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A Naughty or Nice Holiday Season? 2010 Consumer Spending Expectations
Will this be naughty or nice holiday season? In this episode of Deloitte Insights, Carl E. Steidtmann, chief economist and director of Consumer Business at Deloitte Research in Deloitte Services LP, and Alison Paul, the vice chairman and U.S. Retail leader at Deloitte LLP, discuss 2010 consumer spending expectations.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A new day in the states: Driving extraordinary results from an effective transitionIn this episode of Deloitte Insights, Deloitte LLP's Bob Campbell, vice chairman and U.S. state government leader, Governor Tom Ridge, senior advisor, and Bill Eggers, global director of the public sector industry of Deloitte Research, discuss the enormous challenges facing the new governors and how best to approach them.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Distressed Real Estate: Beyond the DownturnWhat aspects of the market have changed, and what aspects are cyclical? Financial Advisory Services LLP's David Williams, chief executive officer, and E.J. Huntley, principal, discuss the real estate landscape in the latest episode of Deloitte Insights.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Selling an S Corporation
Looking to Sell an S Corporation? Deloitte Tax LLP’s Kyle Woitel, partner, and Ryan Stecz, senior manager, discuss the tax landscape and considerations in the latest episode of Deloitte Insights.
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Tax Implications on the Last Mile of Finance
In this episode of Deloitte Insights, John Gimpert, partner, Deloitte
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Touche LLP, and Stephen Day, director, Deloitte Tax LLP, discuss how to improve the efficiency, governance, and quality of your financial close and reporting process.
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The Corporate Lattice: A Model to Support Change
In the latest episode of Deloitte Insights, Corporate Lattice co-author Cathy Benko, vice chairman and chief talent officer of Deloitte LLP, discusses her most recent best-selling book and how the lattice framework can help companies adapt management strategies to the changing world of work.
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The Power of Pull
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Leveraged Growth
In this episode of Deloitte Insights, Power of Pull author John Hagel, director, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and co-chairman of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, discusses long-term economic changes that have created a shift from push to pull, and how companies can be successful in this new business landscape.
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Risk Management: Surviving and Thriving With Unconventional Thinking and Calculated Risk Taking
Insights from the book, Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty: Creating the Risk Intelligent Enterprise and related hot topics in the world of risk management.
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Media Consumption Habits Across Generations: Rethinking What You Know
Power has gone to the people when it comes to media interaction. Hear a discussion about Deloitte's State of the Media Democracy survey results and implications.
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Manufacturing M
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A: Doing Deals in a Reset World
Manufacturing is seeing an uptick in M
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A activity. What should you know about doing deals in the wake of the Great Recession?
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Executive Compensation and the CFO
Hear a discussion about the chief financial officer's (CFO's) role in improving the executive compensation process.
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Three Things Your Chief Sustainability Officer Won’t Tell You
What does sustainability mean in practical business terms? The answer might surprise you.
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The Cyber Savvy State Government
How can governments develop a road map to address cyber security threats that can affect our economy, services and privacy?
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Recovery and Resiliency: Emerging Stronger and Smarter
How might the pending upturn impact your company’s growth strategies, and what should you consider as you emerge from the recession?
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Emerging Economy Meets Emerging Markets: Time to Grow?A discussion about investment trends in emerging markets and considerations such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tax Risk: A Call to ActionHow you can effectively integrate tax into your organization's overall risk management program. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bank Governance: Preparing for Greater Scrutiny & OversightHow financial institutions can better define risk governance goals, responsibilities and the scope of their board committees.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cloud Computing: Impacting IT and the Bottom Line
This episode of Deloitte Insights discusses the potential disruptions and opportunities cloud computing presents.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Business in 2010 and BeyondHow should you plan for the upturn in the economy? This episode discusses the various scenarios and strategies for uncertain times.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Great TransformationThe recession may already be over, but the effects will be felt for a long time. Deloitte LLP Chief Economist Carl Steidtmann discusses the ramifications.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Persevering in the Continued Downturn - What Do you Do When You've Already Done It All?States have been facing significant revenue shortfalls resulting in continued projected budget deficits. Even with the major cuts taken in 2009, more cuts in expenditures and services are anticipated. What do you do when you've already done it all?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deloitte's 2009 Education SurveyEducation is one of the top national priorities. Barry Salzberg, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte LLP, discusses the key findings in Deloitte's 2009 Education Survey.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Creating and Preserving Value — Guidance for Effective Risk Intelligent GovernanceMany directors still struggle with risk governance. This podcast discusses practical ways board members can jump-start the risk governance discussion.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Holiday Cheer Makes a Comeback: 2009 Consumer Spending ExpectationsStacy Janiak and Carl E. Steidtmann discuss the results of Deloitte's 24th Annual Holiday Survey in the latest episode of Deloitte Insights.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Risky Business: Optimizing Contract Compliance in the Changing Oil and Gas IndustryWith recent economic and oil price fluctuations, minimizing contract risk and increasing contract compliance in the Oil and Gas industry has greater importance.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Innovation Tournaments: Driving Innovation From WithinInnovation can come from anywhere. Some companies today are turning to their employees or customers as a source of innovation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Building Toward Sustainable LodgingSome hoteliers have a cynical reaction to the green movement, as it represents a departure from the status quo. Many are skeptical that hotels can adopt more environmental practices while maintaining cost control and guest satisfaction levels.
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Are there any uniform industry standards when it comes to sustainable or green hotel practices?
How can hotel companies “earn points” to obtain Leadership in Energy ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Relationship Risks and the Impact of Current Economic Conditions at the Enterprise LevelIn today’s economy, many companies are highly dependent upon external business relationships to achieve business objectives and shareholder value. More and more, corporate growth and business success are supported through outsourcing, licensing, strategic alliances and joint development arrangements. These extended business relationships comprise what is now a widespread business model: the extended enterprise.
However, contracting alone cannot guarantee ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Building Toward Sustainable Lodging Some hoteliers have a cynical reaction to the green movement, as it represents a departure from the status quo. Many are skeptical that hotels can adopt more environmental practices while maintaining cost control and guest satisfaction levels.
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Are there any uniform industry standards when it comes to sustainable or green hotel practices?
How can hotel companies “earn points” to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification?
What are the pi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Relationship Risks and the Impact of Current Economic Conditions at the Enterprise Level In today’s economy, many companies are highly dependent upon external business relationships to achieve business objectives and shareholder value. More and more, corporate growth and business success are supported through outsourcing, licensing, strategic alliances and joint development arrangements. These extended business relationships comprise what is now a widespread business model: the extended enterprise.
However, contracting alone cannot guarantee the success of a relationship o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pro Bono: The New Currency in Corporate PhilanthropyCorporate giving has traditionally involved writing a check and calling it a day. But at a time when demands for nonprofit services are on the rise, cash donations are on the decline. Meanwhile, a national call-to-service is spotlighting the power of volunteerism.
Enter the new corporate citizen: Instead of donating money to pay for work, companies can cut out the middle man — through pro-bono engagement and skills-based volunteerism. If corporate philanthropy is expanded to include th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sustaining the Growth Trajectory: Intelligent Risk Taking for Technology CompaniesGrowth is a goal for most organizations. However, for technology companies, growth is a strategic imperative, and rapid growth comes with a set of evolving risks. The technology industry is dynamic and fluid, lending itself to a constant flux of threats, but also plenty of opportunities. A threat that might severely impede a technology company at one stage of its lifecycle — such as the unexpected pullout of an important strategic partner — may dissipate over time as products are releas ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website In-House or Out-of-House: Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Legal IndustryWith the economic downturn impacting almost every industry, businesses have been challenged to cut cost while maintaining a strong enterprise. Some companies are reducing costs by bringing work normally performed by outside counsel or vendors in-house. As more companies do this, relationships between law firms, vendors and corporate legal departments are changing.
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Many have speculated that th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Recession to Recovery: A Risk Intelligent Strategy for All Economic TimesToday's turbulent economic environment calls for greater attention to risk management than ever before. Stressors such as low consumer demand, limited access to credit, market uncertainty and the global recession can increase risk exposures far above acceptable levels — especially if risk management activities don't receive the proper amount of attention. It sounds somber, but there's good news. The volatile environment has also highlighted risk management as a key driver of value for bus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Growth and Leverage: How Technology Companies Can Innovate and Thrive in Trying TimesDespite the challenging times, there are still incredible opportunities for innovators. And technology is the home of innovation. Industry veterans still expect to see significant new disruptive capabilities emerge — both in products and services. Additionally, it is predicted that there will be many interesting new ways of doing business that result from this economic crisis. Yet, it will take more than just being a great technology company to survive in the current environment. Organiza ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Getting Ahead: How Leading U.S. Companies Are Approaching IFRS Today
Thoughtful planning is an effective way to manage long-term costs and avoid expensive surprises. As companies develop strategies for managing through the economic downturn and evaluate their short- and long-term priorities, some leaders are factoring International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into their plans today. Recognizing the value of planning ahead and the need to competitively position the organization for the future, forward-thinking leaders in the U.S. are taking steps no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Managing Fraud Risk: The Need for Prevention and DetectionWhen it comes to putting together a fraud risk program, executives may not know where to start, but just by figuring out which risks need to be addressed, and in what order, they've already won half the battle. Complacency is no solution: Preventing and detecting fraud is everyone's business.
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What are some of the trends today that argue in favor of stronger fraud risk management on the part of organizations?
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Please listen as Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the architect of IFRS, is interviewed by Robert Bruce, the UK’s leading commentator on accounting and financial reporting issues.
Recorded December 11, 2008, based on information available at the time.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Riding the Next Wave: The Strategic Value of Green IT for BusinessGoing green has never been more popular, especially now that a new U.S. administration is set to push the environment to the forefront of its agenda. Many businesses have already taken the lead by voluntarily implementing environmental programs, many of which focus on information technology (IT), particularly when it comes to cutting down on energy consumption. In the future, though, companies that have based policies on incremental or cosmetic changes run the risk of either playing catch u ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Planning for a Rainy Day: Ways to Improve Efficiency and Cut Costs in the Aerospace and Defense IndustryIf prizes were given out to industries that had the most cost overruns, delays and inefficiencies, aerospace and defense (A
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D) would probably win hands down. On average, new weapons systems are coming in two years late, saddling taxpayers with nearly $300 billion in unanticipated costs. Human nature is partly to blame: Too many contractors presume a “sunny day” scenario, projecting budget requests that are based on nothing going ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fending Off Digital Attacks: A Holistic Approach to CybersecurityWe are under attack, and we may not know about it until it's too late. Over the last ten years, almost on a daily basis, cyber criminals have been mounting attacks against federal agencies and private industries, exploiting the same technologies and interconnectedness that have streamlined business and made life so convenient for consumers. Vandalism, fraud, identity theft and corporate espionage carried out by gangs of tech-savvy intruders are siphoning more than 100 billion dollars out of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Establishing Trust in Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Purpose and Objectives of the Santiago PrinciplesUntil recently, few people knew what a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) was, even though some of these funds have been in existence for decades. An SWF certainly doesn't always look or act like other investment vehicles. These special-purpose investment funds are owned by foreign governments whose policies may sometimes differ from the policies of the countries where they invest; thus SWFs sometimes generate controversy. To help ensure an appropriate level of comfort with the activities of SWFs, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Customizing Care: The Future of Personalized MedicineIn the same way you can walk into a high-end clothing store and be fitted for a custom-tailored suit, you may soon have the opportunity to go to your doctor's office and receive a custom-tailored treatment for your ailments. It's called personalized medicine — therapeutics and diagnostics that are targeted for specific ethnic, familial and other demographic groups based on their genetic profiles, certain biomarkers and environmental exposure. Not only are these treatments likely to be mor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Customizing Care: The Future of Personalized MedicineIn the same way you can walk into a high-end clothing store and be fitted for a custom-tailored suit, you may soon have the opportunity to go to your doctor’s office and receive a custom-tailored treatment for your ailments. It’s called personalized medicine — therapeutics and diagnostics that are targeted for specific ethnic, familial and other demographic groups based on their genetic profiles, certain biomarkers and environmental exposure. Not only are these treatments likely to be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Managing the Risks and Value of Data Assets: A New Look at Digital IDsWho are you? How do you define your identity? Chances are you aren't thinking of your passwords, usernames and personal identification numbers as an integral part of who you are, but in fact, our virtual identities (IDs) are assuming ever greater importance in both our private and professional lives. What's more, from a business perspective, virtual identities are actually part of an organization's data assets, as well as a potential liability. Imagine the potential consequences of identity ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Unlocking the Benefits of the Deal: How IT Can Capture M&A SynergiesTry starting out on a trip without a map, a global positioning system (GPS) or enough gas in your tank, and see how far you get. Companies contemplating a merger, acquisition (M&A) or divestiture, take heed: All those dreams of capturing synergies through higher revenues and lower costs may turn to dust if you don't incorporate information technology (IT) into the integration process from start to finish. By failing to invite IT to the party, companies may overpay for an acquisition and suf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Creating a Sustainable Future: Approaches Companies Can Take to Organize and Measure Their Green InvestmentsRemember that song from Sesame Street, “It's Not Easy Being Green”? Well, it's true. Because green investments can be made across several core business dimensions — a company's products and services, workforce and workplace and supply chain — it can be difficult to get a handle on what is often a confusing mix of projects, goals, values and promises. That's why it's vital for companies to implement an approach based on benchmarks that can help them organize and prioritize their gree ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Reading the Signs of the Times: Holiday Spending Predictions
It's definitely not a letter to Santa. No one's wish list would include a housing meltdown, a global credit crunch, a compromised manufacturing sector, failing financial institutions and massive bailouts. Instead of jingle bells, what we're hearing sounds more like the roar of the perfect economic storm. To top it off, there are even five fewer shopping days this year than last. What's a retailer to do? Are there any indicators for optimism? What strategies will help the concerned retailer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Facing the Music: What Companies Can Do to Prepare for an SEC InvestigationNo one likes to think that a hurricane is going to barrel through their town, flood their home and blow their roof off, but it would be foolish not to keep fresh water, food and a working flashlight on hand. It's always better to be prepared — a lesson that applies to companies trying to stay out of trouble. And trouble often comes in the form of an inquiry or an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Companies don't have to wait for a call from the SEC's enforceme ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |