Human capital

TOPICS / FIRM PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

January 13, 2020

Keeping a virtual team on track

CPAs offer advice on the processes and technology that help them effectively manage remote teams.

December 9, 2019

Working remotely: Take care to make it work

These six tips can help optimize your work-from-home experience.

December 1, 2019

What it takes for accounting firms to recruit Gen Z

A survey of accounting students reveals what they do and don’t look for in an employer and which recruiting practices they find most and least appealing.

December 1, 2019

How a landmark AICPA resolution helped diversify the profession

Fifty years after the AICPA’s anti-discrimination
resolution, we look at the progress of diversity initiatives in the accounting profession.

November 25, 2019

How to attract a talent pool diverse in experience

This article offers steps employers can take to make sure they aren’t inadvertently excluding more experienced workers.

November 18, 2019

10 steps to a coaching culture

This article explores the attributes of great coaching cultures and helps you identify the changes you’ll need to make to get there.

November 4, 2019

6 tips for dealing with unhappy employees

This article offers tips on helping an employee out of a gloomy patch.

October 15, 2019

Generation Z hits the workplace

This article discusses some of the overarching trends driving this group of incoming CPAs.

October 7, 2019

Why promoting for the right qualities is crucial

This article offers advice on how organizations can cultivate top-performing managers.

October 7, 2019

5 behaviors for building strong, inclusive teams

This article discusses ways to move firms and the profession toward more inclusive and diverse teams.

October 1, 2019

Nonaccounting grad hires rise at CPA firms

But a new report shows that undergrad accounting enrollment remains high.

October 1, 2019

#MeToo brings new expectations

A greater focus is being placed on preventing and investigating sexual harassment in the workplace.

September 16, 2019

Supporting the introverts in your workplace

Management experts provide tips on how to motivate introverted employees and bring out the best in them.

September 1, 2019

Steps toward closing the gender pay gap

Eliminating pay disparities can help firms recruit and retain employees. Learn about the causes of the pay gap and what your firm can do to assess and revamp its compensation practices.

August 13, 2019

Report finds shift in accounting firm hiring

Almost one-third (31%) of new graduate hires in public accounting in 2018 were nonaccounting graduates, a new AICPA survey shows.

August 5, 2019

Recognizing and managing different personality types

How does an “eager beaver” work best with a pessimist? This is one example of how different personality types might interact at work. Learn more in this episode.

August 1, 2019

Family leave at small firms

Small firms can find ways to support their people even in situations when the Family and Medical Leave Act does not apply.

July 29, 2019

13 more signs your firm is outdated

This article discusses ways firms might be at risk of alienating NextGen talent and clients.

July 1, 2019

Succeeding at sponsorship

Following these best practices can help firms create programs that prepare the next generation of leaders and retain the best people.

June 17, 2019

5 advisory traits to succeed at consulting

Consulting services can gain traction faster when your firm instills advisory skills in all your client-facing professionals.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

4 ways solo practitioners can stand out

Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.