Human capital

TOPICS / FIRM PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

May 30, 2017

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.

May 22, 2017

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.

May 15, 2017

How firms can help employees obtain their CPA license

This column offers tips on supporting employees through the exam process.

May 15, 2017

What makes workers stay

This column looks at the three main causes of turnover across industries.

May 1, 2017

How firms find skilled staff during a hiring boom

firms need to take different approaches to market themselves to attract CPAs.

May 1, 2017

Theresa Richardson, CPA

Theresa Richardson, CPA, is a partner and the chief talent officer at WithumSmith+Brown. As chief talent officer, she reports directly to the firm’s CEO and oversees all aspects of talent.

May 1, 2017

Rethinking retention

Retention expert Chason Hecht says employee retention requires tapping into employees’ need for connectedness, challenge, and fulfillment.

May 1, 2017

SoulCycle: An intentional focus on culture

Weekly staff meetings and town hall-style meetings allow employees in the corporate office in New York City to ask honest questions and get a response.

May 1, 2017

ESOPs help some CPA firms with retention, succession

Some profitable firms have found that employee stock ownership plans have helped them preserve their culture and provide stability.

May 1, 2017

GMLCPA: Cross-training

CEO and founder Gabrielle Luoma, CPA, CGMA, cross-trains her staff so they understand both their own and their co-workers’ roles.

May 1, 2017

BNA: A completely flat hierarchy

At first glance, you might take Rock Hill, S.C.-based CPA firm BNA for a tech startup.

May 1, 2017

Innovation showcase: CPA employers on the cutting edge

Completely virtual workplaces. Flat hierarchies. Employees who set their own hours. Vacation stipends. Silicon Valley? Not quite. Meet seven employers that have radically rethought the ways they relate to their CPAs and are reinventing the accounting workplace.

May 1, 2017

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

AI risks CPAs should know

Are you ready for the AI revolution in accounting? This JofA Technology Q&A article explores the top risks CPAs face—from hallucinations to deepfakes—and ways to mitigate them.