Three keys to retiring with grace
Jennifer Wilson, a partner and co-founder of ConvergenceCoaching LLC, discusses strategies for paving the way to a smooth retirement.
Human capital
How to motivate and retain talent
Jacquelyn H. Tracy, CPA, CGMA, a founding partner with Mandel & Tracy LLC, discusses recruitment mistakes and ways to retain talent through motivation.
How to be more engaged at work
This article offers tips on getting out of a workplace slump.
Reasons top talent doesn’t leave
Jacquelyn H. Tracy, CPA, CGMA, a founding partner with Mandel & Tracy LLC, discusses the reasons top talent stays at firms, and why they leave.
9 requests from your future leaders
This article explores the behavior and firm changes Next Gen leaders want.
Low-cost strategies to retain talent
Jacquelyn H. Tracy, CPA, CGMA, a founding partner with Mandel & Tracy LLC, gives examples of low-to-mid cost employment perks that show appreciation for your team’s hard work.
How to recruit the best job candidates
Understanding candidates’ motivations and carefully crafting job descriptions can give employers an advantage in recruiting, says Sarah Dobek, the founder and president of Inovautus Consulting.
Use inclusion to make your firm stronger
This article offers organizations and CPAs tips for handling unconscious biases to help develop a more inclusive atmosphere.
4 skills accountants need to succeed in a tech-enabled future
New duties will require plenty of understanding and good communication.
How to make women’s initiatives more successful
Nancy Droesch, CPA, co-founder of WILLO LLC, explains what employers can do to make their women’s initiatives stronger and more successful.
Giving employees skin in the game
Educating employees in a fun way about profitability paid dividends for one CFO and her company.
Customizing talent development
Walter & Shuffain PC, a fast-growing firm in Boston, has fashioned a leadership development program to prepare its most promising people to advance.
Beyond Boomers and Millennials: Bridging the generational gap in the workplace
Robby Riggs reveals what younger workers really want from an employer, and shares practical steps leaders can take to create rapport between older and younger employees.
Have you embraced innovation, diversity, and inclusion?
Offering new products and services can help your firm or organization stay afloat and grow.
Why Millennial CPAs should consider firm ownership
This column details the reasons firm ownership can be a great career path for young, entrepreneurial CPAs.
Want to bring your employees together? Send them on a “Death March”
For 40 years, employees at HMWC CPAs and Business Advisors in Orange County have taken part in an annual tradition dubbed the “Death March”: a camping, hiking, or rafting trip in one of the continent’s most beautiful national parks.
A CPA firm with Silicon Valley DNA
Wesley Middleton, CPA, founder and managing partner of MiddletonRaines+Zapata, discusses his unique leadership style and how and why his firm does things differently.
A new staffing model for accounting firms
What will accounting firms and accounting departments look like after lower-level, repetitive tasks are automated and unprecedented amounts of data can be mined for business insights? That topic takes center stage in the second part of our annual accounting technology roundtable podcast.
CPA vanity license plates that will make you smile
We tapped accountants in a dozen states to find out why they chose vanity license plates for their vehicles, which clever words or numbers (or both) they chose, and what kind of responses they’ve received from colleagues and others.
How to streamline the accountant hiring process
Technology tools can help perform much of the prerequisite screening before conducting interviews.
