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top video-conferencing tools: gotomeeting, skype
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need internet? grab your phone
you have a couple of options.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
one of the revolutions in remote connectivity is happening within your cell phone as digital cellular providers have beefed up and expanded their networks to provide reliable internet access to remote devices.
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today, the vast majority of the united states and canada has access to the internet through the 4g digital cellular network at speeds of 1mpbs or more, which is adequate for remote access to most applications, particularly those hosted by cloud providers.
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getting a referral from an adversary
… but don’t go fishing for one.
by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting
one time i received a call with a referral from another professional who was an adversary in a contentious deal on which i represented a client.
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i thanked him but expressed surprise because we seemed to always be at each other’s throats.
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what happens when you don’t push work down
“stop defaulting to asking every talented person you have to work more hours doing stuff other people can and should be doing.”
by tommye barie
the succession insitute
as we said in our previous column, why you must constantly push work down, we are talking about how firms will need to alter their thinking regarding outsourcing, administrative support and the administrative time of partners and managers. we discuss how the lack of delegation impedes competency development, why partners working more hours end up creating a weaker bench, and more.
outsourcing
in this case, we are talking about outsourcing offshore. for many years, firms turned away from this idea because of the fact that they need to inform their clients that the services they provide were not 100 percent made in america. and most of our firms would say something like, “our clients won’t tolerate us shipping their data overseas” or “our clients will leave us if we outsource some of our work to india or china.” both of those statements continue to be proven wrong every day.
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