learning

staff training starts with doing something

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ed mendlowitz, cpa, abv, pfs
author of “the 30:30 training method“

question: thanks for the training memo. although i requested your memo because i know i need help with improving efficiency and the like with my practice, many of your thoughts and ideas i have already thought of but simply did not implement them.

response: i think you hit part of the nail on the head in what you wrote – you’ve had many of the ideas and “simply did not implemented them.” you need to make changes or things stay the same. read more →

“soft” skills make or break careers in accounting

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as business guru tom peters once said, “soft is hard.”

the careers of finance and accounting professionals are increasingly driven or delayed by “soft” skills such as general business knowledge and interpersonal communications, according to new research reviewed by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. read more →

hire experienced people, or train them yourself?

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how to invest your mentoring time where it matters most.

question: we were looking for an additional experienced person since september and hired someone with five years experience in mid-november, but she said she couldn’t start until january.  she said she had work she had to finish up.  two days before christmas she called to tell me her firm made her a “better” offer and she decided to stay there. it meant we had to enter busy season short a person.  this seems to happen a lot.  what do you suggest? read more →

what’s next in cpe?

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bob jennings
bob jennings

the live, in-person seminar reborn, refashioned for the web.

by bob jennings
jennings seminars

in the roughly forty years since continuing professional education first started for accountants, there have been three major changes in the way to obtain cpe.

the first major change came from the presentations of the venerable sidney kess, who brought practicality and examples to an arena that had previously been occupied by pedantic and often academic educators. in the early years of cpe his shining light of the highest quality cpe was held to be the pinnacle for all other presenters.

the next era became the era of boredom. read more →

clark nuber’s six proven ways to attract and develop talent [video]

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maybe the 150-person firm in bellevue, wash., has found a winning formula.

tracy l. white

clark nuber is consistently ranked among one of washington’s best places to work and the firm has an 88 percent retention rate. tracy l. white, sphr, senior director of human resources, shares insights into what it takes to build a dedicated staff:

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six ways to cope with technological change

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technology isn’t new. but the pace of change is.

and it’s adding new stresses to cpa firms every day, according to l. gary boomer of boomer consulting.

the impact can be seen — and felt — in how firms attract, retain, nurture and leverage talent, he tells the cpa leadership institute. staffing takes on a whole new meaning when it’s done within a firm-wide culture of continuous learning and improvement.

here’s how: read more →

4 keys to winning today’s competitive battle

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at your firm, who’s the chief change officer? by jean caragher and rick telberg sevenkeyscpa.com organizations with strong learning cultures have 37 percent greater employee productivity, are 32 percent more likely to be first to market and are 17 percent … continued