No matter what business you’re in, working long hours creates a domino effect. I recently wrote about how over-working can harm you in “Are You Killing Yourself (And Your Productivity) With Long Hours.” However, work overload often also translates into rudeness. And, rudeness has its own impact on business. For accountants, ‘busy season’ […]
If you’ve been working hard for any length of time, chances are you’ve experienced at least one humiliating career failure. Career “hiccups” can kill your spirit and make it difficult to regain your motivation and drive. Some of the “bad” things that happen to hardworking, well-meaning, capable people each day include: Missing […]
The 8-Second Challenge! I better make this quick. The human attention span is now just 8 seconds. The same amount of time a bull rider must hang on to a bucking bull for a “qualified ride” during competition. Grabbing someone’s attention these days is a lot like trying to cling to a kicking […]
Information at our finger-tips. It’s the norm. As a society, we are dependent upon the ease and accessibility of technology. Real-time traffic updates, weather notifications and even calorie tracking. Yet more than half of CPAs are not ready or able to provide real time financial data to their clients. Shocking! There’s a resistance […]
Busy season is, well, busy! However, busy is not synonymous with productive. Too many people equate these two words. There’s a belief that working long hours is a badge of honor. Wrong. Working long hours is actually counter-productive. It’s unhealthy and can be deadly. As public accounting ramps up for busy season, […]
Welcome to 2016. Time for a reality check. Are you working like it’s 2016 or 2006? If you haven’t completely dumped outdated ideas and processes, now’s the time for a change. Let’s face it, public accounting is still clinging to some stale business beliefs. CPAs need to regroup. Maintaining solely compliance-focused, traditionalist […]
Middle managers who succeed at leading upwards [Leading from the Middle, The Case for Middle Managers] are both skilled and artful in taking the reins to accomplish these tasks: Establish goals Plan projects Organize people Execute projects on time and on budget In order to lead from the middle of a firm, you must […]
Leading Upwards: The Case for Middle Managers There’s a serious lack of trust and confidence in senior leaders of organizations according to employee surveys. Middle managers are in a position to step into this gap and assist their overworked bosses by leading from the middle as well as throughout their networks. Middle […]
