Nimbleness + resilience = results

The capacity to identify and take advantage of opportunities more quickly than your rivals is more invaluable than ever.

With the return of M&A activity, the effects of fiscal stimuli—and the accompanying new regulations and policies—the strategic landscape for businesses has changed sharply over a very short time.

What steps are you, and your competitors, taking to cut costs, improve performance and position yourselves for the future?

Governance and corporate reporting

The onus is on management to ensure that all stakeholders have an integrated, transparent view of their business.

The fallout from the credit crunch continues to influence the corporate reporting agenda.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Steering Group on Corporate Governance has issued new guidance to help rectify the weaknesses in reporting that contributed to the financial crisis.

Can policy makers drive a collaborative approach to corporate reporting?

Has employment turned the corner?

While many companies are still downsizing, a greater number are planning to add to their workforce.

Well aware that they need the right skills in the right places, business leaders are attempting to position their talent base so that they are optimally suited for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Yet there are sharp differences in who is hiring, who is being hired, and which sectors are seeing the biggest growth.

Driving sustainable growth and development

Can climate change lead to new business opportunities?

Despite significant uncertainties over the speed—and even the direction—of climate policy, many business leaders are moving ahead with their climate change agendas.

These leaders see multiple business drivers underpinning the benefits of implementing such a strategy. In addition to reputational benefits, many expect climate change will lead to new products and services for their companies.
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Setting a smarter course for growth 13th Annual Global CEO Survey: Video Highlights

Paul Reynolds, CEO of Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. on getting the balance right: what operational lessons the crisis has taught us [runs: 0:33]
SHEN Heting, Executive Director and President of Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd. on why we should expect a gradual, U-shaped recovery [runs: 0:47]
Michael I. Roth, Chairman and CEO of Interpublic Group on why legislators do not belong in the boardroom [runs: 0:59]
Paul S. Walsh, Chief Executive of Diageo plc on bling is out, cocooning in [runs: 1:06]
Ken MacKenzie, Managing Director and CEO of Amcor on why risk management processes should be robust, strategic and embedded [runs: 1:02]
Tigran Nersisyan, President of Borodino Group on why reputation is paramount—and trust, once lost, cannot be regained [runs: 0:39]
 
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