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July 25, 2025
4 min read

Mastering Copilot Feels Just Like Playing the Piano — Here’s Why

Microsoft Copilot is an incredible tool. Yet, in my work with clients (I’ve probably taught Copilot in some form to nearly 50 different companies), I continue to be surprised at how most organisations are overlooking this opportunity to transform their business processes. 
Protiviti Is Bringing Diversity and Gender Equity to the Forefront Many organisations talk about gender equity and the need to promote a more diverse workforce. Protiviti is doing more than just talking about it. Jane Tumurbaatar has been leading the charge when it comes to equality and inclusion at Protiviti in Australia through the organisation’s Initiative for Growth and Retention of Women at Work (…
Businesses globally are on a path of continuous change as the pandemic and other significant occurrences — such as social and political unrest, natural disasters, and catastrophic events — cause extensive disruptions to the way people work and to how enterprises operate. At the same time, the pace of business and digital transformation has increased at record speeds, requiring organisations to adapt rapidly and…
Overview of top risk issues in 2022 While the CFO’s rapidly expanding collection of strategic concerns continues to defy expectations, the Top Risks Survey results for finance leaders reflect a fundamental dynamic of physics. Acceleration is directly proportional to force, according to Newton’s Second Law, which helps explain why the CFO’s role is transforming so swiftly. The past two years have seen…
On the three-dimensional chessboard of business, CFOs are expanding their roles in multiple directions at once. Finance leaders now shape and drive corporate strategy in areas ranging from advanced technology investments to organisational design, and from supply chain resilience to organisational culture. Simply stated, they are positioning themselves as players in the strategic dialogue in the C-suite and boardroom…
In December 2021, in my role as president of the ISSA Delaware Valley Chapter, I had the honor of hosting a panel with five Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), representing five different industries, each facing unique challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists included: Robert Younce – CISO of Mannington Mills, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine flooring…
To date, companies have often discussed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors from a qualitative perspective – reflecting on the company’s stated values, marketing communications and other statements. But today, almost 90% of M&A targets are only being acquired after a thorough review of their ESG quantitative performance, indicating that buyers are becoming…
The objective of sustainable development is to extend the life expectancy of ecosystems, societies and economies through collaboration with other organisations — for profit and not-for-profit, in the private and public sectors, and across borders on a global scale. This means sustaining natural resources. It means sustaining the cultures and communities that enable commercial activity. And it means sustaining the…
CFOs and finance leaders are focusing more time, expertise and innovation on their organisation’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and Human Capital investments and reporting. Not only do ESG and Human Capital metrics and measurement rank among the higher priorities for CFOs and finance leaders, according to Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders, but these areas also are considered…
Manufacturing companies still wondering whether an environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme is necessary have one thing in common: They’re losing valuable time. If companies want to maintain a competitive advantage and thrive in the future, they must begin to prioritise ESG efforts now. Several leading companies across industry sectors are well-advanced in their ESG efforts and they have established…
Organisations look to CFOs and VPs of finance for additional actions and data that, until recently, were considered outside their purview. Results from a just released Protiviti Finance Trends Survey reveal that these leaders are increasingly relied on as a go-to source for insights required by companies to address fast-moving drivers of change: CFOs and VPs of finance are informing and shaping…
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