The time may be right to build your business through mergers and acquisitions. But where is the action and what do you need to know to make your investments pay off?
Following a long period of hunkering down and watching for signs of economic recovery, businesses and private equity firms seem to be developing a new appetite for growth. For many of the newly hungry, this means...
The staff you hire will make or break your business. Fortunately, there is now a tool to help analyze this critical risk on a global scale
People are the backbone and personality of a business—a showcase of your organization's talent, education, experience and success. But people are also a key source of risk. Because risk management is the...
Over time, a convergence of business and technology risk factors has made handling sensitive data a significant challenge
"Don't put anything in an e-mail that you wouldn't want to see splashed across the front of The New York Times." Today that advice applies to much more than just e-mail. With the proliferation of new digital...
Personnel practices can make or break an organization. An effective human resources applicant-screening process serves as a foundation for hiring success
Formidable competition and exacting cost pressures are inescapable realities of today's business world. Increasingly, what separates the most successful organizations from those that stumble is human capital. "Assessing...
Aon's 2009 Benefits and Talent survey spotlights areas of importance for the years ahead
For the fourth consecutive year, Aon Consulting surveyed employers across the United States to examine their benefits and talent management practices and challenges. Conducted in March 2009 during a period of...
Through flush times and economic downturns, smart thinkers will keep your business moving forward. So how do you engage them for the long haul?
Retaining talent is a tough proposition for even the best organizations. In an era of online job searches and global recruiting it’s no easy task to retain the brightest and the best. And the current economic...
Aon's Risk Consulting executives offer an exclusive blueprint for businesses in skeptical times
In the 1950s, The Big Boss was a tough-as-nails leader, willing to roll up his sleeves and rub elbows with workers on the assembly line to get things done. That gave way to the Ivory Tower Elite in the 1970s and '80s,...
Aon experts show how fostering employee health helps deliver fiscal ROI
Since the birth of modern medicine, scientific advances have dramatically improved public health and increased life expectancy. Today, longevity continues to increase, but people are actually less healthy, with...
Every business should—it's critical that your board of directors have the right RMIS to support effective corporate governance. Here's why
In recent years, corporate failures have emerged in a wide range of industries and organizations around the world, significantly undermining shareholder confidence in their boards of directors' ability to control and...
Aon outlines five pillars of governance and elements of a sound retirement plan
Whether your company has a formal retirement governance framework in place or not, retirement programs will occupy a significant space in governance as companies look to mitigate financial risks. Board directors...
