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Employers Expect an Uptick in Hiring in 2010
Many employers were cutting back on new hires in 2009; in fact, most were eliminating positions in order to survive the financial crisis. 2010 is looking quite a bit brighter! The encouraging news regarding the economy is easing hiring fears throughout the US. Employers signal an increase in their plans to hire in the New Year according to CareerBuilder’s 2010…Read More -
Priorities are changing —Revenue growth becoming more important than cost cutting for most in 2010
Gartner reports that “IT investment level are on the rise and growth is more important than cost cutting in 2010.” According to a targeted, web-based survey of 190 senior business executives in large U.S.- and U.K.-based companies, the focus for 71 percent of business leaders is a return to revenue growth. Other top priorities for CEOs and business executives in 2010 are the retaining customers, competitive positioning, and attracting and retaining talent.…Read More -
Finding the resources and talent to manage your company’s risks…
How could anyone have anticipated the last year and the series of catastrophes, ranging from the housing crash to the liquidity crisis? It comes as no surprise that 96% of senior executives said in a recent Ernst & Young survey that their companies’ risk-management processes leave room for improvement. The economic downturn tested every company’s risk-management capability. The financial crisis uncovered many shortcomings in current risk management practices…Read More -
One big way to avoid next big financial crisis…
In the most sweeping set of changes to the banking regulatory system since the Great Depression, House lawmakers approved a giant legislative bill that would increase the regulation of US financial institutions and other corporations. The measure puts limits on the power of the Federal Reserve, endorses more oversight, and creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The legislative package passed in a vote of 223-202 and imposes stronger capital…Read More