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5 Macro Trends Shaping the Finance Function
The finance function has become an early testing ground and organizational bellwether for process and performance improvements. In tracking the massive shifts and accelerated trends coming out of 2020, APQC has seen finance functions lead the way on global trends involving transformation,…
Remote Work is Here to Stay for Finance Teams
It’s hard to believe, but March 2021 marks more than one year since the pandemic hit the U.S. in full force. During that time, there have been many changes and challenges (both positive and negative), from scarcities in the supply chain, to new health, safety, and wellness protocols in the places…
Manual Processes Still Challenging Finance in 2021
2020 was a whirlwind of a year, and in addition to learning lessons from the past year, it is important to be thinking ahead to critical success factors for the year to come. To that end, in the fourth quarter of 2020, APQC recommenced its annual survey to understand the key priorities and…
A Proven Formula for Employee Engagement and Retention
Thanksgiving is a time for appreciation of one’s blessings and for reflection. As I reflect back on 2017, I am incredibly thankful for my faith, my family, and my friends in this challenging year. I am also thankful for my work and for my career at an organization where I will celebrate 18 years of…
A Proven Approach for Developing Knowledge Management Strategy for 2018 and Beyond
Welcome to Fall and the Season of Strategic Planning! If your organization is like ours, you may be in the midst of meetings to reflect upon the past year and evaluate organizational performance, as well as planning sessions for a successful 2018. Strategic planning, while vital, can sometimes be a…
How Smart Organizations Set Up Successful Work From Home Programs
As I write this blog (from the local Starbucks), many parts of APQC’s hometown of Houston are still working to recover from Hurricane Harvey, an incredibly destructive Category 4 storm that hit Texas and Louisiana in late August 2017. This storm was considered a flood disaster, dumping a total of…
What Generation X Wants from the Workspace of the Future
Due to their sheer volume in the workplace, we are constantly bombarded with information and analysis about what the Millennial generation (born in the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s) desires in terms of workplace expectations, office environment, norms, and culture. However, there are at least…
How Binge Watching Game of Thrones Is Like Accelerated Learning
Like other “Thronies,” I have been eagerly awaiting the premier of Season 7 of Game of Thrones (GOT) which occurred this past Sunday, July 16. But, perhaps unlike other Thronies, I didn’t actually start watching GOT at all until several months ago, necessitating cramming in content from the first…
5 Ways To Better Knowledge Management Blog Posts
We were recently treated to a departmental meeting featuring a guest speaker, our own boy genius Ralph Marlbrough, APQC SEO and social media manager, talking to us (by request) about how to write a good blog. As I was avidly listening to him and taking notes, I thought to myself, “Self, this…
For Change Management To Work The Reason Must Be Compelling
Earlier this month I spent a week at the Gulf Coast Symposium on HR Issues, held May 10-12, 2017 at NRG Center in my home town of Houston, Texas. The session bills itself as “the largest regional conference for HR Professionals on the Gulf Coast, with more than 2,100 practitioners, presenters and…