talent & career development

aligning what we think with what we do

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two metal balls balancing at each end of seesawif you’re “behind,” then “don’t try to eat the entire elephant in one bite.”

by bill reeb

look for disconnects between what you think and do. and when you find yourself taking an action that contradicts the way you have been thinking, take a moment to figure out why there is a disconnect.

more: don’t be someone else’s rug | focus on changing yourself (not everyone else) | how a strength can become a weakness | tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | don’t let worry consume you | guilt vs. duty | being judgmental is self-destructive
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when your actions and thoughts are not in congruence, know that you are setting yourself up to get stuck. doesn’t it make sense that a major source of dissatisfaction can occur anytime you are thinking one way yet acting another? if we can’t be honest with ourselves, how can we ever expect to know who we really are and what is really important to us?
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jobs report: 43,000 new hires

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hourly pay averages $33.53, up 4%.

by beth bellor
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as 2019 dawns, the most stunning trends in hiring in the tax and accounting industry is in payroll services, which shows year-over-year increases of 7 percent or more in overall employment, according to an exclusive 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis. meanwhile, tax prep continues its slow slide.

more on jobs: tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | growth slowdown: tax & accounting hiring rates hit headwinds | steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | accounting wages set new record
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 reports:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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the holy grail: finding the right talent

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two businesswomen meeting in an officethe 3 elements that matter. ok, maybe 4.

by steven e. sacks

we get so hung up on generational labels: baby boomers, gen x, gen y and now gen z. as a result, we ascribe certain characteristics or behaviors to each one – whether fair or not.

more: battling staff turnover | performing like crap can be a badge of honor | 7 steps to take as your firm grows | how enthusiastic is your staff?
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adherence to the labels can cause a hiring manager or an executive to overlook the contributions each cohort can make to an organization. potential stars are overlooked and the usual reliance on outdated search approaches continues unabated.
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don’t be someone else’s rug

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businessman with hand extended in "no" gesturethere’s almost always a win-win available.

by bill reeb

in the ’70s, there was a big movement in business culture to learn to be more assertive, aptly called “assertiveness training.” michaelle was quick to enroll because this was an important skill set to call upon, especially with many women moving into jobs that had historically been held by men (michaelle was a systems engineer with ibm during this period). the concept was simple: “you need to speak your mind, ask for what you want, demand what is fair and don’t let yourself be a rug for everyone to step on.”

more: focus on changing yourself (not everyone else) | what is the best use of your time right now? | shrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses | be ready to forgive yourself | duty: a tough hurdle to overcome
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in our early years working at ibm together, when one of the secretaries needed to step away or take a  break, she would often come over to michaelle and ask her to cover with typing, answering the phone and so on. in addition to the fact that she held the professional job of being a systems specialist, michaelle also had earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and an mba with a concentration in accounting. i just had a bachelor’s degree in business – far less educated – yet no one ever asked me to fill in.
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focus on changing yourself (not everyone else)

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young black businessman looking at his reflection2 key takeaways.

by bill reeb

“focus on changing you” is an important technique to embrace. for your life to change in a meaningful way, it is about you changing – not anyone else.

more: what is the best use of your time right now? | are you a box or a funnel? | tension impacts performance | your perception will shape your experiences | for cpas: the road to wisdom is paved with failure | fear stifles you in every way | change the way you think
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while this sounds cliché, it is absolutely true. as a consultant, i work with organizations helping them with everything from improving operating processes to succession. because every project i am involved in requires me to deal with a number of different personalities, if i want the client to achieve a successful outcome, it becomes critical for our team members to understand the following premise:

change occurs when you change!

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what is the best use of your time right now?

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meditative businessman is pondering time management while surrounded by alarm clocksa simple way to focus your priorities.

by bill reeb

all of us, no matter what our income, gender, race, religion, origin, have the same amount of time – 24 hours in a day, 365 days in a year. each of us has the same capacity. the question is how we use it.

more: are you a box or a funnel? | how a strength can become a weakness | tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | don’t let worry consume you | guilt vs. duty | being judgmental is self-destructive | 3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck
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for most of us, you can carve out roughly 3,000 of those hours for sleep. even if you don’t need eight hours, you need some time to sleep, and that number cuts a big hole into your available capacity.
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tax shops cut 6,200 jobs

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signs of a hiring slowdown? payroll agencies trim hours.

by beth bellor
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are the heady days of hiring spikes over? maybe, but the accounting profession still scores far more positives than negatives, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

more on jobs: tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | tax & accounting wages up 4% | accounting profession shows steady growth | accounting profession growing, but slowly
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new records are being set in overall staff, in payroll staff, and in bookkeeping. tax preparation services, meanwhile, continue to shed employees. and payroll agencies are cutting back on hours worked.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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are you a box or a funnel?

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3 metal funnelsharmonize, don’t just clash and resist.

by bill reeb

a college professor i know has had a difficult time harmonizing as his approach always escalated to clashing and resisting. and no, this isn’t a story about michaelle in disguise, but someone else i had the pleasure of getting to know.

more: tension impacts performance | your perception will shape your experiences | for cpas: the road to wisdom is paved with failure | fear stifles you in every way | change the way you think | let go to get unstuck | investing in loss | you might be your biggest obstacle | what to stop may be more important than what to do
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he had a definite approach to teaching and was good at it. he believed in setting very high standards for his students and passing only those who achieved a specific level of excellence.
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how a strength can become a weakness

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rely, but not too much.

by bill reeb

while there are many lessons in martial arts that repeat themselves, the idea that a strength can also become a weakness is a commonly recurring one.

more: tension impacts performance | tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | don’t let worry consume you | guilt vs. duty | being judgmental is self-destructive | 3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck | get better, work better, right now | how ‘take what’s given’ works in business | learn to work ‘better’ instead of ‘harder’
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but it doesn’t make sense – how could a strength ever be bad? well,  here are a couple of examples.
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battling staff turnover

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back view of a businessman holding a briefcase and walking forward on white backgroundhow to see it coming and what to do about it.

by steven e. sacks, cpa, cgma, abc

while the consideration of succession planning has taken up a lot of airtime in recent years, there is something even more important to consider and that is how to attract and retain talent.

more: today’s workplace challenge: communicating across generations, cultures, and diversity | the damocles sword of staff retention | how enthusiastic is your staff? | can you recite your mission statement? | your firm’s biggest assets walk out the door every day
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questions most often asked by a cpa firm managing partner or a ceo when someone leaves: read more →

shrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses

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young asian woman lifting dumbbellsbonus: increase your odds of success.

by bill reeb

there are many self-development books and advisors that proclaim that you should focus on your strengths, develop your strengths and don’t worry about your weaknesses.

more: tension impacts performance | tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | don’t let worry consume you | guilt vs. duty | being judgmental is self-destructive | 3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck | get better, work better, right now
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this is a great story to tell because it is one everyone wants to hear. who wants to be told that they should work on what they feel inadequate about in themselves or their abilities? in other words, it is easy to get people pumped up about spending time concentrating on what they do well and discard what they do poorly and leave it for someone else.
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tension impacts performance

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calm balanced businessman sitting outdoors on bench in yoga lotus pose meditating, with office building and blue sky in backgroundmake it work for you, not against you.

by bill reeb

your best comes through, especially when you are calling upon fine motor skills, when you are relaxed. too much tension can quickly impact your mental, physical and emotional acuity.

more: tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | be ready to forgive yourself | time passes anyway | duty: a tough hurdle to overcome | you are right where you are supposed to be | become your mind’s lead programmer
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what i am referring to is finding the right level of tension to support performance at a heightened level. the problem is that there is a fine line between tension that pumps you up and tension that starts to drag you down.
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