Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog February 16, 2023 Digitizing Experiences (Customer & Employee) Creates Value for Energy and Utilities Firms Leaders of energy and utilities (E&U) businesses are becoming increasingly focused on the business impacts of rapidly evolving technology. According to Protiviti’s latest Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey, many of these leaders see their companies struggling over the next decade to adopt digital technologies effectively, use data analytics and “big data” to drive competitive… Blog February 23, 2023 The Future of Retail: Technology, Immersive Customer Experience and Building Resilience Spotlighted at Major Industry Event Retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies have been under extraordinary pressure in recent years to rethink and rebuild nearly every aspect of what they do — from how they get products on store shelves or directly into consumers’ hands to how they staff their operations reliably and cost-effectively, and to how, when and where they engage with their customers. Modernizing, digitizing… Blog February 24, 2023 Three Strategies TMT Companies Can Apply Now to Reduce People Problems and Other Top Risks Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies exist on the forefront of change, constantly pushing the envelope on digital innovation and transformation. But there are signs that leaders in this industry are growing increasingly concerned about their organizations’ ability to maintain that position and pace — not only this year, but over the next decade. A root cause for their worry?… Blog February 28, 2023 Hyperbole, Hype and Hope? Trillions of Reasons Why the Metaverse Matters Ever since Steven Spielberg put the metaverse on the mainstream map in 2018 with his science fiction adventure film, Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name, there has been a slow but steady drumbeat of momentum building around the potential and possibilities of this brave, new, immersive world. Sure, the metaverse had been talked about long before 2018, but once… Blog March 1, 2023 Using Pay Transparency to Impact Culture, Employee Trust and Manager Effectiveness At the beginning of 2023, California and Colorado joined Washington and other U.S. states, as well as New York City, in enacting pay transparency laws. It’s likely more states will join them. While they differ in detail and complexity, pay transparency laws require employers to provide compensation information on job postings. They also make it easier for employees to find out about the… Blog March 3, 2023 5 Ways to Mitigate Greenwashing — and Greenhushing — Risks You probably know about “greenwashing.” But are you familiar with “greenhushing”? “Greenwashing” is an accusation that activists, investors and other stakeholders levy when they believe a company’s sustainability and environmental proclamations and disclosures lack credibility, meaning they are not supported by facts and underlying data. “Greenhushing” is a deliberate attempt to avoid… Blog March 7, 2023 Biodiversity Reporting Requirements Have Arrived. Is Your Firm Ready? Our planet is at a crossroads. In addition to the well-documented climate crisis, the Earth’s biodiversity confronts a threat unprecedented in human history. An estimated one million species face extinction within the next few decades, per the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The global economy is highly dependent upon nature’s resources.… Blog March 8, 2023 Six Reasons to Reconsider Cost Optimization As senior executives face more pressure to respond to rising costs and eroding profit margins, CFOs can remind their colleagues that they have more cost-optimization strategies than they might expect. Many business leaders reflexively reach for the headcount-reduction lever. This is understandable given the rising cost of labor and that downsizing and reducing year-end bonuses usually hits the… Blog February 28, 2023 Privileged Access Risks and the Journey to Trust Most business leaders understand that we live in a hyper-connected world. By embracing the convenience and flexibility cloud-based solutions provide, businesses have traded away the security (and rigidity) of services that once operated within the four walls of enterprise data centers. In making that shift, businesses have incurred new risks associated with an explosion of access privileges to… Blog March 1, 2023 Modernizing Applications: The Importance of Reducing Technical Debt Technical debt is no longer just a “technical” problem. As recent, widely publicized events have shown, it is a business problem that can have serious consequences for organizations. The government and Congress are taking notice of unfair consumer experiences, and it is crucial for businesses to address their technical debt and minimize the risk of negative press, government fines and damaged… Load More
