board’s role in this transition? The pandemic has transformed how, where, when and even why we work. It accelerated workplace redesign as offices closed, entire industries were upended and… Load More