INTHEBLACK September/October 2025 - Magazine - Page 8
NUMBER CRUNCH
FA S T F O C U S
WORDS SUSAN MULDOWNEY
67%
89%
of industrial organisations have changed their
CFO since 2019. In 2024, 54 per cent of new
CFOs were first-time appointees, down from
67 per cent in 2019.
of Gen Z workers consider a sense of purpose
to be important to their job satisfaction and
wellbeing, and more than 90 per cent of
millennials feel the same way.
Source: The Global Industrial CFO Turnover Report,
Russell Reynolds Associates
Source: 2025 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, Deloitte
HYBRID WORK CAUSES HEADACHES
The debate around hybrid versus full-time
in-office work continues for workplaces across
the globe, but opinions vary depending
on where you live and work. A survey by
Korn Ferry shows that of the 59 per cent of
global employees who are working full-time
in the office, only 19 per cent actually want
to be there. For 48 per cent, hybrid working
arrangements would be ideal, and 25 per cent
would prefer fully remote arrangements.
In Australia, almost 60 per cent work full-time
in an office, but only about 17 per cent view this
as ideal. In Japan, almost 70 per cent work in
an office full-time, but it is the preference for
around 36 per cent. Meanwhile, in India, more
than 60 per cent work from an office full-time
and less than 18 per cent view this as ideal.
Read the survey
“I feel like I’m always learning, but I really go into serious
learning mode when I’m starting out on a new project.”
Bill Gates, on writing his memoir Source Code.
Source: Gatesnotes.com
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