Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc 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… Podcast December 20, 2023 Commentary by Sharon Lindstrom | 2024 Top Risks Survey — Manufacturing and Distribution Sharon Lindstrom, Managing Director and Global Leader of Protiviti’s Manufacturing and Distribution industry group, comments on short- and long-term trends in the market.Read 2024 Top Risks Manufacturing and Distribution Results 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 July 4, 2022 Private Equity Insights: PE Challenges with ESG, Future of Work, and Cybersecurity As we head into the second half of 2022, it’s a volatile business climate in private equity. Inflation is on the rise, fueled by strong consumer demand. The labor market has stayed hot and unemployment levels low, with the gap between job openings and available candidates in the millions. PE deal activity and exits have slowed but they remain above longer-term trends. That said, public listings… Newsletter September 11, 2025 Industry Insights - Consumer Products & Retail This July, discover why now is the time for CFOs to lead with long-term strategy as cost pressures rise, and hear from former P&G CMO Jim Stengel and Protiviti’s Jen Friese, on how a customer-first mindset builds trust in uncertain times.Explore our latest perspective on integrating agentic AI into the finance talent model, how transformation assurance drives SAP S/4HANA success, and what the… Whitepaper October 13, 2021 Security, Data, Analytics and ESG Top 2021 Priorities for TMT Finance Leaders Corporate finance teams in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) are embracing new operating models, strategies and technologies in response to the escalated business risk and regulatory environment, as well as shifting expectations of both internal and external customers. Across the industry, teams continue to increase their focus on top priorities identified at the height of the… Newsletter November 17, 2022 Is ESG Receiving Sufficient Attention in North America? Worldwide, there is awareness that environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations will prove to be essential drivers and components of profitability and sustainable business over the next 10 years. The reality is, however, that the level of engagement with ESG — as an integral component of business strategy — is significantly higher outside of North America than within it, and to an… 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… Survey March 11, 2025 Disruptors see the world differently Disruptive change is happening, and more is coming. Is your organisation ready to seize the moment? Our results, based on a global survey of more than 1,800 board members and C-suite executives, reveal that organisations that consider themselves to be disruptive leaders see opportunities in a changing business landscape and operate differently compared to organisations that believe they are at… Load More