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Business in 2010 and Beyond Updated: 2010-01-13 10:10:05 Description: How should you plan for the upturn in the economy? This episode discusses the various scenarios and strategies for uncertain times....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Great Transformation Updated: 2009-12-16 08:34:54 Description: The recession may already be over, but the effects will be felt for a long time. Deloitte LLP Chief Economist Carl Steidtmann discusses the ramifications....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Persevering in the Continued Downturn - What Do you Do When You've Already Done It All? Updated: 2009-12-11 08:18:36 Description: States have been facing significant revenue shortfalls resulting in continued projected budget deficits. Even with the major cuts taken in 2009, more cuts in expenditures and services are anticipated. What do you do when you've already done it all?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deloitte's 2009 Education Survey Updated: 2009-12-01 08:29:06 Description: Education is one of the top national priorities. Barry Salzberg, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte LLP, discusses the key findings in Deloitte's 2009 Education Survey....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating and Preserving Value — Guidance for Effective Risk Intelligent Governance Updated: 2009-11-20 08:12:04 Description: Many directors still struggle with risk governance. This podcast discusses practical ways board members can jump-start the risk governance discussion....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Cheer Makes a Comeback: 2009 Consumer Spending Expectations Updated: 2009-11-18 21:30:23 Description: Stacy Janiak and Carl E. Steidtmann discuss the results of Deloitte's 24th Annual Holiday Survey in the latest episode of Deloitte Insights....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Relationship Risks and the Impact of Current Economic Conditions at the Enterprise Level Updated: 2009-07-29 21:30:23 Description: In today’s economy, many companies are highly dependent upon external business relationships to achieve business objectives and shareholder value. More and more, corporate growth and business success are supported through outsourcing, licensing, st...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building Toward Sustainable Lodging Updated: 2009-07-29 21:30:23 Description: Some hoteliers have a cynical reaction to the green movement, as it represents a departure from the status quo. Many are skeptical that hotels can adopt more environmental practices while maintaining cost control and guest satisfaction levels. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Innovation Tournaments: Driving Innovation From Within Updated: 2009-08-08 21:30:23 Description: Innovation can come from anywhere. Some companies today are turning to their employees or customers as a source of innovation....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Risky Business: Optimizing Contract Compliance in the Changing Oil and Gas Industry Updated: 2009-08-29 21:30:23 Description: With recent economic and oil price fluctuations, minimizing contract risk and increasing contract compliance in the Oil and Gas industry has greater importance....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting Your House in Order: Why Companies Benefit From Entity Simplification Updated: 2008-06-17 15:28:10 Description: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.” While Albert Einstein was referring to physics when he made this statement, his words are just as applicable to business....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pro Bono: The New Currency in Corporate Philanthropy Updated: 2009-07-08 14:01:06 Description: Corporate giving has traditionally involved writing a check and calling it a day. But at a time when demands for nonprofit services are on the rise, cash donations are on the decline. Meanwhile, a national call-to-service is spotlighting the power of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Relationship Risks and the Impact of Current Economic Conditions at the Enterprise Level Updated: 2009-07-29 21:30:23 Description: In today’s economy, many companies are highly dependent upon external business relationships to achieve business objectives and shareholder value. More and more, corporate growth and business success are supported through outsourcing, licensing, st...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building Toward Sustainable Lodging Updated: 2009-07-29 21:30:23 Description: Some hoteliers have a cynical reaction to the green movement, as it represents a departure from the status quo. Many are skeptical that hotels can adopt more environmental practices while maintaining cost control and guest satisfaction levels. Hig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sustaining the Growth Trajectory: Intelligent Risk Taking for Technology Companies Updated: 2009-06-30 13:26:46 Description: Growth is a goal for most organizations. However, for technology companies, growth is a strategic imperative, and rapid growth comes with a set of evolving risks. The technology industry is dynamic and fluid, lending itself to a constant flux of thre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Recession to Recovery: A Risk Intelligent Strategy for All Economic Times Updated: 2009-05-26 15:48:28 Description: Today’s turbulent economic environment calls for greater attention to risk management than ever before. Stressors such as low consumer demand, limited access to credit, market uncertainty and the global recession can increase risk exposures far abo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In-House or Out-of-House: Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Legal Industry Updated: 2009-06-19 03:48:57 Description: With the economic downturn impacting almost every industry, businesses have been challenged to cut cost while maintaining a strong enterprise. Some companies are reducing costs by bringing work normally performed by outside counsel or vendors in-hous...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Growth and Leverage: How Technology Companies Can Innovate and Thrive in Trying Times Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Despite the challenging times, there are still incredible opportunities for innovators. And technology is the home of innovation. Industry veterans still expect to see significant new disruptive capabilities emerge— both in products and services. A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Ahead: How Leading U.S. Companies Are Approaching IFRS Today Updated: 2009-04-21 16:56:56 Description: Thoughtful planning is an effective way to manage long-term costs and avoid expensive surprises. As companies develop strategies for managing through the economic downturn and evaluate their short- and long-term priorities, some leaders are factoring...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Managing Fraud Risk: The Need for Prevention and Detection Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: When it comes to putting together a fraud risk program, executives may not know where to start, but just by figuring out which risks need to be addressed, and in what order, they’ve already won half the battle. Complacency is no solution: Preventin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IFRS Summit: IFRS Adoption Considerations and Strategies Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Welcome to the IFRS Summit with Sir David Tweedie: Top International Financial Reporting Standards' (IFRS) Challenges and Opportunities.Please listen as Christopher Caridi, vice president, assistant controller, Thomson Reuters; Chris Tanana, director...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IFRS Summit: A Dialogue with Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board Updated: 2009-03-10 18:38:32 Description: Welcome to the IFRS Summit with Sir David Tweedie: Top International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Challenges and Opportunities. Please listen as Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the arc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Riding the Next Wave: The Strategic Value of Green IT for Business Updated: 2009-02-24 15:58:40 Description: Going green has never been more popular, especially now that a new U.S. administration is set to push the environment to the forefront of its agenda. Many businesses have already taken the lead by voluntarily implementing environmental programs, many...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Planning for a Rainy Day: Ways to Improve Efficiency and Cut Costs in the Aerospace and Defense Industry Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: If prizes were given out to industries that had the most cost overruns, delays and inefficiencies, aerospace and defense (A&D) would probably win hands down. On average, new weapons systems are coming in two years late, saddling taxpayers with nearly...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fending Off Digital Attacks: A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Updated: 2009-02-03 16:49:47 Description: We are under attack, and we may not know about it until it’s too late. Over the last ten years, almost on a daily basis, cyber criminals have been mounting attacks against federal agencies and private industries, exploiting the same technologies an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Customizing Care: The Future of Personalized Medicine Updated: 2009-01-13 17:42:25 Description: In the same way you can walk into a high-end clothing store and be fitted for a custom-tailored suit, you may soon have the opportunity to go to your doctor’s office and receive a custom-tailored treatment for your ailments. It’s called personali...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Establishing Trust in Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Purpose and Objectives of the Santiago Principles Updated: 2009-01-27 21:06:40 Description: Until recently, few people knew what a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) was, even though some of these funds have been in existence for decades. An SWF certainly doesn’t always look or act like other investment vehicles. These special-purpose investment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Customizing Care: The Future of Personalized Medicine Updated: 2009-01-13 17:42:25 Description: In the same way you can walk into a high-end clothing store and be fitted for a custom-tailored suit, you may soon have the opportunity to go to your doctor’s office and receive a custom-tailored treatment for your ailments. It’s called personali...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Managing the Risks and Value of Data Assets: A New Look at Digital IDs Updated: 2009-01-06 15:05:20 Description: Who are you? How do you define your identity? Chances are you aren’t thinking of your passwords, usernames and personal identification numbers as an integral part of who you are, but in fact, our virtual identities (IDs) are assuming ever greater i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unlocking the Benefits of the Deal: How IT Can Capture M&A Synergies Updated: 2008-12-09 15:56:13 Description: Try starting out on a trip without a map, a global positioning system (GPS) or enough gas in your tank, and see how far you get. Companies contemplating a merger, acquisition (M&A) or divestiture, take heed: All those dreams of capturing synergies th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Navigating Through Turbulence: The Urgent Need for Risk Intelligence Updated: 2008-12-16 15:16:51 Description: When poorly managed, risk-taking can push companies to the brink of disaster. Today’s subprime crisis can be traced to many factors, but they all underscore the need for better Risk Intelligence. If they’re to avoid repeating the mistakes of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating a Sustainable Future: Approaches Companies Can Take to Organize and Measure Their Green Investments Updated: 2008-12-02 14:12:55 Description: Remember that song from Sesame Street, Its Not Easy Being Green? Well, its true. Because green investments can be made across several core business dimensions a companys products and services, workforce and workplace and supply chain it can ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Too Many Rooms at the Inn: How Hospitality Companies Can Thrive in Hard Times Updated: 2008-11-18 15:33:10 Description: The combination of a housing crisis, credit crunch and high commodity prices are leaving fewer discretionary dollars for travel. Businesses are slashing their travel budgets, and more cash-starved Americans are reluctantly settling for staycations ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reading the Signs of the Times: Holiday Spending Predictions Updated: 2008-11-11 14:43:42 Description: Its definitely not a letter to Santa. No ones wish list would include a housing meltdown, a global credit crunch, a compromised manufacturing sector, failing financial institutions and massive bailouts. Instead of jingle bells, what were hearing s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Moving Beyond the Employee Lifecycle: Talent Solutions for a New Workplace Updated: 2008-11-04 14:45:22 Description: Thanks to globalization and technology, employees are able to move in many directions laterally as well as vertically and select from among a variety of work options. And with employees increasingly able to work from anywhere in the world, the tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How to Make It New: Fostering a Culture of Innovation in Turbulent Times Updated: 2008-10-28 14:06:32 Description: Every day seems to bring a new shock to the global economy. The markets are swinging wildly, savings have evaporated, consumer spending is down and unemployment is up. In such turbulent times, many businesses might understandably be focused on gettin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tomorrows Board Today: Balancing Risk Mitigation with Risk Taking for Reward Updated: 2008-10-21 13:27:32 Description: Wall Street. Bailouts. Risk. Everybodys talking about it, but what does it all mean? Nobody seems to agree. How can two people look at precisely the same phenomenon and see something totally different? Whos seeing clearly? Whos blinded by self-dec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Facing the Music: What Companies Can Do to Prepare for an SEC Investigation Updated: 2008-10-14 13:05:50 Description: No one likes to think that a hurricane is going to barrel through their town, flood their home and blow their roof off, but it would be foolish not to keep fresh water, food and a working flashlight on hand. Its always better to be prepared a less...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reshaping the Future: The Risks and Rewards of Innovation in a Changing World Updated: 2008-10-06 20:35:37 Description: The Greek mathematician Archimedes used to say he only needed a lever to move the whole world. Today Archimedes might be a shaper, someone who has the aspirations, mind-set, management capabilities and capacity for risk to revolutionize an industry. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Supercharging the Supply Chain: From the Suppliers Supplier to the Customers Customer Updated: 2008-06-17 15:28:10 Description: Recent headlines report an alarming story: U.S. Army Issues Stop Work Order on Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Program, Top Computer Manufacturer Dogged by Production Delays, Costly Flaws Found in Navys Top Jet....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meeting the People Challenge: The Transformation of Human Resources Updated: 2008-06-24 15:18:49 Description: Companies today face significant talent challenges that barely existed a few years ago. What are these challenges, and what are companies doing to address them effectively?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Greening of Hospitality: Why Hotels Are Becoming Eco-Friendly Updated: 2008-07-08 13:53:11 Description: No color has more cachet these days than green in its new role as the symbol of the environmental movement. But lest we forget, its still the color of money. And in the hotel industry, green will soon come to symbolize both at the same time....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forging a New Identity: Why Steel Companies Gain From Consolidation Updated: 2008-07-15 13:56:16 Description: Matchmaking has never been easy. People who seem meant for each other in theory often turn out to be incompatible when they actually get together. The same dilemma people face when theyre looking for romance may also be true for steel companies. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Playing It Safe: How to Protect and Share Sensitive Data with Third Parties Updated: 2008-07-22 15:34:45 Description: Most organizations have implemented programs to evaluate third parties that receive their sensitive data. What risks were these programs designed to address, and how well have these programs performed to date?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Searching for the Silver E-Bullet: How to Manage Electronic Data Before Litigation Updated: 2008-07-29 16:20:15 Description: For companies that are increasingly dependent on electronic communication to conduct their business and store data the prospect of an investigation or a court battle requires urgent action. Thats why they need to adopt a Litigation Readiness program...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Overconfidence Dilemma: Why Companies Exaggerate Their M&A Skills Updated: 2008-08-05 13:45:44 Description: People who wear rose-tinted glasses often have an unrealistic sense of what they can achieve and tend to be more optimistic than those who dont. Companies that make mergers and acquisitions (M&A) an integral part of their business strategy would be ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting the Pieces in Place: The Power of Services Thinking Updated: 2008-08-12 13:20:00 Description: To implement its business strategy, a company needs to pull its assets together in an efficient manner. Thats where Services Thinking comes in, a new, broader approach to Service-Oriented Architecture....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The ABCs of Litigation Document Review: How to Build a Plan to Stay Ahead of the Game Updated: 2008-08-19 15:15:52 Description: Imagine that youre building a road and you come up against a mountain. Whether you drill through the mountain or build around it depends on what tools you have at your disposal. The same holds true when sorting through the mountains of paperwork a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Crossing the Cultural Divide: The Importance of the Human Factor in M&A Due Diligence Updated: 2008-09-09 16:00:17 Description: Culture may receive a good deal of lip service when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), but few companies, if any, are going to call off a deal because of cultural incompatibility. If little effort is made to facilitate the cultural fit, the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weighing the Best Deal: How Companies Can Compare and Benefit From Global Tax Incentives Updated: 2008-09-22 17:22:37 Description: A new kind of worldwide competition is heating up in todays global marketplace not between companies, but among countries. Foreign jurisdictions are aggressively competing for multinational businesses by offering ever-more tempting tax incentives....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Delivering the Goods: How to Generate Added Value From IT Internal Audit Updated: 2008-09-23 16:57:45 Description: Getting stuck in a ditch is no picnic, but if you have the tools to extricate yourself and dont use them, you have only yourself to blame. Yet thats the situation many companies find themselves in. They already have a resource available to help ass...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Danger Within: Mitigating the Risk of Insider Threats to Business and Government Updated: 2008-09-30 16:46:03 Description: We all know what happened when the Trojans brought a certain horse into their city. But many companies fail to appreciate, let alone take steps to deal with, the gravity of the threat posed by their own disgruntled employees. Classified and proprieta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Going Beyond Boxology: Why Companies Should Put Organization Front and Center Updated: 2008-06-03 14:20:08 Description: We all know how important it is to think outside the box, but many companies still need to learn how to think outside of 10 or 15 boxes. When it comes to designing an effective organizational strategy, companies frequently fall victim to boxology, wh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Balancing Act: A Risk Management Solution for Spreadsheets Updated: 2008-05-27 15:44:47 Description: What company could do without spreadsheets? After all, theyre ubiquitous, efficient and cost effective. For executives they can provide an instant and concise snapshot of their organization that often drives critical business decisions. But that sna...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gearing Up for Change: Why U.S. Companies Could Benefit From International Financial Reporting Standards Updated: 2008-05-20 10:21:29 Description: Not only is the adoption of a single accounting language desirable in an era of increasing globalization, but it carries many benefits as well including reduced complexity, greater transparency and improved efficiency in financial reporting. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting a Price on Risk: How U.S. Investors Can Succeed in Emerging Markets Updated: 2008-05-13 14:37:37 Description: Putting a value on a target companys assets can be tricky at best, but its especially so in politically unstable countries with shaky economies and unpredictable legal systems....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Banking on a New Generation: How Banks Can Woo and Win Over Skeptical Gen Y-ers Updated: 2008-05-06 13:48:06 Description: Generation Y members want to do their banking in much the same way that they do comparison shopping at the mall. To attract them as customers, banks will have to offer more options, services and products, and make them available via a multitude of ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Losing Out by Aiming Too Low: The Transformational Power of Outsourcing Updated: 2008-04-15 16:39:40 Description: Companies that outsource and offshore their services and labor are on a metaphorical diet. By focusing narrowly on cost reduction, they can lose sight of the other important benefits outsourcing can offer. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting People First: Re-Engineering the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program Updated: 2008-04-22 15:41:18 Description: On February 5, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the final regulations of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which includes the re-authorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF). ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Embracing Disruption: How Consumers Are Transforming the U.S. Health Care System Updated: 2008-04-29 13:36:27 Description: If the U.S. health care system is in crisis and just try to find someone who says it isnt and its going to be fixed, any solution will have to take into account the attitudes and behavior of the people whom the system is supposed to serve in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bridging the Gap: How Private Investment Can Reduce the Infrastructure Deficit Updated: 2008-04-08 16:59:50 Description: Cash-strapped governments are increasingly turning to private investors, the investment climate can vary enormously from one country to another, with regulatory hurdles to overcome and special tax considerations to take into account....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spinning off Successfully: What Companies Need to Know About Divestiture Strategy Updated: 2008-04-01 15:01:08 Description: Divestiture isnt simply integration in reverse. Its a complex process that requires special skills....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wolf at the Door: Taking Aim at the Fiscal Crisis Updated: 2008-03-25 13:26:50 Description: Across the nation, exploding costs and slowing revenues are stark realities that will need to be creatively addressed at every level of government, if fiscal sustainability is to be achieved. There is good news to report, however. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Containing the Fallout: How Companies Can Restore Confidence in Chinese-Made Products Updated: 2008-03-18 15:50:04 Description: Losing money is bad enough and losing reputation can be catastrophic, but when companies are in danger of losing both, they need to do a lot of damage control and do it fast. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Capturing the Consumer: Implementing Leading Shopper Marketing Strategies Updated: 2008-03-12 19:11:03 Description: The statistics are alarming. Despite sophisticated marketing strategies designed to capture the sale and inspire brand loyalty, the exact opposite effect has occurred. Americans have become a nation of unrepentant brand switchers. What's gone wrong?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bucking the Downward Trend: Why Commercial Real Estate is Still a Best in Show Asset Updated: 2008-03-04 16:11:03 Description: With stock markets rising and falling at speeds dizzying enough to cause nosebleeds, and with banks writing off billions of dollars in bad debt and house prices plunging, investors are understandably jittery about putting their money into real estate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Searching for Convergence Solutions: How Combination Products are Transforming Health Care Updated: 2008-02-26 14:57:12 Description: In the life sciences industry, convergence is illustrated by innovative products that combine drugs, devices and diagnostics. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Branching Out: How Banking is Changing With and Without Banks Updated: 2008-02-12 15:01:15 Description: Try to imagine turning on your television and finding only one channel. It may offer wonderful programs, but youd still want more choices. Retail banks have channels, too, but until recently they delivered most of their products and services to cons...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mastering Market Volatility: How Companies Can Benefit from Effective Commodity Management Updated: 2008-02-12 15:01:15 Description: Think what it would be like to be on a rollercoaster ride where you could never get off. Thats the situation many companies find themselves in as they try to deal with the price volatility of the commodities they depend on to sustain their businesse...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alignment, Convergence, Consolidation: Thinking Broadly to Improve Management Information Updated: 2008-01-29 15:52:55 Description: Recent acquisitions of business intelligence software companies by major information technology (IT) companies have had seismic implications for the corporate landscape, and analysts predict that more takeovers in this sector are likely. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Leading Edge: Best Practices for Learning and Talent Development Updated: 2008-02-05 15:24:24 Description: You know the story. There is a fundamental shift taking place in the way we work. The corporate work force has, in a few short generations, completely transformed itself. These changes have been triggered by work force shortages, the interaction of d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Transparent Marketplace: Harnessing the Collaborative Power of the Consumer Updated: 2008-01-22 15:42:11 Description: The consumer products industry is at a critical crossroads. A new world of consumerism is rising in which we all have a lead role. The intersection of advanced technologies and accelerating lifestyle demands is revolutionizing how consumers buy, how ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Leveraging the New Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Guidance: A Refined Approach to SOX Updated: 2008-01-15 14:38:04 Description: You dont want to travel to an unfamiliar destination without a map. The same holds true for companies navigating the road to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance. Many companies have reaped significant benefits by following the new guidance from th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Navigating Rough Waters: Why M&A Can Still Work in a Time of Uncertainty Updated: 2008-01-08 14:46:37 Description: Each day seems to bring more news of roiling markets, debt write downs and tightening credit. Financial analysts are practically reduced to reading tea leaves to figure out whether the economy is about to stall out or rebound. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Peoples Choice: Superior Customer Service in the Public Sector Updated: 2008-01-02 15:12:53 Description: The people have spoken. Todays citizen-customer expects the same instant communication and instant government response that she gets every day from the business community. And customer service strategies, developed in the private sector, have refine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Consuming Habits: The Generational Divide in the Age of New Media Updated: 2007-12-18 14:23:04 Description: Americans have a ravenous appetite for media, but while content may be king, what types of content people want, how they get that content and whether they like to contribute content of their own frequently depends on the year they were born. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Unexpected Benefits of SOX: A Conversation with Michael Oxley Updated: 2007-12-11 14:13:15 Description: To establish more transparency in corporate financial reporting, the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, under Michael Oxleys chairmanship, created the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plugging the Holes: How the Life Sciences Industry Can Combat Fraud Updated: 2007-12-04 14:49:58 Description: If you have a leaky roof, you may not find out about it until it rains. The life sciences industry has sprung a lot of holes, too, but whats leaking isnt water its money. In the national debate about soaring health care costs, theres a tendency...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Up to Speed on China: How Boards Can Learn to Manage Risk and Seize Opportunity Updated: 2007-11-27 16:00:05 Description: For many foreign investors, China represents the great unknown. Even global companies that have invested heavily in China find that ascending the learning-curve can be a gradual process. Directors are still not certain how to perform strategic oversi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The News from the North Pole: Holiday Spending Predictions Updated: 2007-11-13 14:40:32 Description: Retailers have jump-started the holiday season with price-driven promotions aimed at moving inventory and salvaging sales that may otherwise be lost in a predicted slowing environment. But is this tactic enough to increase sales and invigorate consum...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Personal: Customizing Career Paths to Grow Critical Talent Updated: 2007-11-06 16:41:55 Description: The corporate world has, in a few short generations, completely transformed. From changing family structures, to women now being the majority of the entry level workforce, to aging baby boomers, to the arrival of Generations X and Y, never before has...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Greening of IT: What Companies Can Do to Save Energy, Money and the Environment Updated: 2007-10-30 15:58:24 Description: Information is a hot commodity literally. The servers, drives and other electronic components that make information technology (IT) possible generate a great deal of heat and consume a surprising amount of energy besides. With soaring energy costs ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Heat is On: How CFOs Can Develop a New Breed of Finance Talent Updated: 2007-10-23 13:37:44 Description: Whenever catastrophic environmental change takes place, species are forced to adapt to survive. Under the pressure of globalization and regulations like SarbanesOxley, the corporate environment is undergoing drastic change, too. Chief Financial Offi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hiding in Plain Sight: How Retailers Can Identify and Better Manage Their Assets Updated: 2007-10-16 13:25:21 Description: While retailers usually have a good understanding of where their saleable goods are, many cant identify or put a value on hidden assets such as real estate, equipment and fixtures. Failure to manage these hidden assets can be very costly, but rela...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Overshooting the Target: Why Buying Online is Gaining on the Credit Card Business Updated: 2007-10-09 14:43:04 Description: Is clicking replacing swiping? Maybe so. Consumers are going online in ever-greater numbers to find and purchase everything from electronics and airline tickets to apparel and household goods. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Your House in Order: Meeting the Challenges of International Tax Compliance Updated: 2006-10-31 21:26:56 Description: Tax compliance is a major headache for any business, but for a multinational company with far-flung business units, its more like organizing a climb of Mount Everest with people who dont know each other or speak the same language. Multinationals ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Authentic Edge: Getting it Right with Gen Y Updated: 2007-09-04 14:08:37 Description: Theres a new kid on the block, a member of a rising new breed of innovative young talent entering the workforce and radically reinventing the way companies do business. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deep in the Heart of Tech: Big Possibilities in Texas Updated: 2007-09-19 13:41:55 Description: The Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area is becoming a hot destination for savvy technology and life sciences companies who value its central location, diverse talent pool, favorable economic conditions and high quality of life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping Your Game in Check: Effective International Tax Strategy in M&A Updated: 2007-09-19 13:45:23 Description: Despite recent market turbulence, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) activity remains robust. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be the Board You Want to Be: Focus on Governance, Risk and Compliance Updated: 2006-05-26 10:43:11 Description: Now, more than ever, boards, individual directors and top executives face a higher bar in performing their governance roles. Where should boards focus their time and how can they set priorities? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weathering the Storm: The Manufacturing Industrys Struggle with Structural Costs Updated: 2006-07-13 21:03:09 Description: One of the biggest challenges manufacturers face today centers around the health of the manufacturing industry and the ability to compete on a global scale. Although manufacturers work to cut costs and remove excess spending, they struggle with profi...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Crisis Unfolds: Addressing the Manufacturing Industrys Talent Shortage Updated: 2006-08-10 16:27:52 Description: After experiencing a difficult downturn and enduring significant job loss as well as struggling through one of the slowest manufacturing recoveries in history, the manufacturing industry is left to face a serious challenge: a looming shortage of high...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Open 24 Hours: Going Direct to the Consumer Updated: 2006-08-16 20:45:27 Description: The domestic retail market is over-penetrated. Same-store sales are showing only marginal growth, and CEOs are looking for ways to grow revenues at the aggressive rate of Wall Streets expectations. Consequently, many retailers are turning their atte...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finding a Suitable Match: Private Equity Firms' Growing Interest in Mid-sized Companies Updated: 2006-10-26 17:45:54 Description: Private equity investors are becoming extremely discriminating about where to put their money. Some 2,700 private equity firms around the world are studying the balance sheets of thousands of mid-sized private companies in hope of finding a good matc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping The Lights On: How America Can Meet Its Future Energy Needs Updated: 2006-11-07 18:07:45 Description: With demand soaring, global dynamics shifting and talent diminishing, the energy industry's seismic activity is sending powerful waves that can be felt around the world. However, savvy companies armed with the right information can turn energy's many...more... 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Baby boomer retirements, an aging workforce, a highly competitive global marketplace for talent, international expansion. Its clear that businesses in America and around the world are being critically challenged. As baby...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be the Board You Want to Be: Attributes of Effective Boards Updated: 2006-12-11 20:32:24 Description: Being a board member is a more demanding job than ever before. A wave of high-profile corporate scandals and the introduction of stringent new regulations have pushed boards to implement real change for the first time in a generation. While membershi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wholly Sustainable Enterprise: A Lean, Green, Earning Machine Updated: 2006-12-18 15:40:59 Description: Since the industrial revolution, the business model for success has been the relentless pursuit of growth and profitability. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Facing the Great Gray Wave: Strategies to Rejuvenate an Aging Nation Updated: 2007-01-22 17:36:35 Description: The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the United States has become a nation of 300 million people, and of that number, approximately 38 million people are 65 or older. And that number is growing fast. The main reason for this is simple: births...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Trust But Verify: Mitigating Risk with Business Partners Updated: 2007-01-30 13:05:34 Description: Companies make agreements with their business partners all the time with the intention of a mutually beneficial relationship, but what can occur is the exact opposite. Companies can lose money in these relationships because of unique risks associated...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Solving the Strategy Paradox: Avoiding the Collision Between Commitment and Uncertainty Updated: 2007-02-19 14:46:12 Description: The Strategy Paradox, that explores the nuances of success and failure, and introduces profound new ideas to help leaders to implement strategies that deliver remarkable results without unnecessary exposure to an uncertain future. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Human Moment: Connecting in a Weird Wired World Updated: 2007-02-27 14:40:34 Description: Everyone wants to feel connected, you bet. Talent wants to feel connected to key resources and to a deep sense of purpose. The C-Suite wants the talent plugged in and happy, ready to fuel innovation and growth. In both cases, in our crazy frenzy to m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Content, Community and Connectivity: Predicting the Converged Future Updated: 2007-03-06 18:33:05 Description: Convergence is back with a vengeance. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Global Factory: Red Hot Trends in Manufacturing Updated: 2007-05-15 13:48:41 Description: As trade barriers fall and local populations acquire discretionary income, the potential for revenue growth in emerging markets is unprecedented. Heightened customer expectations and critical changes in product lifecycles are compelling manufacturers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who Dares, Wins: What It Takes to Be a Risk Intelligent Chief Audit Executive Updated: 2007-05-22 14:16:23 Description: Chief audit executives (CAEs) must deal with a full spectrum of risks: fraud, regulatory compliance, and internal control, among other issues. The stakes are high; investors, analysts, and regulators are monitoring corporate risk management practices...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be the Board You Want to Be: Putting IT on the Front Burner Updated: 2007-05-29 13:51:09 Description: Information Technology (IT) is the elephant in the room. Ask most directors what they really know about IT, and you are likely to experience an arctic freeze strong enough to build igloos on the equator. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Running Out of Room: The Hot New Hospitality Market Updated: 2007-06-05 12:54:02 Description: Buoyed by high returns and rising demand in the hospitality real estate market, U.S. private equity firms have been closing deals at such a rapid pace that some investors are beginning to worry that the market might soon be tapped out....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who Owns the Agenda? HR and People Issues in Business Updated: 2007-06-12 14:59:35 Description: The handwriting is on the wall, and its message is crystal clear: people issues are critical to business strategy. In fact, people issues are at the top of the strategic agenda for most global companies. However, as these issues become more criticall...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heeding the Red Flags: Due Diligence in the Global Marketplace Updated: 2007-06-19 14:24:46 Description: U.S. companies tempted by profitable opportunities in emerging markets beware: the road to a deal can be hazardous. Companies that ignore red flags before signing a contract do so at their peril....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Playing in Tune: A Global Strategy to Integrate Tax and Treasury Updated: 2007-06-26 13:57:21 Description: A performance of Beethovens Fifth will be successful only if all musicians are playing in tune. Thats the responsibility of the conductor. By the same token, if a global company is going to remain profitable and competitive, its tax and treasury de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Critical Balance: Work Life and Ethical Behavior Updated: 2007-07-10 15:57:20 Description: The behavior of leaders is the most critical element in establishing an ethical workplace culture. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who Dares, Wins: What It Takes to Be a Risk Intelligent Chief Audit Executive Updated: 2007-05-22 14:16:23 Description: Chief audit executives (CAEs) must deal with a full spectrum of risks: fraud, regulatory compliance, and internal control, among other issues. The stakes are high; investors, analysts, and regulators are monitoring corporate risk management practices...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Global Factory: Red Hot Trends in Manufacturing Updated: 2007-05-15 13:48:41 Description: As trade barriers fall and local populations acquire discretionary income, the potential for revenue growth in emerging markets is unprecedented. Heightened customer expectations and critical changes in product lifecycles are compelling manufacturers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Exposed Consumer: Protecting Our Privacy Against Attack Updated: 2007-05-08 19:17:59 Description: Its a paradox. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Facing the Great Gray Wave: Strategies to Rejuvenate an Aging Nation Updated: 2007-02-09 03:48:52 Description: The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the United States has become a nation of 300 million people, and of that number, approximately 38 million people are 65 or older. And that number is growing fast.The main reason for this is simple: births outnu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Pill for One Patient: The Promise of Personalized Medicine Updated: 2007-02-09 03:48:52 Description: Human beings are ninety-nine percent alike, but that one percent can make all the difference when it comes to how -- or whether -- we respond to drugs. Sometimes a drug will work well with one patient and fail completely with another with the same co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Corporate Alchemy: Transforming HR to Create Real Value Updated: 2006-12-11 20:32:24 Description: The headlines tell the tale. Baby boomer retirements, an aging workforce, a highly competitive global marketplace for talent, international expansion. Its clear that businesses in America and around the world are being critically challenged. As baby...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be the Board You Want to Be: Attributes of Effective Boards Updated: 2006-12-18 15:40:59 Description: Being a board member is a more demanding job than ever before. A wave of high-profile corporate scandals and the introduction of stringent new regulations have pushed boards to implement real change for the first time in a generation. While membershi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wholly Sustainable Enterprise: A Lean, Green, Earning Machine Updated: 2006-12-21 21:08:05 Description: Since the industrial revolution, the business model for success has been the relentless pursuit of growth and profitability. This model, this machine if you will, has sought out growth on a global scale with a corresponding expansion in need for ever...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Avoiding Life Support: The Uncertain Future of The Life Sciences Industries Updated: 2007-01-02 16:40:34 Description: Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care payers and providers, and the makers of medical devices must meet many challenges if they are to continue to innovate and prosper. Why is there a sense of crisis? Why are these vital industries in suc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Seat At The Table: The Evolving Role of the CHRO in the 21st Century Updated: 2007-01-09 18:27:11 Description: Theres a sea change coming to the C-Suite, and the Chief Human Resources Office - or CHRO - is emerging on a wave of new challenges that will transform how companies reinvent themselves in their quest to increase profits and compete in the global ma...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Avoiding Life Support: The Uncertain Future of The Life Sciences Industries Updated: 2006-12-21 21:08:05 Description: Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care payers and providers, and the makers of medical devices must meet many challenges if they are to continue to innovate and prosper. Why is there a sense of crisis? Why are these vital industries in suc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Seat At The Table: The Evolving Role of the CHRO in the 21st Century Updated: 2007-01-02 16:40:34 Description: Theres a sea change coming to the C-Suite, and the Chief Human Resources Office - or CHRO - is emerging on a wave of new challenges that will transform how companies reinvent themselves in their quest to increase profits and compete in the global ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wholly Sustainable Enterprise: A Lean, Green, Earning Machine Updated: 2006-12-18 15:40:59 Description: Since the industrial revolution, the business model for success has been the relentless pursuit of growth and profitability. This model, this machine if you will, has sought out growth on a global scale with a corresponding expansion in need for ever...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Corporate Alchemy: Transforming HR to Create Real Value Updated: 2006-12-21 00:00:00 Description: The headlines tell the tale. Baby boomer retirements, an aging workforce, a highly competitive global marketplace for talent, international expansion. Its clear that businesses in America and around the world are being critically challenged. As baby...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Value Line-Up: Vision, Strategy, and Execution Updated: 2006-12-21 00:00:00 Description: Anyone can write a mission statement; thats the easy part. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Transformation of State Governments: Putting Performance Above Partisanship Updated: 2006-11-15 00:21:13 Description: Americans expect more from government in a post 9-11/Katrina world, but they trust it less. This credibility gap presents a big challenge for todays state leaders, but it also offers a unique window of opportunity. By tackling some of the toughest p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping The Lights On: How America Can Meet Its Future Energy Needs Updated: 2006-10-13 21:19:01 Description: With demand soaring, global dynamics shifting and talent diminishing, the energy industry's seismic activity is sending powerful waves that can be felt around the world. However, savvy companies armed with the right information can turn energy's many...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Your House in Order: Meeting the Challenges of International Tax Compliance Updated: 2006-10-31 01:02:17 Description: For any business tax compliance is a major headache, but for a multinational company with far-flung business units, its more like organizing a climb of Mount Everest with people who dont know each other or speak the same language. Multinationals ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finding a Suitable Match: Private Equity Firms' Growing Interest in Mid-sized Companies Updated: 2006-10-26 17:45:54 Description: Private equity investors are becoming extremely discriminating about where to put their money. Some 2,700 private equity firms around the world are studying the balance sheets of thousands of mid-sized private companies in hope of finding a good matc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Journey to the Standard of Excellence: Looking Back and Forging Ahead Updated: 2006-10-24 17:28:28 Description: To be the standard of excellence: That is the vision for Deloitte member firms. Achieving the standard of excellence is an ambitious goal in any organizationand even more so in one that encompasses 70 member firms operating in nearly 140 countries w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Needed: A New Approach to U.S. Health Care Financing Updated: 2006-10-16 20:59:23 Description: The United States currently spends $126 billion on the uninsured, yet the country has 45 million people who lack access to adequate health care insurance. The nation cannot continue to ignore this growing health care financing crisis and hope for a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reinventing Government: Delivering Infrastructure Through Innovative Partnerships Updated: 2006-10-12 18:24:53 Description: All around the world, from Miami to Mumbai, roads are crumbling and hospitals are closing. Its crystal clear that our water systems, airports, schools, prisons, and social housing are in urgent need of repair. Make no mistake about it, this pervasiv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD At the Crossroads: Keeping the Life Sciences Industry Secure Updated: 2006-10-06 14:34:22 Description: Successful life sciences organizations must excel in product innovation and commercialization, manufacturing, cost efficiencies and the all-important time-to-market. However, in many ways the life sciences sector stands alone, facing increasing reg...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The International Aspects of FAS109: Making Sense of an Ambiguous Tax Accounting Standard Updated: 2006-08-24 18:32:30 Description: Applying FAS 109 in the face of vague and sometimes conflicting international tax laws can be challenging. With heightened scrutiny by accounting and tax authorities, tremendous new pressures are placed on finance and tax departments....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Open 24 Hours: Going Direct to the Consumer Updated: 2006-08-16 20:45:27 Description: The domestic retail market is over-penetrated. Same-store sales are showing only marginal growth, and CEOs are looking for ways to grow revenues at the aggressive rate of Wall Streets expectations. Consequently, many retailers are turning their atte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Crisis Unfolds: Addressing the Manufacturing Industrys Talent Shortage Updated: 2006-08-10 16:27:52 Description: After experiencing a difficult downturn and enduring significant job loss as well as struggling through one of the slowest manufacturing recoveries in history, the manufacturing industry is left to face a serious challenge: a looming shortage of high...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weathering the Storm: The Manufacturing Industrys Struggle with Structural Costs Updated: 2006-07-13 21:03:09 Description: One of the biggest challenges manufacturers face today centers around the health of the manufacturing industry and the ability to compete on a global scale. Although manufacturers work to cut costs and remove excess spending, they struggle with profi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looming Large: The Future of Business in China and India Updated: 2006-07-24 16:34:53 Description: Chinas emergence into a global power is widely regarded as the story of our time, and has profoundly affected the worlds economy and the business environment. Today, India is making a similar journey, with high growth rates propelling its integrati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where Do We Go From Here? A Look at Today's Real Estate Capital Markets Updated: 2006-08-03 19:59:34 Description: Recent economic indictors paint a rosy picture for commercial real estate investors, but they dont tell the whole story. Listen and learn how investors should position their portfolios to garner the best returns in this changing environment....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looming Large: The Future of Business in China and India Updated: 2006-07-24 16:34:53 Description: Chinas emergence into a global power is widely regarded as the story of our time, and has profoundly affected the worlds economy and the business environment. Today, India is making a similar journey, with high growth rates propelling its integrati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Reality of Structural Costs: How They Are Hindering Manufacturing Competitiveness Updated: 2006-07-13 21:03:09 Description: One of the biggest challenges manufacturers face today centers around the health of the manufacturing industry and the ability to compete on a global scale. Although manufacturers work to cut costs and remove excess spending, they struggle with profi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Honesty Isnt Enough: Anti-Fraud Programs and Controls Updated: 2006-06-28 20:07:45 Description: Fraud takes many forms in an organization and recent corporate scandals have resulted in legislation aimed at controlling fraud specifically in the financial reporting process. When statistics show that as much as 6% of a company's revenue may be los...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting More From Less: General Computer Controls Rationalization Updated: 2006-06-22 20:58:05 Description: The cost of on-going Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements has been a concern for many in the business community. Sustaining compliance, cutting costs and managing risk is a delicate balance. Some executives are now back in the compliance trenches, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whats the Pay Off? Aligning Total Rewards and Corporate Strategy Updated: 2006-06-16 17:06:57 Description: When it comes to compensation, benefits and other rewards programs, many company executives think paying out doesnt necessarily pay off. Long regarded as a cost of doing business, employee rewards are often overlooked as a potential source of value....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making Business Sense Out of Generation Y Updated: 2006-06-08 19:10:56 Description: In this Deloitte Insights podcast, Leah Reynolds, a Deloitte Consulting LLP specialist and national practice leader for Generational Change and Total Rewards Communication along with Stan Smith, a principal and national director for Next Generation I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Governing Forward: New Directions for Public Leadership Updated: 2006-06-01 18:28:23 Description: An eye-opening look at the challenges and innovative changes taking place in the public sector. Greg Pellegrino, Global Managing Director, Public Sector, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and William Eggers, Director, Public Sector, Deloitte Research, offer f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be the Board You Want to Be: Focus on Governance, Risk, and Compliance Updated: 2006-05-25 18:00:11 Description: Now, more than ever, Boards, individual directors, and top executives face a higher bar in performing their governance roles. Where should Boards focus their time and how can they set priorities? Listen as Lee Dittmar, Principal, and Tonie Leatherber...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sweeping Effects of Texas Tax Reform Updated: 2006-05-24 20:09:30 Description: Texas is a business-friendly state where the franchise tax has always been considered an optional tax for many businesses but that all recently came to a halt. Gov. Rick Perry signed into law the first of five tax bills aimed at reforming the Tex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Europe as One Market: Moving Toward a Pan-European Approach to Transfer Pricing Strategies Updated: 2006-05-18 21:00:42 Description: Multinational companies have long recognized the benefits of a pan-European approach to transfer pricing documentation and planning. The European Commission recently adopted a proposal for a Code of Conduct on transfer pricing documentation across th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Blizzard Ahead: Preparing Your Business For the Coming Pandemic Updated: 2006-05-15 20:00:28 Description: Plan as if a blizzard were cominga blizzard that could last up to 18 months instead of a few days and that could disrupt travel, employee productivity, the product supply chain and business operations on a global scale. To date, business has not bee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You Are the Records You Keep: Mastering Electronic Records Management Updated: 2006-05-12 17:21:06 Description: Costly litigation has led many business leaders to question whether their company has a compliant electronic records management program. Learn about the challenges and some of the strategies for electronic records management....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Section 199 Pre-Filing Agreements: Capturing the Opportunities Updated: 2006-02-13 14:28:11 Description: This seemingly complex tax program can help many companies gain certainty in their section 199 planning before filing their 2005 tax return. Is your company eligible? If so, how can you develop and manage a tax plan that incorporates Section 199 into...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tax In the Age of Compliance: What's at Risk? Updated: 2006-02-20 22:05:30 Description: From the C-suite's renewed interest in tax risk management to defining the role of corporate social responsibility in the company's tax strategy, the tax department has been thrust from a hidden corner of the office, right onto the corporate stage....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Compliance and IT: A Catalyst for Change Updated: 2006-02-23 15:12:08 Description: You need clear information to educate your management and board on the financial health of the company and to attain your business objectives. More leaders now are recognizing the need to better align information technology with business objectives, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Technology, Media, & Telecommunications Predictions for 2006: A Convergence of Opportunities Updated: 2006-02-28 19:19:04 Description: Look to the future and monitor trends if you want to stay competitive in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). Listen to Deloitte TMT Group leaders discuss their expectations of 2006, how you can take best advantage of new trends and how e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Venturing in China: Turning Investment into Value Updated: 2006-03-15 16:27:13 Description: China is a land of great opportunity and also a land of great challenge. For Americans, investing in China demands greater knowledge and involvement than typically is required for investing in Silicon Valley. Deloitte & Touche LLP's professionals...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Internal Audit and Compliance: Life in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era Updated: 2006-03-17 22:34:03 Description: Internal audit groups are poised to take on a big opportunity - the assessment of risk on a broad, enterprise level. Hear from Deloitte's Internal Audit Services about the current state of internal audit and the opportunities that lie ahead. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Convergence in Action: Is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator Right for You? Updated: 2006-03-27 15:03:23 Description: Some of the best examples of the convergence of cross-industry products and services have emerged in the wireless space. One example, the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), can help companies extend their brands and generate new revenue streams....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sunny Days Ahead? A Look at Global Financial Institutions in 2010 Updated: 2006-05-03 17:00:43 Description: From tapping emerging markets to capitalizing on the opportunities created by our aging population, today's Financial Services Industry faces challenges and growth potential that are strictly 21st century. Listen to Jack Ribero, Global Managing Part...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meeting the Challenges of Today's Internal Audit: Why a Quality Assurance Review Updated: 2006-05-04 18:51:28 Description: The Internal Audit function is increasingly critical, and also faces much more scrutiny than ever before, as boards of directors and audit committees rely on it for insightful evaluations of their organization. Conducting a Quality Assessment can pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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