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April 26, 2022

Hard at times but also rewarding: A CPA’s career leap to India

A CPA from North Carolina shares the story of her move to India — the advance planning, the learning curve, and why she gave herself permission to fail.

April 21, 2022

The invaluable sounding board: Learning from other CFOs

A CFO shares insights on the value of idea sharing and why such sharing can be comforting and discomforting at the same time.

April 21, 2022

Avoid these 7 delegation mistakes

A career coach and speaker at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 22 offers advice to leaders on handing off tasks.

April 20, 2022

As finance’s role grows, communication skills are more vital

A new survey found the finance function’s importance has grown in the past two years.

April 14, 2022

The power of belief — and how it differs from arrogance

“If anybody wants to accomplish anything, at some point, they have to believe it’s possible.” Hear a deeper explanation of that topic from a mental performance coach, or read it in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 12, 2022

The value of asking the question, ‘What brings you joy?’

A speaker and author emphasizes the importance of pursuing outside passions and continuing to build on connections made over Zoom meetings in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 7, 2022

CPA Q&A: Parenthood in the pandemic and finance purpose statements

A CPA leader discusses his love of space leading to a job at Virgin Galactic, how finance purpose statements can be “a guiding light,” and advice for aspiring accountants in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 5, 2022

Co-creating the future of finance: A leadership group’s quest

A group of executives from large companies wants to work together on the quest to transform finance into more of a value partner.

April 1, 2022

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at Continental Western Group, Berkley Agribusiness, and Berkley North Pacific, talks about risk and planning for the unexpected.

March 24, 2022

New strategies to grow the profession’s pipeline

Organizations seeking to identify and hire finance talent can follow the advice in a recent article or further explore a new apprenticeship program detailed in this podcast with transcript.

March 22, 2022

Advice for building strong personal connections in a hybrid world

A CPA firm leader shares advice on collaboration and learning to be vulnerable and explains why accountants seeking board service shouldn’t focus on the role of treasurer.

March 22, 2022

Accounting firm professionals name their favorite TED talks

Seven CPAs describe their favorite TED talks and why they find them inspiring.

March 22, 2022

Finding ‘untapped’ talent pools of CPAs

Now may be the time to rethink hiring strategies and cast a wider net for talent acquisition.

March 17, 2022

A positive attitude starts with math

Attitude is the foundation of our behaviors, according to drummer and speaker Mark Schulman. It’s also the key to fostering a creative and supportive workplace culture, and to becoming a stronger leader.

March 8, 2022

How to make sure your organization is empowering women

A pioneering CPA explains the meaning of her message “take your seat” and reflects on the gains women have made in leadership in this podcast episode to celebrate International Women’s Day.

March 1, 2022

PowerPoint rules to live by

Byron Patrick, CPA/CITP, CGMA, expands on some of his advanced PowerPoint tips from the November issue of the JofA and discusses ways to avoid common mistakes.

March 1, 2022

5 pandemic lessons and how to apply them to your career

The challenges of the pandemic may be an opportunity to add new career skills and habits.

March 1, 2022

7 tips for using Zoom better

This article offers Zoom tips that cover everything
from basic reminders to advanced advice.

March 1, 2022

Steven Harris, CPA, CGMA

The hybrid working environment has improved productivity but requires leaders to focus more on building organizational culture and collaboration, according to Steven Harris, CPA, CGMA.

February 24, 2022