Tips for a great mentoring relationship
AICPA Online Mentoring Program participants offer advice to help firms and professionals get the most value out of any mentoring effort.
Human capital
One secret to female CPAs’ success: Frontline managers
This article discusses what frontline managers can do to help women build skills and bolster aspiration and confidence.
Tips on training seasonal staff
Glen Keenan, president of XCM Solutions and Xpitax, explains why training season staff about your particular firm’s processes is vital to success.
How to find seasonal staff
Glen Keenan, president of XCM Solutions and Xpitax, offers tips for successful seasonal staffing, including focusing on training and bringing the staff in early.
How accounting employers can recruit and keep good people
Here’s what employers need to do to hire and retain good employees, and what candidates need to do to land a position in a competitive talent market.
New scams target accounting job seekers
Scammers are trying to obtain the job seekers’ personal and banking information, and in some cases, a cash payment.
Staffing concerns again top list of CPA firm issues
Talent and technology remain high-impact issues.
Get ready for Gen Z
A new generation is entering the workforce, but don’t mistake them for Millennials.
Could unlimited vacation work at your firm?
In this episode, we talk to Teryn Grater, a partner at ATKG, a CPA firm in San Antonio, about how and why they implemented an unlimited paid-time-off policy.
How to encourage candor in your office
This column offers tips for creating an atmosphere where everyone feels free to speak up and criticism is delivered in respectful ways.
Make technology, not talent, your first priority
This column explores five reasons that technology has become an even higher strategic priority than talent.
Why some CPAs bring their dogs to the office
Dogs can add stress relief, joy, and companionship at work.
Create a workplace where employees want to stay
In a competitive environment, managers can do these five things to motivate and retain their best workers.
Staffing concerns again top list of CPA firm issues
Finding and retaining qualified staff again rank at or near the top of the priority list for firms with more than one professional.
How a pilot program is promoting neurodiversity at a Big Four firm
EY launched a yearlong neurodiversity pilot in 2015 to recruit and train individuals on the autism spectrum.
Unlimited paid time off: Is it a good idea for your organization?
This column offers some thoughts organizations should consider before launching their own unlimited PTO policy.
The business reasons to take a vacation
Organizations can benefit from encouraging employees to take time away from work.
To my mentors and mentees: Thank you
A top consultant to the accounting profession offers her view on how mentors have helped her career and the key traits great mentors share.
How implementing value pricing can help your staff get more done
Value pricing can help staff get more done because billing by the hour can remove incentives to work efficiently.
What you need to know as Gen Z enters the workforce
The first members of Generation Z are graduating from college and entering the workforce. And it would be a big mistake to expect them to behave like Millennials.
