The AICPA presented Bob Kueppers, CPA, with the 2024 AICPA Gold Medal Award of Distinction, the organization’s highest honor.
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CEO Melancon, ‘passionate advocate’ for the profession, to retire
AICPA & CIMA leader’s tenure includes the creation of the CGMA designation and creation of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.
How AI can drive a proactive approach to corporate finance
A finance leader looks back on a key early moment in his career and looks forward to the ways AI will help free up capacity for the finance function of tomorrow. Listen to the podcast or read the Q&A.
How accountants can appropriately rely on AI
A CPA and AI expert discusses some of the ethics questions around using AI in this podcast episode. Hear her words or read the Q&A.
‘Go before you’re ready’: Advice for leaders in all walks of life
On the latest episode of the Journal of Accountancy podcast, a consultant explains the words behind the leadership acronym BRAVE and details why she needs to listen more to her own advice. Hear her words or read the Q&A.
Cautious optimism: CEOs confident in their businesses, the economy
Large-company CEOs in a KPMG survey are confident in the U.S. economy despite multiple risks. Also, the CEOs seem to be changing their thinking about a permanent return to in-office work, with more envisioning a hybrid model.
The win-win of effective well-being initiatives: 5 steps for leaders
Happy employees are productive employees, but simply offering well-being programs won’t get the job done. The key to success? A companywide commitment that delivers real results in the eyes of current and potential employees.
Comfort in the uncomfortable: One-on-one meeting strategies that work
A keynote speaker and author discusses a leadership role model, how he’s now “flirting with burnout,” and why managers have to be ready to ask tough questions in one-on-one meetings — and keep those meetings on the calendar. This is the second of a two-part conversation. You can listen here to the first part.
Working 9 to 9: One expert’s experience with severe burnout
It’s been 10 years since an entrepreneur and author was sidelined by burnout. He’s disheartened that the topic remains so prevalent today. On a related front, he says the four-day workweek is “an inevitability.” Hear the podcast or read the Q&A.
CPA licensure program off to ‘promising’ start
The Experience, Learn & Earn program, designed to help accounting graduates earn required academic credits for CPA licensure, began earlier this year with online classes at Tulane University.
How financial services companies are responding to employee demands
If you’re a CFO struggling to retain talent, it may be time assess whether you’re keeping up with the competition in terms of offering a flexible work schedule and adequate compensation.
Risk concerns remain for CFOs, but they see improvement ahead
Three in five finance leaders say “now is not a good time” to take greater risks, according to Deloitte’s first-quarter North American CFO Signals survey, partly because of expected upcoming interest rate cuts.
The CFO agenda: Hybrid work, cybersecurity, career development and more
CPA leaders discuss lessons learned from previous events and share agenda highlights for the 2024 AICPA & CIMA CFO Conference. Listen to the podcast episode or read the Q&A.
Trust issues: How earning employee trust can pay dividends
While new research reveals that most employers trust their employees, many fall short when it comes to communicating their level of confidence. That lack of clarity can hinder the ability of employees to do their best work.
Why are there fewer accountants? What the research says
AICPA & CIMA’s CEO of Public Accounting joined the JofA podcast for a discussion focused on the accounting pipeline, the importance of mobility for practicing CPAs, and more. Read the Q&A or listen to the episode.
Psychological safety: Creating a workplace where all thrive
Can your team voice disagreement or admit mistakes without fear of termination? Learn how leaders can create a psychologically safe environment.
Q&A: Melancon warns of threats to CPA licensure
The CEO of AICPA & CIMA also addresses AI, private-equity investments in firms, and business model transformation.
NPAG national pipeline surveys open for responses
The National Pipeline Advisory Group pipeline surveys, intended to shape profession-wide efforts to tackle the accounting talent shortage, went live on Thursday.
Bubble trouble: How leaders can identify and escape their biases
A finance leader and keynote speaker explains how one “sneaky” bias can limit leaders — and how a focus on progression planning instead of traditional succession planning can build stronger teams. Read the Q&A or listen to the podcast episode.
C-suite goal: Keep up with new technology
Keeping up with new technology is the top personal challenge for executives, followed closely by balancing career and personal life, and embracing change and innovation, according to a new survey.
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