Research & Publications

The beginning of this year was marked by a surge in resumes from CFOs and CFOs, and companies actively looking for financiers of a new level. Usually CFOs are the most loyal to the business, they change employers less often than other employees. What now makes them withdraw from their "familiar places"? What drives the owners of companies who are looking for a CFO with an adequate set of competencies?

Large companies often buy successful startups to grow their businesses. But some do otherwise and hire founders. Olga Lorenz, Senior Partner of RosExpert, told when this decision is justified and how to work together with an employee-entrepreneur.

More and more people are thinking about what they are doing. What does almost 80% of their waking hours take? Is this a dream job? If the answer is no, it's time to make a decision. Original publication is in Russian.

Remote work, accelerated digitalization, disrupted sales and supply chains that have to be repaired on the go. RBC Pro experts talk about ten key consequences of the pandemic for the business processes of Russian companies.

In a crisis, leaders must be decisive and even somewhat tough. But at the same time, it is important to maintain the resources of your team, in particular, be more empathetic to your employees and recognize stress in time, avoiding quick burnout. This requires empathy - the ability to understand the emotional state of others.

In mid-March, the companies left their offices on an emergency basis. They did not have time to adapt good management practices to their corporate standards, and so they had to invent such methods themselves. How did they cope with this task?

How to make telecommuting truly effective? What secrets of time management need to know for those who will be forced to work from home? Finally, what will the global "remote" turn out to be for the world economy - a rapid recovery or, conversely, its further slowdown? For more information, see the new issue of the Forbes Agenda.

Five reasons why Western education and work experience holders are still valued in the market above candidates who did not study and did not work abroad (the original text is in Russian).

More and more companies and executives are thinking about how to reduce personnel costs while maintaining operational efficiency at the same level, and ideally increasing it. It is difficult to combine these seemingly contradictory things, but with a competent approach it is quite possible.

It is hardly possible to single out a purely female leadership style and ways to enhance employee engagement. However, we can consider the life scenarios and aspirations most common to women. Making a family, a need to take care of children, a desire to be heard and recognized, keeping the work & life balance, health, beauty and energy for achievements — learn more about the four career types and the employer's respective behavior strategy from the op-ed column by Oxana Morsina (the original text is in Russian).

Oxana Morsina continues a series of her op-ed publications for FORBES.RU. This time she dwells on how to become a chameleon — the five qualities that will help one adapt to the future challenges (the original text is in Russian).

The harder you try to balance your viewpoints with those of other people, the more difficult it becomes to live, work and enjoy. Fortunately, there are some rules that will help tackle this issue. Olga Lorenz shares her life hacks in her op-ed column (the original text is in Russian).

Sensitive people often take workplace conflicts too much to heart and spend all their energy on solving the problems of others. Is it possible to protect yourself from this peculiarity of your character? Read the advice from Tatyana Fedorova in her op-ed column (the original text in Russian).

New Year is virtually a hyperbolized version of Monday, when we aspire to make a new start, improve ourselves and our lives, and get rid of the old and unnecessary things. Basically, you don’t always have to make enormous efforts to gain a new quality of life. It may only take one step. Where to start from right now? Find out in the op-ed column by Olga Lorenz (the original text is in Russian).