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# Recent TRG blog posts
## Rick Yvanovich
Rick is a versatile leader that wears multiple hats: he is USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, a Speaker, an Entrepreneur, a Techie, a Brit, a Baby Boomer, and a professional bean counter (hence the FCMA CGMA FCPA). Rick has worked for 30+ years in supermarkets, the accounting profession, breweries, newsagents, defence manufacturing, IT, property development and BP in the UK, China, Singapore, Switzerland and Vietnam. Rick views Coaching as essential to leadership and is inculcating the value in his own organisation. Thus, his current focus is on Ikigai, Life, Executive, Performance, Team, and Coaching Culture Coaching. Rick inspires and transforms professionals for consistently higher achievement through coaching.
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# Recent TRG Blog Posts
## [What Is Beyond Budgeting and How Is It Reinventing Management?](https://blog.trginternational.com/what-is-beyond-budgeting)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Tue, Jul 23, 2019
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As businesses are rethinking how their management systems should be changed in a post-industrial world, the principle of beyond budgeting has received much attention due to its revolutionary nature. But what exactly is **beyond budgeting**? And how is it different from the current practices?
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Blog Topics: [Planning and Budgeting](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/planning-and-budgeting), [Financial Accounting Management Software](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/financial-accounting-management-software)
## [Fixed Forecasting vs. Rolling Forecasting: Which One Is Right for You?](https://blog.trginternational.com/fixed-forecasting-rolling-forecasting-what-are-they-and-which-one-is-better)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Fri, Jul 19, 2019
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In a global survey conducted by KPMG**1** in 2016, over **two-thirds** of respondents, who are all senior executives, said they have some forms of rolling forecast in place. In order to thrive [in this VUCA world](https://blog.trginternational.com/enhance-the-employee-engagement-in-the-vuca-environment), accurate forecasting seems more imperative than ever. Rolling forecasting, as a means to achieve that, is now a universal practice thanks to its proven capabilities.
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Blog Topics: [Financial consolidation, planning and reporting](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/financial-consolidation-planning-and-reporting), [Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/enterprise-performance-management-epm), [Enterprise Resource Planning ERP](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/enterprise-resource-planning-erp)
## [Succession Planning: 5 Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them](https://blog.trginternational.com/succession-planning-common-mistakes-and-real-life-case-studies)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Wed, Jul 17, 2019
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A poor succession plan cost [Blackberry 4,500 employees and nearly $1 billion](https://www.businessinsider.com/blackberry-cutting-4500-jobs-2013-9). While the absence of a succession plan is detrimental to the future growth of any business, rushing to draft one up without a deep understanding and careful consideration of all aspects involved can lead to unforeseen consequences. So, what are the tell-tale signs of succession planning failures?
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## [A Primer on Budgeting: What is a budget and more](https://blog.trginternational.com/a-primer-of-budgeting)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Tue, Jul 16, 2019
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[**Budgeting**](https://blog.trginternational.com/budgeting-best-practices) plays a vital part in any organisation regardless of size. For some, the process of building a budget is downright tedious, time-consuming, and challenging. What's more, businesses have to worry about not only short-term budgets but also long-term ones.
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Blog Topics: [Planning and Budgeting](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/planning-and-budgeting), [Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/enterprise-performance-management-epm), [Financial Accounting Management Software](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/financial-accounting-management-software)
## [How to Avoid the 'Job Candidates Ghosting Employers' Trend](https://blog.trginternational.com/candidates-are-ghosting-their-employer-and-this-is-how-you-can-avoid-it)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Thu, Jul 4, 2019
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Appeared in 2016, the term **“ghosting”** is first used to describe a situation for romantic relationships where a person “disappears” and cuts all connections with the other party without any explanation. Recently, this practice has expanded from the dating world to the workplace and became a nightmare for both candidates and employers. Fortunately, there are steps you can take in order to avoid being ghosted by candidates.
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## [The 4-Step Guide on How To Measure Corporate Training Effectiveness](https://blog.trginternational.com/the-3ws-and-other-aspects-in-measuring-training-effectiveness)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Tue, Jun 25, 2019
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According to a study done by ClearCompany**1** in 2016, 68% of workers say [training and development](https://blog.trginternational.com/training-and-development-programs-are-essential-for-productivity) is the most important workplace policy. Nonetheless, many companies still view employee training as an expense **instead of an investment**. But despite all of the resources, time and effort put into making everything happens, many organisations fail to properly measure the effectiveness of the [training. ](https://blog.trginternational.com/infographic-3-core-differences-between-training-and-development)
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## [Avoid These Mistakes When You Are Managing Gen Z Employees](https://blog.trginternational.com/mistakes-to-avoid-when-managing-generation-z)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Mon, Jun 24, 2019
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If you are starting to see a handful of young, new employees here and there in your company who all have the “eager to learn new things” look on their faces and a smartphone in their hands, lucky you for spotting the first crop of [Generation Z](https://blog.trginternational.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-millennials-and-generation-z) (those who were born from 1996 onwards).
[Read More…](https://blog.trginternational.com/mistakes-to-avoid-when-managing-generation-z)
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Blog Topics: [Talent Management](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/talent-management)
## [Effective Job Interview Tips: How Microsoft Does It](https://blog.trginternational.com/how-microsofts-new-way-of-recruiting-talents-for-real-world-problems)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Fri, May 17, 2019
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Job interviews at tech giants like Google, Twitter, or Microsoft can be notoriously challenging with technical questions like "reverse a linked list" and brainteasers like “Why is a manhole round?” or "How many ping pong balls would fill a 747?" However, these interview questions are rapidly falling out of fashion in Silicon Valley because they [can’t measure what they are supposed to.](https://blog.trginternational.com/case-in-point-why-google-says-no-to-interviews)
[Read More…](https://blog.trginternational.com/how-microsofts-new-way-of-recruiting-talents-for-real-world-problems)
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Blog Topics: [Talent Management](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/talent-management)
## [Transformation in Employee Performance Management](https://blog.trginternational.com/new-trends-that-are-transforming-the-hr-management)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Sat, Apr 6, 2019
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Employee performance management used to be an end-of-the-year event for most companies, in which, people were rated and ranked based on the assessment results. However, this outdated way of evaluating that promote the competition between workers rather than bringing them together.
This explains why the old “competitive evaluation” model is slowly being replaced by the **“coaching and development” **model, which is more consistent and more focused on the employees. Today, the majority of leading companies have chosen to apply continuous performance review practices.
[Read More…](https://blog.trginternational.com/new-trends-that-are-transforming-the-hr-management)
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Blog Topics: [Talent Management](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/talent-management)
## [Innovative Recruitment Trends In 2019 You Cannot Ignore](https://blog.trginternational.com/you-cannot-ignore-recruitment-trends-in-2019)
Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) on Sat, Apr 6, 2019
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The current job market is candidate-driven. This means the top quality talents now have in their hands the power to pick a particular employer based on their likings. As a result, acquiring skilled talents is becoming even more competitive, expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, there are innovative [recruitment](https://blog.trginternational.com/effective-recruitment-how-to-do-it-right) trends in 2019 that can make the life of recruiters much easier.
[Read More…](https://blog.trginternational.com/you-cannot-ignore-recruitment-trends-in-2019)
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