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![Five Common Mistakes Organizations Make While Pursuing Sustainable Growth]()
Five Common Mistakes Organizations Make While Pursuing Sustainable Growth
Community outrage. Religious backlash. Facilitation payments. Forced labor. Illegal overtime. In today’s global economy, these are just a few of the “softer” risks companies must learn to manage as they seek to expand.
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![Still Waters Run Deep - U.S. Activism in the First Half of 2019]()
Still Waters Run Deep - U.S. Activism in the First Half of 2019
The first half of 2019 reflected a slight slowdown in activity from 2018’s record setting pace. Nevertheless, corporations must stay ready for second half challenges from dissident investors.
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![Think You Know Who's Most Impacted by Gender Issues in Your Workplace?]()
Think You Know Who's Most Impacted by Gender Issues in Your Workplace?
Awareness of the #MeToo movement has grown so great recently that you might assume your workplace has become immune from potential issues. Check your perceptions with this quick quiz based on FTI Consulting’s #MeToo at Work survey. (Note: this is the second of two FTI Journal articles based on the survey.)
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![How Do You Measure the Life of a Hero?]()
How Do You Measure the Life of a Hero?
What is the value of a human life? Insurance executives and safety analysts deal with this question regularly, but for most people, it’s difficult to say how much a life is worth — especially one as extraordinary as that of Marie Colvin.
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![Conflicts and Kickbacks: Rooting out Employee Malfeasance With Social Media]()
Conflicts and Kickbacks: Rooting out Employee Malfeasance With Social Media
There’s nowhere to hide when forensic investigators follow digital footprints.
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![Cannabis in Canada: 7 Factors to Know When Considering Where to Invest in the New Market]()
Cannabis in Canada: 7 Factors to Know When Considering Where to Invest in the New Market
Determining the value of a business in an evolving market is always tricky. When that market has only recently been legalized? Even trickier. But it can be done.
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![Businesses That Ignore the #MeToo Movement Do So at Their Own Peril]()
Businesses That Ignore the #MeToo Movement Do So at Their Own Peril
As the results of an exclusive FTI Consulting & Mine The Gap survey show, businesses need to make sure they’re fostering a safe and inclusive workplace.
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![Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond]()
Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond
In the fast-moving world of cybersecurity, predicting the full threat landscape is near impossible. But it is possible to extrapolate major risks in the coming months based on trends and events of last year. Here’s what organizations must be aware of to be prepared.
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![A Blue Wave Washes Over the House of Representatives]()
A Blue Wave Washes Over the House of Representatives
What does the Democratic control of the House of Representatives mean for ordinary citizens and corporations alike?
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![Corporate Activism: A Global Perspective]()
Corporate Activism: A Global Perspective
In the second of our two-part installment on corporate activism, we look at global regions to discover how companies are taking a stance on the subject and provide key takeaways and potential recommendations.
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![A Window of Opportunity Opens for Corporations in Latin America to Speak Up]()
A Window of Opportunity Opens for Corporations in Latin America to Speak Up
Major elections offer a unique moment in time to start advocating for the freedom to operate.
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![Corporate Activism Goes Global]()
Corporate Activism Goes Global
Corporate activism — when business leaders take a public stance on social or political issues — can no longer be an afterthought for companies.
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![Getting a Grip on the Push and Pull of Change Communications]()
Getting a Grip on the Push and Pull of Change Communications
Identifying the true influencers in your organization and activating them is key to making sustainable changes.
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![The Medicine of the Future is Here – And It’s Alive!]()
The Medicine of the Future is Here – And It’s Alive!
For the first time, cell and gene-based therapies are set to enter the U.S. and European markets. Given their potential to combat aggressive cancers and reverse blindness, they promise to be highly disruptive. But for the communicators tasked with explaining their benefits that means new challenges ahead.
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![3 Steps for a Seamless Executive Transition]()
3 Steps for a Seamless Executive Transition
What’s the trick for avoiding a communications disaster when your company’s CEO suddenly departs?
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![Don’t Fall Captive to Self-Insurance Risks in M&A]()
Don’t Fall Captive to Self-Insurance Risks in M&A
Buyers beware: Find out how to avoid one of the most overlooked potential pitfalls of M&A: a target company’s insurance and risk management programs.
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![Are You Social Media Savvy?]()
Are You Social Media Savvy?
Communications have gone social. Is your company in the know when it comes to the latest in digital messaging?
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![5 Ways Your Company Can Stay on Top of Its Search Results]()
5 Ways Your Company Can Stay on Top of Its Search Results
SEO, Meta Descriptions, Algorithms – here’s what you need to know to effectively manage your company’s online reputation.
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![Rise of the Antagonist]()
Rise of the Antagonist
Many of the audiences that companies are dealing with are not new, but their means and sophistication of communication are becoming increasingly aggressive in tone and tactic.
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![The Millennials Have Arrived in Congress — You Won't Recognize America in Five Years]()
The Millennials Have Arrived in Congress — You Won't Recognize America in Five Years
It’s only a matter of time before the largest generation in America disrupts Washington.
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![6 Tips for Effectively Managing M&A Communications]()
6 Tips for Effectively Managing M&A Communications
Effective communications are key during a merger or acquisition. Here’s how to keep the lines clear.
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![The Modern Slavery Act Arrives Down Under]()
The Modern Slavery Act Arrives Down Under
Australia is set to become the latest government in the world to adopt a Modern Slavery Act. What it means for your business.
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![Making a Splash with Financial Reporting on Social Media]()
Making a Splash with Financial Reporting on Social Media
Some companies only make ripples on social media when they report their financial earnings. Others get stakeholders talking — and tweeting. What do they know that others don’t?
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![Why Hedge Funds Should Steer Clear of Mount Olympus]()
Why Hedge Funds Should Steer Clear of Mount Olympus
Why are some hedge funds named for Greek gods? Because doing so attracts investors. But not every god is worth honoring.
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![5 Steps for Weathering a Media Storm During a Corporate Crisis]()
5 Steps for Weathering a Media Storm During a Corporate Crisis
With the public wielding so much social media power, CEOs must be strategic — and consistent — in their response to a corporate crisis. Here’s how to do it.
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![Trump’s First 100 Days: What's]()
Trump’s First 100 Days: What's "The Deal?"
How understanding the art of the deal can help you predict, prepare and succeed when Trump turns his attention to your policy priorities.
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![The Six Ground Rules for Successfully Navigating Any Corporate Crisis]()
The Six Ground Rules for Successfully Navigating Any Corporate Crisis
No matter the size or scope, expected or unexpected, managers can apply the same principles across the board when planning for, and dealing with, a crisis scenario.
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![Global Survey: Politics as Unusual for Institutional Investors]()
Global Survey: Politics as Unusual for Institutional Investors
An FTI Consulting survey of institutional investors shows concern about political disruption on the ability of companies they invest in to manage crises.
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![Survey of 500 Senior Executives Reveals the Corporate Crises Concerns Keeping Them Up at Night]()
Survey of 500 Senior Executives Reveals the Corporate Crises Concerns Keeping Them Up at Night
Results from The Economist Intelligence Unit’s global survey on corporate crises in 2016 sponsored by FTI shows risks looming larger in coming years.
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![Warning: Fake News Can Damage Your Company’s Reputation]()
Warning: Fake News Can Damage Your Company’s Reputation
The democratization of information allows anyone to be a publisher of news — fake or otherwise. Here’s how businesses must communicate in this new age to protect themselves.
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![Getting Corporate Communications Up to Speed in the Snapchat Era]()
Getting Corporate Communications Up to Speed in the Snapchat Era
More and more companies are utilizing the vast array of social media networks to get their messages out to the public. So why is Corporate Communications so skittish about hopping on the bandwagon?
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![Preparing for Takeoff: What TV Ad Sellers Can Learn from the Airline Industry]()
Preparing for Takeoff: What TV Ad Sellers Can Learn from the Airline Industry
The airlines have developed a sophisticated approach for maximizing the value of ticket pricing. The same approach can work for a TV ad industry combatting falling ad rates and viewership. Here’s how it’s done.
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![Memo to a CEO Considering Social Activism]()
Memo to a CEO Considering Social Activism
Today’s public expects CEOs to take a stand on national policy issues. In this open letter, FTI’s CEO of Strategic Communications offers expert advice to a CEO preparing to speak out for the first time.
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![Keeping the Peace in the Cloud]()
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
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![How to Master the Ancient Art of Business Etiquette in South Korea]()
How to Master the Ancient Art of Business Etiquette in South Korea
Westerners hoping to do business in the world’s 11th largest economy need an insider’s knowledge of some very unique customs to succeed.
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![Before the Whistle Blows: Creating a Speak-up Culture at Work]()
Before the Whistle Blows: Creating a Speak-up Culture at Work
Creating an environment in which employees feel empowered to speak up when they suspect wrongdoing starts at the top. It involves clear communications and creative thinking.
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![Five Things Keeping Retailers Up at Night]()
Five Things Keeping Retailers Up at Night
An FTI survey of retail industry executives across the country reveals concerns about the future of shopping in America. Still, there’s room for optimism. What’s going on in the aisles?
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![A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices]()
A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices
U.S. rig counts have registered modest gains, and that has stirred up the tea leaves, with some analysts and investors seeing one thing, and some another, like people looking at a Rorschach blot.
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![Customer Integration Risks in Insurance M&As]()
Customer Integration Risks in Insurance M&As
Merging customer bases in an insurance M&A can bring great rewards. And great risks! Here’s what companies need to know.
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![Social Media Analytics: The New Edge in Litigation]()
Social Media Analytics: The New Edge in Litigation
The public's penchant for sharing connections and comments via social media is proving to be fertile ground in litigation support. Here's how social media analytics can unveil critical insights.
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![Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry]()
Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry
Financial services professionals are swamped by regulation after regulation in the effort to avoid the next big scandal. But good compliance processes can only take you so far in the highly scrutinized banking sector. A focus on corporate culture is the secret sauce to creating real change. How can you alter a company from the inside out?
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![How to Invest in America’s Most Controversial New Industry without Losing Your Reputation]()
How to Invest in America’s Most Controversial New Industry without Losing Your Reputation
When a pair of leading institutional investors set out to win a state license to open New York City’s first medical marijuana dispensary, they turned to an FTI Consultant with a unique background as a journalist covering the illegal drug trade. His advice? Differentiate your brand.
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![From Change Weary to Change Ready]()
From Change Weary to Change Ready
The anxious tenor of recent conversations among the leaders and staff at a large, global technology company is not unusual.
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![Measuring the Future of Healthcare]()
Measuring the Future of Healthcare
The need for healthcare transformation has been widely recognized for some time and was a driving force behind the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("ACA").
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![Biotech and Big Pharma: Keys to a Successful M&A]()
Biotech and Big Pharma: Keys to a Successful M&A
Despite the recent (and largely negative) press around high drug prices, concerns about the possibility of a biotech bubble that could one day (soon?) burst and the autumn 2015 selloff in the health sector that some called the worst in the past four years ...
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![MEMO TO PHARMA: Don’t Get Complacent (DSCSA Deadlines Loom)]()
MEMO TO PHARMA: Don’t Get Complacent (DSCSA Deadlines Loom)
According to the World Health Organization ("WHO"), from 1 percent to 10 percent of drugs sold around the world today are counterfeits, and about 50 percent of medicines purchased ...
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![Geopolitical Risk: The Butterfly Effect and Black Swans]()
Geopolitical Risk: The Butterfly Effect and Black Swans
Multinational corporations typically have processes and systems in place to evaluate and deal with risks around the globe.
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![AS THE WORLD TURNS]()
AS THE WORLD TURNS
A great many people suffered during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Unemployment soared in both the United States and Europe. Millions lost large chunks of their savings. Who was to blame? In the court of public opinion, big, “financialized” business was placed in the dock.
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![Loose Links in the Asian Supply Chain]()
Loose Links in the Asian Supply Chain
A few years ago, an Oregon woman bought a $29.99 Halloween decoration kit at a local Kmart. As she opened the box, a handwritten note from a Chinese prison inmate fell out. Scribbled in broken English...
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![The 2015 UK Elections: Why 100% of the Polls Were Wrong]()
The 2015 UK Elections: Why 100% of the Polls Were Wrong
The general election of 2015 in the United Kingdom was held on May 7 to elect the country’s 56th Parliament. Voting took place in all 650 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
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![The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change]()
The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change
The study of why and how people adopt new ways of doing things goes back decades. Innovation and marketing experts like Everett M. Rogers and Geoffrey A. Moore made "early adopters" and "laggards" familiar terms to describe those who do or do not embrace the new.
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![Countering the Growing Threat of Cyber Blackmail]()
Countering the Growing Threat of Cyber Blackmail
Extortion and blackmail have been around for centuries. Until recently, obtaining the hidden notes, secret plans and embarrassing photographs that were used to extract money from victims...
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![FTI Consulting Risk Research Project]()
FTI Consulting Risk Research Project
For decades, large North American- and European-based companies have made significant investments in emerging markets, and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) inflows lately have increased in developed, developing and transitional economies.
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![The ACA and Big Pharma After the 2014 Mid-Term Elections]()
The ACA and Big Pharma After the 2014 Mid-Term Elections
Shortly after the Republican sweep of the November mid-term elections, FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment held a panel to discuss the election’s...
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![Investor Activism: IR’s New Rules of Engagement]()
Investor Activism: IR’s New Rules of Engagement
The shareholder activism landscape has changed dramatically over the last few years. Activist hedge funds today manage roughly $100 billion, almost three times as much as they managed just five years ago.
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![Internal Investigations: Revealing The Core Of Corruption]()
Internal Investigations: Revealing The Core Of Corruption
An internal investigation of fraud, bribery and other types of malfeasance often is difficult to conduct and can be disruptive to business operations.
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![Killing the Rate Card]()
Killing the Rate Card
FTI Consulting is frequently called in by companies to help improve revenues and profits. In the media and entertainment industry, boosting revenues typically involves enhancing ad sales performance.
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![Allstate Gives Voice to Middle Class Economic Concerns]()
Allstate Gives Voice to Middle Class Economic Concerns
In 2009, Allstate, the United States’ largest publicly held personal lines insurer, saw that the confidence of America’s middle class – its core customer base – in its government and economic institutions was eroding.
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![Game Of Shadows]()
Game Of Shadows
Public relations (PR) has an evil twin: dark public relations (DPR), sometimes also referred to as black PR. It involves the unethical damaging of a client’s reputation or corporate identity; that is, it’s about getting the bad word out — and creating that bad word out of lies and falsehoods if need be.
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![Drilling For A Social Media Strategy]()
Drilling For A Social Media Strategy
Long disparaged as a forum for sharing silly videos and endless opining, social media channels like Twitter and Facebook are becoming increasingly important to energy company bottom lines.
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![The Politics of Business]()
The Politics of Business
After decades of scandals—from Enron to the 2008 financial crisis— corporations have found themselves squarely in the political limelight. Business strategies, actions and behaviors are increasingly subject to oversight and regulatory scrutiny.
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![How to Counter the Counterfeiters]()
How to Counter the Counterfeiters
Despite significant government efforts, China remains the world’s primary source of counterfeit goods.
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![In Case of Emergency, Open Browser]()
In Case of Emergency, Open Browser
In 2010, the state of Nevada determined that its emergency preparedness for schools was struggling to comply with mandates and directives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Presidential Decision Directives and the U.S. Department of Education.
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![Case Study: Traveling the Hard Road to an Iraqi IPO]()
Case Study: Traveling the Hard Road to an Iraqi IPO
Asiacell Communications, the second-largest telecommunications company in Iraq, last year brought a $1.24 billion offering to the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) — the first major public share offering since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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![When Is a Payment a Bribe?]()
When Is a Payment a Bribe?
A recent panel hosted by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting took a deep dive beneath the turbulent seas of global regulatory compliance and asked what a good compliance program really looks like for businesses, large and small, operating in a variety of jurisdictions.
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![Social Media Power Users and Why They Matter]()
Social Media Power Users and Why They Matter
Although social media has become a pervasive means of communication, businesses struggle to tie their social media efforts to demonstrable business results.
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![Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?]()
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
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![When Your Taxes Are Everybody's Business]()
When Your Taxes Are Everybody's Business
For a long time, when enterprises thought of taxes, it primarily was in terms of determining, paying and limiting them. Questioned about tax policies, the typical corporate response has been to say that the organization is complying with the law and is fulfilling its responsibilities to its shareholders.
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![Not Your Father's Proxy Fight]()
Not Your Father's Proxy Fight
In the energy and industrial sectors, activist funds are having more success re-making boards and influencing corporate strategies than ever before. Size is no defense; performance is no defense. The only real defense is a response plan that assumes your company eventually will become a target.
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![Calling Dr. Data]()
Calling Dr. Data
Many hospitals and physician groups in the United States are confronting new forms of reimbursement that seek to curb the upward spiral of healthcare costs. These forms of reimbursement are putting revenues at risk.
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![Empower Your IRO]()
Empower Your IRO
The risk of losing touch with investors increases with business and market complexity. In this environment, the role of investor relations (IR) needs to be strategic.
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![In Any Event]()
In Any Event
The hurricane is not the risk. The risk is that the hurricane will disrupt your business. There’s not much you can do about the hurricane; there’s a lot you can do to make sure your business can recover.
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![Stronger Economy Brings New Worries: Managing Legal Risks in 2013]()
Stronger Economy Brings New Worries: Managing Legal Risks in 2013
The results of the FTI Consulting 2013 Law and the Boardroom Study, conducted with Corporate Board Member magazine.
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![Overcoming Foreign Direct Investment’s Political Hurdles]()
Overcoming Foreign Direct Investment’s Political Hurdles
In 2012, the Canadian government approved a controversial merger and acquisition deal that many expected legislators would reject.
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![2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey]()
2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey
The FTI Consulting third annual Life Sciences Investor Survey, a study conducted by the Strategic Communication practice, assessed U.S. and European investors’ outlook on the investment climate in life sciences and, specifically, their expectations for the sector with regard to transactions, drug development pipelines, subsector performance and geographic growth prospects.
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![Social vs. Traditional Media]()
Social vs. Traditional Media
There’s no argument that sophistication in social media marketing is on the rise and creates unprecedented opportunities to connect with customers and constituencies.
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![A Communications Strategy for Volatile Times]()
A Communications Strategy for Volatile Times
In today’s uncertain environment, companies need a sound understanding of what their stakeholders think.
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![Expanding Through Exports]()
Expanding Through Exports
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk talks about the importance of the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, explains how global trade can help Main Street prosper and gives a progress report on the five-year plan to double U.S. exports.
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![The CEO As Statesman]()
The CEO As Statesman
To keep investors happy and protect their own interests, companies and CEOs will need to play a more active role in policy and regulatory debates.
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![CEO Transitions]()
CEO Transitions
Leadership change affects a company’s enterprise value. Whether that’s positive or negative depends largely on measures taken by boards and CEOs in the months leading up to — and following — the change.
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![The Diversity Advantage]()
The Diversity Advantage
How regulation and competition are bringing more women into the boardroom
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![New Investor Power]()
New Investor Power
Companies waiting until proxy season to engage investor issues may find themselves scrambling to address concerns that have been festering for months.
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![What's In The Pipeline?]()
What's In The Pipeline?
Facing negative publicity and investor wariness, pharmaceutical companies need to communicate how investments in R&D will deliver meaningful future growth.
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![Working Well]()
Working Well
Helping employees kick unhealthy habits and prevent disease has benefits for companies too, and businesses around the world are stepping up their efforts.
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![A Hard Look At Costs]()
A Hard Look At Costs
As care costs rise, so does the gap between those who can and cannot afford treatment. Key industry players must come onboard to drive down fees and increase healthcare accessibility.
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![Ready. Aim...]()
Ready. Aim...
After three years of hunkering down, deferring unnecessary investment and cutting costs, companies around the world are sitting on record levels of cash to spend as the global economy strengthens.
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![Communicating Executive Compensation]()
Communicating Executive Compensation
Each year during proxy season, certain company executives and directors wince in anticipation of publicly disclosing executive compensation. For the majority of workers, pay and benefits are a private matter between them and their employers, but financial regulators require full disclosure of the compensation of key leaders.
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![Don’t Run Before You Can Talk]()
Don’t Run Before You Can Talk
Realizing that you have a problem and need specialist turnaround help is the first step in seeking to re-establish your business. However, don’t overlook the impact that communications can have, both positively and negatively, on that process.
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![When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King]()
When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King
Credit rationing means there is, and will continue to be, a race to access funds. While market confidence remains fragile, a company’s ability to communicate how it is addressing the threats and opportunities created by the current climate has never been more important.
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Five Common Mistakes Organizations Make While Pursuing Sustainable Growth
Oct 2019
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Community outrage. Religious backlash. Facilitation payments. Forced labor. Illegal overtime. In today’s global economy, these are just a few of the “softer” risks companies must learn to manage as they seek to expand.
Still Waters Run Deep - U.S. Activism in the First Half of 2019
Aug 2019
The first half of 2019 reflected a slight slowdown in activity from 2018’s record setting pace. Nevertheless, corporations must stay ready for second half challenges from dissident investors.
Think You Know Who's Most Impacted by Gender Issues in Your Workplace?
Aug 2019
Awareness of the #MeToo movement has grown so great recently that you might assume your workplace has become immune from potential issues. Check your perceptions with this quick quiz based on FTI Consulting’s #MeToo at Work survey. (Note: this is the second of two FTI Journal articles based on the survey.)
How Do You Measure the Life of a Hero?
Jul 2019
What is the value of a human life? Insurance executives and safety analysts deal with this question regularly, but for most people, it’s difficult to say how much a life is worth — especially one as extraordinary as that of Marie Colvin.
Conflicts and Kickbacks: Rooting out Employee Malfeasance With Social Media
Jun 2019
There’s nowhere to hide when forensic investigators follow digital footprints.
Cannabis in Canada: 7 Factors to Know When Considering Where to Invest in the New Market
May 2019
Determining the value of a business in an evolving market is always tricky. When that market has only recently been legalized? Even trickier. But it can be done.
Businesses That Ignore the #MeToo Movement Do So at Their Own Peril
May 2019
As the results of an exclusive FTI Consulting & Mine The Gap survey show, businesses need to make sure they’re fostering a safe and inclusive workplace.
Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond
Jan 2019
In the fast-moving world of cybersecurity, predicting the full threat landscape is near impossible. But it is possible to extrapolate major risks in the coming months based on trends and events of last year. Here’s what organizations must be aware of to be prepared.
A Blue Wave Washes Over the House of Representatives
Nov 2018
What does the Democratic control of the House of Representatives mean for ordinary citizens and corporations alike?
Corporate Activism: A Global Perspective
Oct 2018
In the second of our two-part installment on corporate activism, we look at global regions to discover how companies are taking a stance on the subject and provide key takeaways and potential recommendations.
A Window of Opportunity Opens for Corporations in Latin America to Speak Up
Aug 2018
Major elections offer a unique moment in time to start advocating for the freedom to operate.
Corporate Activism Goes Global
Sep 2018
Corporate activism — when business leaders take a public stance on social or political issues — can no longer be an afterthought for companies.
Getting a Grip on the Push and Pull of Change Communications
Jul 2018
Identifying the true influencers in your organization and activating them is key to making sustainable changes.
The Medicine of the Future is Here – And It’s Alive!
Apr 2018
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For the first time, cell and gene-based therapies are set to enter the U.S. and European markets. Given their potential to combat aggressive cancers and reverse blindness, they promise to be highly disruptive. But for the communicators tasked with explaining their benefits that means new challenges ahead.
3 Steps for a Seamless Executive Transition
Mar 2018
What’s the trick for avoiding a communications disaster when your company’s CEO suddenly departs?
Don’t Fall Captive to Self-Insurance Risks in M&A
Jan 2018
Buyers beware: Find out how to avoid one of the most overlooked potential pitfalls of M&A: a target company’s insurance and risk management programs.
Are You Social Media Savvy?
Dec 2017
Communications have gone social. Is your company in the know when it comes to the latest in digital messaging?
5 Ways Your Company Can Stay on Top of Its Search Results
Dec 2017
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SEO, Meta Descriptions, Algorithms – here’s what you need to know to effectively manage your company’s online reputation.
Rise of the Antagonist
Nov 2017
Many of the audiences that companies are dealing with are not new, but their means and sophistication of communication are becoming increasingly aggressive in tone and tactic.
The Millennials Have Arrived in Congress — You Won't Recognize America in Five Years
Nov 2017
It’s only a matter of time before the largest generation in America disrupts Washington.
6 Tips for Effectively Managing M&A Communications
Nov 2017
Effective communications are key during a merger or acquisition. Here’s how to keep the lines clear.
The Modern Slavery Act Arrives Down Under
Dec 2017
Australia is set to become the latest government in the world to adopt a Modern Slavery Act. What it means for your business.
Making a Splash with Financial Reporting on Social Media
Aug 2017
Some companies only make ripples on social media when they report their financial earnings. Others get stakeholders talking — and tweeting. What do they know that others don’t?
Why Hedge Funds Should Steer Clear of Mount Olympus
Jul 2017
Why are some hedge funds named for Greek gods? Because doing so attracts investors. But not every god is worth honoring.
5 Steps for Weathering a Media Storm During a Corporate Crisis
Jun 2017
With the public wielding so much social media power, CEOs must be strategic — and consistent — in their response to a corporate crisis. Here’s how to do it.
Trump’s First 100 Days: What's "The Deal?"
Apr 2017
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How understanding the art of the deal can help you predict, prepare and succeed when Trump turns his attention to your policy priorities.
The Six Ground Rules for Successfully Navigating Any Corporate Crisis
Mar 2017
No matter the size or scope, expected or unexpected, managers can apply the same principles across the board when planning for, and dealing with, a crisis scenario.
Global Survey: Politics as Unusual for Institutional Investors
Mar 2017
An FTI Consulting survey of institutional investors shows concern about political disruption on the ability of companies they invest in to manage crises.
Survey of 500 Senior Executives Reveals the Corporate Crises Concerns Keeping Them Up at Night
Mar 2017
Results from The Economist Intelligence Unit’s global survey on corporate crises in 2016 sponsored by FTI shows risks looming larger in coming years.
Warning: Fake News Can Damage Your Company’s Reputation
Mar 2017
The democratization of information allows anyone to be a publisher of news — fake or otherwise. Here’s how businesses must communicate in this new age to protect themselves.
Getting Corporate Communications Up to Speed in the Snapchat Era
Feb 2017
More and more companies are utilizing the vast array of social media networks to get their messages out to the public. So why is Corporate Communications so skittish about hopping on the bandwagon?
Preparing for Takeoff: What TV Ad Sellers Can Learn from the Airline Industry
Jan 2017
The airlines have developed a sophisticated approach for maximizing the value of ticket pricing. The same approach can work for a TV ad industry combatting falling ad rates and viewership. Here’s how it’s done.
Memo to a CEO Considering Social Activism
Nov 2016
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Today’s public expects CEOs to take a stand on national policy issues. In this open letter, FTI’s CEO of Strategic Communications offers expert advice to a CEO preparing to speak out for the first time.
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
Aug 2016
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When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
How to Master the Ancient Art of Business Etiquette in South Korea
Aug 2016
Westerners hoping to do business in the world’s 11th largest economy need an insider’s knowledge of some very unique customs to succeed.
Before the Whistle Blows: Creating a Speak-up Culture at Work
Aug 2016
Creating an environment in which employees feel empowered to speak up when they suspect wrongdoing starts at the top. It involves clear communications and creative thinking.
Five Things Keeping Retailers Up at Night
Jul 2016
An FTI survey of retail industry executives across the country reveals concerns about the future of shopping in America. Still, there’s room for optimism. What’s going on in the aisles?
A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices
Jul 2016
U.S. rig counts have registered modest gains, and that has stirred up the tea leaves, with some analysts and investors seeing one thing, and some another, like people looking at a Rorschach blot.
Customer Integration Risks in Insurance M&As
May 2016
Merging customer bases in an insurance M&A can bring great rewards. And great risks! Here’s what companies need to know.
Social Media Analytics: The New Edge in Litigation
Apr 2016
The public's penchant for sharing connections and comments via social media is proving to be fertile ground in litigation support. Here's how social media analytics can unveil critical insights.
Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry
May 2016
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Financial services professionals are swamped by regulation after regulation in the effort to avoid the next big scandal. But good compliance processes can only take you so far in the highly scrutinized banking sector. A focus on corporate culture is the secret sauce to creating real change. How can you alter a company from the inside out?
How to Invest in America’s Most Controversial New Industry without Losing Your Reputation
Apr 2016
When a pair of leading institutional investors set out to win a state license to open New York City’s first medical marijuana dispensary, they turned to an FTI Consultant with a unique background as a journalist covering the illegal drug trade. His advice? Differentiate your brand.
From Change Weary to Change Ready
Mar 2016
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The anxious tenor of recent conversations among the leaders and staff at a large, global technology company is not unusual.
Measuring the Future of Healthcare
Feb 2016
The need for healthcare transformation has been widely recognized for some time and was a driving force behind the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("ACA").
Biotech and Big Pharma: Keys to a Successful M&A
Jan 2016
Despite the recent (and largely negative) press around high drug prices, concerns about the possibility of a biotech bubble that could one day (soon?) burst and the autumn 2015 selloff in the health sector that some called the worst in the past four years ...
MEMO TO PHARMA: Don’t Get Complacent (DSCSA Deadlines Loom)
Nov 2015
According to the World Health Organization ("WHO"), from 1 percent to 10 percent of drugs sold around the world today are counterfeits, and about 50 percent of medicines purchased ...
Geopolitical Risk: The Butterfly Effect and Black Swans
Nov 2015
Multinational corporations typically have processes and systems in place to evaluate and deal with risks around the globe.
AS THE WORLD TURNS
Sep 2015
A great many people suffered during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Unemployment soared in both the United States and Europe. Millions lost large chunks of their savings. Who was to blame? In the court of public opinion, big, “financialized” business was placed in the dock.
Loose Links in the Asian Supply Chain
Aug 2015
A few years ago, an Oregon woman bought a $29.99 Halloween decoration kit at a local Kmart. As she opened the box, a handwritten note from a Chinese prison inmate fell out. Scribbled in broken English...
The 2015 UK Elections: Why 100% of the Polls Were Wrong
Jul 2015
The general election of 2015 in the United Kingdom was held on May 7 to elect the country’s 56th Parliament. Voting took place in all 650 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change
May 2015
The study of why and how people adopt new ways of doing things goes back decades. Innovation and marketing experts like Everett M. Rogers and Geoffrey A. Moore made "early adopters" and "laggards" familiar terms to describe those who do or do not embrace the new.
Countering the Growing Threat of Cyber Blackmail
May 2015
Extortion and blackmail have been around for centuries. Until recently, obtaining the hidden notes, secret plans and embarrassing photographs that were used to extract money from victims...
FTI Consulting Risk Research Project
Jul 2015
For decades, large North American- and European-based companies have made significant investments in emerging markets, and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) inflows lately have increased in developed, developing and transitional economies.
The ACA and Big Pharma After the 2014 Mid-Term Elections
Jan 2015
Shortly after the Republican sweep of the November mid-term elections, FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment held a panel to discuss the election’s...
Investor Activism: IR’s New Rules of Engagement
Nov 2014
The shareholder activism landscape has changed dramatically over the last few years. Activist hedge funds today manage roughly $100 billion, almost three times as much as they managed just five years ago.
Internal Investigations: Revealing The Core Of Corruption
Nov 2014
An internal investigation of fraud, bribery and other types of malfeasance often is difficult to conduct and can be disruptive to business operations.
Killing the Rate Card
Oct 2014
FTI Consulting is frequently called in by companies to help improve revenues and profits. In the media and entertainment industry, boosting revenues typically involves enhancing ad sales performance.
Allstate Gives Voice to Middle Class Economic Concerns
Oct 2014
In 2009, Allstate, the United States’ largest publicly held personal lines insurer, saw that the confidence of America’s middle class – its core customer base – in its government and economic institutions was eroding.
Game Of Shadows
Oct 2014
Public relations (PR) has an evil twin: dark public relations (DPR), sometimes also referred to as black PR. It involves the unethical damaging of a client’s reputation or corporate identity; that is, it’s about getting the bad word out — and creating that bad word out of lies and falsehoods if need be.
Drilling For A Social Media Strategy
Sep 2014
Long disparaged as a forum for sharing silly videos and endless opining, social media channels like Twitter and Facebook are becoming increasingly important to energy company bottom lines.
The Politics of Business
Aug 2014
After decades of scandals—from Enron to the 2008 financial crisis— corporations have found themselves squarely in the political limelight. Business strategies, actions and behaviors are increasingly subject to oversight and regulatory scrutiny.
How to Counter the Counterfeiters
Aug 2014
Despite significant government efforts, China remains the world’s primary source of counterfeit goods.
In Case of Emergency, Open Browser
Jul 2014
In 2010, the state of Nevada determined that its emergency preparedness for schools was struggling to comply with mandates and directives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Presidential Decision Directives and the U.S. Department of Education.
Case Study: Traveling the Hard Road to an Iraqi IPO
Jun 2014
Asiacell Communications, the second-largest telecommunications company in Iraq, last year brought a $1.24 billion offering to the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) — the first major public share offering since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
When Is a Payment a Bribe?
Mar 2014
A recent panel hosted by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting took a deep dive beneath the turbulent seas of global regulatory compliance and asked what a good compliance program really looks like for businesses, large and small, operating in a variety of jurisdictions.
Social Media Power Users and Why They Matter
Jan 2014
Although social media has become a pervasive means of communication, businesses struggle to tie their social media efforts to demonstrable business results.
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Feb 2014
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
When Your Taxes Are Everybody's Business
Nov 2013
For a long time, when enterprises thought of taxes, it primarily was in terms of determining, paying and limiting them. Questioned about tax policies, the typical corporate response has been to say that the organization is complying with the law and is fulfilling its responsibilities to its shareholders.
Not Your Father's Proxy Fight
Nov 2013
In the energy and industrial sectors, activist funds are having more success re-making boards and influencing corporate strategies than ever before. Size is no defense; performance is no defense. The only real defense is a response plan that assumes your company eventually will become a target.
Calling Dr. Data
Nov 2013
Many hospitals and physician groups in the United States are confronting new forms of reimbursement that seek to curb the upward spiral of healthcare costs. These forms of reimbursement are putting revenues at risk.
Empower Your IRO
Sep 2013
The risk of losing touch with investors increases with business and market complexity. In this environment, the role of investor relations (IR) needs to be strategic.
In Any Event
Sep 2013
The hurricane is not the risk. The risk is that the hurricane will disrupt your business. There’s not much you can do about the hurricane; there’s a lot you can do to make sure your business can recover.
Stronger Economy Brings New Worries: Managing Legal Risks in 2013
Jul 2013
The results of the FTI Consulting 2013 Law and the Boardroom Study, conducted with Corporate Board Member magazine.
Overcoming Foreign Direct Investment’s Political Hurdles
Jul 2013
In 2012, the Canadian government approved a controversial merger and acquisition deal that many expected legislators would reject.
2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey
Jun 2013
The FTI Consulting third annual Life Sciences Investor Survey, a study conducted by the Strategic Communication practice, assessed U.S. and European investors’ outlook on the investment climate in life sciences and, specifically, their expectations for the sector with regard to transactions, drug development pipelines, subsector performance and geographic growth prospects.
Social vs. Traditional Media
Apr 2013
There’s no argument that sophistication in social media marketing is on the rise and creates unprecedented opportunities to connect with customers and constituencies.
A Communications Strategy for Volatile Times
Nov 2012
In today’s uncertain environment, companies need a sound understanding of what their stakeholders think.
Expanding Through Exports
Apr 2012
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk talks about the importance of the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, explains how global trade can help Main Street prosper and gives a progress report on the five-year plan to double U.S. exports.
The CEO As Statesman
Apr 2012
To keep investors happy and protect their own interests, companies and CEOs will need to play a more active role in policy and regulatory debates.
CEO Transitions
Dec 2011
Leadership change affects a company’s enterprise value. Whether that’s positive or negative depends largely on measures taken by boards and CEOs in the months leading up to — and following — the change.
The Diversity Advantage
Dec 2011
How regulation and competition are bringing more women into the boardroom
New Investor Power
Dec 2011
Companies waiting until proxy season to engage investor issues may find themselves scrambling to address concerns that have been festering for months.
Time For Change
Sep 2011
Improving value in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service is an economic necessity, and while the government’s unpopular plan may have been watered down, it may yet serve as a model of what other cash-strapped health systems must do. And where private providers can help, they will be in demand.
What's In The Pipeline?
Sep 2011
Facing negative publicity and investor wariness, pharmaceutical companies need to communicate how investments in R&D will deliver meaningful future growth.
Working Well
Sep 2011
Helping employees kick unhealthy habits and prevent disease has benefits for companies too, and businesses around the world are stepping up their efforts.
A Hard Look At Costs
Sep 2011
As care costs rise, so does the gap between those who can and cannot afford treatment. Key industry players must come onboard to drive down fees and increase healthcare accessibility.
Ready. Aim...
Mar 2011
After three years of hunkering down, deferring unnecessary investment and cutting costs, companies around the world are sitting on record levels of cash to spend as the global economy strengthens.
Private Equity's New Rules
Nov 2010
In a recent roundtable, five experts discussed whether new U.S. and European regulations hamper funds and investors — and whether there could be hidden benefits.
Building a Better Public Image
Nov 2010
As new regulations and competitive necessity draw private equity firms into the public arena, ignoring reputational issues may no longer be an option.
Communicating Executive Compensation
Apr 2010
Each year during proxy season, certain company executives and directors wince in anticipation of publicly disclosing executive compensation. For the majority of workers, pay and benefits are a private matter between them and their employers, but financial regulators require full disclosure of the compensation of key leaders.
The FTI Global Pulse: Monitoring Changing Economic Expectations
Apr 2010
Against a fragile economic backdrop, few are able to agree on what lies ahead. Will the global economy continue its climb out of recession? Or will the world double-dip into more financial woes? New global research from FTI, based on forward-looking global estimates, sheds light on regional economic performance around the world and provides insight into the possible shape of the global recovery.
Don’t Run Before You Can Talk
Oct 2009
Realizing that you have a problem and need specialist turnaround help is the first step in seeking to re-establish your business. However, don’t overlook the impact that communications can have, both positively and negatively, on that process.
When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King
Oct 2009
Credit rationing means there is, and will continue to be, a race to access funds. While market confidence remains fragile, a company’s ability to communicate how it is addressing the threats and opportunities created by the current climate has never been more important.
Leaders Must Narrow the Employee Engagement Gap
Oct 2009
Companies are falling short in informing employees about how they are overcoming the challenges thrown up by the global downturn. New research commissioned by FD demonstrates that strong direction, a clear plan of action and straight talking will keep work forces on your side.
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