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Whistleblowing (2/2): Make it easier to do the right thingThe previous article described what consequences whistleblowers may face. Now we will look at ways to encourage whistleblowing.
Whistleblowing (1/2): Will wrongdoing at your company be reported?Whistleblowers are people who decide to act according to their conscience if they witness some wrongdoing. This has always been deemed a very risky action on the part of an employee. Often there is no…
Employee fraud: what is it usually about?Do you know what to expect in cases of losses caused by internal fraud? Internal controls can help mitigate the risk of fraud taking place. On the other hand, these checks may not be sufficient to…
How can a small business measure cybersecurity?In order to know how well you are doing with regard to cybersecurity, you need some kind of criteria for measurement. These will indicate how safe you are when it comes to online threats.
On whom does your career depend? (1/2) What your superiors wantIn order to be able to manage projects and teams, you need to know how to get things done and how to gain the support of others for your efforts. First you have to understand exactly who your superior…
79 percent of EU coal plants are unprofitableA report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has revealed that four out of five of EU coal plants are running at a high financial loss. They could be facing losses of nearly €6.6 billion this year.…
Is there a need for a chief liquidity officer? (2/2)The previous article suggested that the treasury should take on a more strategic role.
Honest auditors under fire: how the audit market penalises themA recent study by researchers from the University of Arkansas entitled Don’t Make Me Look Bad: How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job was presented this year by the American…
Habits to embrace as a good team leaderBeing a good team leader means much more than just giving people orders and reporting what's going on in the team to the management. If you have the ambition to become a successful team leader, you…
Debt is cheaper for publicly traded companies than for privately held onesThe cost of debt is an important factor in deciding whether to make a privately owned company public. Debt is more expensive for companies held privately than for publicly traded ones.
Unexpected product benefits: how best to market themWhen you test a new product, you may find it brings unexpected benefits. A famous example of this is Viagra, which was originally developed for treatment of cardiovascular problems. During human…
Report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the development of the energy sector in 2017 and 2018 focusing on oil and oil derivativesOn 18 May 2015, the Government of the Czech Republic, by means of resolution No. 362, approved an updated State Energy Policy. The policy requires the Ministry of Industry and Trade to compile and…
CFO taking on responsibilities of COO: Can it work? (2/2)The previous article described the role of a COO and why there may be some concerns that merging this role with that of the CFO could lead to problems. However, it was also stated that this seems not…
CFO taking on responsibilities of COO: Can it work? (1/2)One thing we can observe nowadays is that sometimes CFOs have considerably expanded their role. Quite often they are also doing what COOs normally do.
It is incredible how many people (regardless of their age) send hundreds of CVs and consider this the only "strategy" to get a job. And what is the result? Stress, frustration, emotional decay, maybe…
