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Meetings Can Lower IQs: Mitigate the Risk

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The Dreaded Year-End Performance Review: A Launching Pad for 2011 Success?

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Year-end performace reviews are often "dreaded". Wrong attitude, they are critical to set the table for success in 2011.

Financial Regulatory Reform: Adequate Consideration for Corporations?

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As the long overdue financial regulatory reform starts to take shape we all need to remind policy makers that businesses need to be afforded the same protection and consideration as "consumers" which are often defined as the individual constituents of government officials.

Gamification: A Useful Tool for Finance Leaders to Drive Growth

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I recently read an interesting article by Forbes describing how CEOs are using gamification to drive results.  Simply put, gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems, create incentives to drive behavior, and engage audiences.

Failures that Drive Company Success

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I have recently had the opportunity to moderate several live seminars focused on how CFOs have successfully driven growth at their companies.  A common theme was that creating a culture where failure was an option was a key factor in driving top line growth.

Top 10 Trends in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

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Proformative had the fortunate opportunity to interview renowned Governance, Riks and Compliance (GRC) expert Norman Marks whose successfull career includes stints as the Vice President, Internal Audit at Business Objects and Vice President, Internal Controls and Process Improvement at Maxtor.

Removing the Ambiguity and Confusion in Managing GRC across the Enterprise

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Top Proformative Community Content in 2011

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I would to thank each member of the Proformative Community for your support of Proformative in 2011. The easily accessed, tremendous collected knowledge of our community and “noise-free” nature of the site have made us the largest online community for finance, accounting, and related professionals.

The Relative Value of a Lecture vs. An Intercative Roundtable Seminar Format

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Can Three Letters Drive Career Success?

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