Create a Magnetic Culture at Your Firm
We must be better at attracting talent to the profession and retaining them once they're here. Here are some ideas and thoughts on changing our mindsets to secure our abundant future view.
Are We Anticipating Our Next Opportunity?
This is Oliver, our five-pound Yorkie who just turned one year old. He is such a treat and has a boundless personality. He loves people and dogs. Jumping high in the air to pop bubbles with the kids or fishing with me on a lazy Saturday, he enjoys life. Today’s picture really caught my attention ... Read more
The Pandemic Saved Our Profession From Itself
Before the pandemic, members of our profession would often say they’d make changes “someday.” We had vague concepts, ideas, and experiments for how we’d change, but didn’t act on them. The pandemic, though, has pushed us forward, causing us to make genuine transformation. I believe we are healthier today because of it. Why should we not ... Read more
What Are We Dressing For?
My mother-in-law, Happy, loves to come over and visit in the late afternoons and sit by the fireplace outside, weather permitting. She can be quite funny and we so enjoy her visits. This afternoon she is really on a roll and sharing story after story. “Every day, I am up at 8 a.m., breakfast done, dressed ... Read more
Oliver Stretches His Futureview, How About Us?
After two years without a dog in our home, CeCe and I dove into the pandemic puppy trend and welcomed our new Yorkie, Oliver. Oliver is six months old and has been with us for three months now. Finally, we have a dog that is slightly more attached to me than CeCe. It’s one of ... Read more
Emerging Trends Create Opportunities for More Diverse Teams and Leadership
This pandemic has rocked our world and the digital accelerator was pushed to the floorboard. We’re not going back to business as usual before COVID-19, and our profession is starving for more diverse teams to lead our clients and our nation out of this recession and into economic recovery. In a recent AICPA Insights blog, I shared opportunities ... Read more
No Kid Wants to Leave the Park
CeCe and I are having an evening glass of wine and winding down from the day as we sit on our front porch, observing all of our quarantined neighbor’s new activities to pass the time. Walking, jogging, dog walking, bicycles, scooters, golf carts, fishing, and of course, the kid’s playground, which is right in front ... Read more
Accounting Profession Futureview: More With Less
The COVID-19 pandemic sped the development of some hard trends that will change the view of our profession in the future. In the latest AICPA Journal of Accountancy, I shared my mantra for the year — More with Less — and why accountants should consider it our rallying cry. What does More with Less mean for the accounting profession, ... Read more
No Pain, No Gain
We have all heard the phrase “no pain, no gain.” And the promise of greater rewards for the price of painful work has certainly proven true in most aspects of my life. But how does “no pain, no gain” apply to the future of our profession? “If you don’t mind disrupting yourself, you will be ... Read more
