Waiting for a Promotion to Build New Skills Is a Massive Liability. Here’s Why

Your job description is the floor, not the ceiling.

Your job description is the floor, not the ceiling.
I got married in April of 2000 after living with my now-ex-husband for several years. At the time, I made a good living from my job in advertising, and like many of my colleagues, I’d been doing freelance work on the side for years. In 2001, my husband and I became proud homeowners, one of…
Anxious accountants can take a deep breath, as recent data shows that human clients do not especially crave a 100% AI-led experience versus one where human accountants use AI to provide better service. Indeed, there are many circumstances where most would prefer AI not be involved at all. Processing Content This is according to recent…
The principals of a Focus Financial partner firm are accusing the RIA aggregator of “bullying” tactics to obtain business information they claim Focus had no right to access. A judge in a Texas District Court granted a temporary restraining order last week in favor of Levi McMillien and Brian Chastain, who claimed Focus sought information…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Ravi Thanawala | Papa Johns Papa Johns CFO Ravi Thanawala is leaving the company to become chief financial officer of clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters. Thanawala joined the pizza chain as finance chief in 2023 from Nike,…
Abib Bocresion NatWest has promoted Abib Bocresion to group chief risk officer (CRO). Bocresion joined the UK bank in April last year as CRO for NatWest Markets, the group’s investment banking arm. Bocresion’s appointment caps an unsettled period for the top risk manager role at NatWest, the UK’s fifth-largest lender by capital. The bank has…
Financial giants in Japan partner with AI firms to build zero-trust cybersecurity defenses. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Japan’s banking sector is becoming a high-stakes proving ground for AI-driven cybersecurity. As autonomous “frontier AI” models rapidly increase the speed and scale of cyberthreats by identifying zero-day vulnerabilities, the country’s…