June 29, 2016
While there seems to be very positive trends in both supply and demand across the report, many small and mid-sized firms are having trouble finding qualified applicants. If we dig a bit deeper, we begin to see why.
June 14, 2016
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June 26, 2012
I travel often in my career and right now I am sitting in the Chicago O’Hare airport and am listening to two people grump about their jobs. Actually, I am a little amazed that they are being so loud about their feelings. My guess is they feel safe that no one knows them so they...…
June 15, 2012
In a recent exchange with a partner group, we were discussing how to hold ourselves accountable for goals that were being set by each individual - outside of their compensation model. The word that leapt into my mind was commitment.
June 15, 2012
The TaxGirl offers a great assessment of the AICPA Tech+ conference, with regard to how CPAs think about business... at 3 am.
June 13, 2012
Accountability should be a key component of your firm’s internal operations and culture. It’s a pretty simple concept – do what you say you’ll do! The difficult part is maintaining the discipline to hold yourself and your peers accountable for what they said they would do.
June 13, 2012
Every 10 years or so, the technology markets crash. Not dip, or slump. Crash, as in a company like FaceBook sucking in untold billions of investor dollars only to spiral downward. Taking other tech stocks, and the markets in general, with it.
June 1, 2012
As vendors continue to work together to integrate applications, it offers accounting professionals more choices as they develop their internal systems.
May 30, 2012
It is time for your firm to look at how they can create greater balance between work and personal lives of the number one asset in your firm – its people.
May 23, 2012
All in all, I was pretty unimpressed by the FaceBook IPO this last Friday. Biggest tech IPO ever? Wait a year and see whether it holds up as well as Google. Lots of millionaires and billionaires? We'll see if they still are when they are permitted to cash out.
May 22, 2012
A technology committee, if built correctly, can be a valuable asset in building the firm’s technology strategy.
May 11, 2012
These two concepts are critical to the success of your firm.
May 10, 2012
When it comes to copyright laws in the United States, we’ve made two enormous blunders.