developing and monitoring learning metrics. by michael ramos and cate miller accounting is the language of business. cpas help business owners understand and manage their business by analyzing financial and non-financial metrics. to improve the results of the firm’s professional development efforts, … continued
how to run your training like a business. by michael ramos and cate miller with cpa firms spending 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent of revenue on learning, budgets can be hundreds of thousands of dollars even for a modest-sized firm. but firms invest … continued
changing marketplace demands changing firms.
by ida o. abbott
sponsoring women: what men need to know
most male leaders today understand how important it is to keep high-performing women in the pipeline and help them achieve their potential within the organization.
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these men are genuinely concerned about their firms’ inability to retain and advance the women they hire because having a substantial number of women leaders is a demonstrably significant benefit to the company, while a lack of gender diversity at the top of organizations can be very costly to the bottom line. read more →
plus: effective budgeting and management.
by michael ramos
michael ramos and associates
cpa firms want to establish metrics for their learning function as a way to monitor and manage their learning activities. ideally, firms would do their learning strategies and goals first and then use these strategies to drive the related metrics.
but we do not live in an ideal world, and some firms choose to establish metrics while simultaneously working on firmwide learning structures and goals.
more: high-impact learning: 4 ways to maximize cpe roi
recognizing the risks inherent in prematurely defining metrics, here are three tips for creating meaningful learning metrics at your firm that will help manage the learning function and drive performance. read more →
congratulations to the winners of the accounting today program.
the annual survey and awards program, which accounting today conducts in partnership with best companies group, is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in the accounting profession, benefiting its economy, workforce and businesses.
they are: read more →