Which Comes First…Managing Risk or Strategy-Setting? Both!
Effectively integrating risk management with the strategy-setting process enables management to focus on achieving its expected return while controlling its accepted risk exposure.

FEI@75:
Born into Darkness: FEI in the 1930s

personal development:
Stephen Covey on Managing Yourself and Others

restructuring:
From Red to Black: Rebuilding Wounded Companies

reporting/XBRL:
XBRL: A 'Revolution' in Corporate Reporting?

regulation:
Governance and Compliance: Driving IT Priorities

investor relations:
Struggling to Get Attention

BPM:
Automated Systems Can Work for Small Companies, Too

Leading for Success: The U.S. Air Force Way
Leading an Air Force unit is similar to leading a business, where foundations for improvement are based on constantly enhancing processes and measuring outcomes. The recently-retired commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe relates how his organization experienced a nearly 45 percent overall improvement over 21 months by implementing and monitoring specific management systems.

Automating Accounts Payable Departments: Vision Becomes Reality
While too many companies still struggle with a manual, paper-choked accounts payable process, new technologies have automated the process, improving efficiencies and tightening controls.
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