talent & career development

tax season savvy: five ways to stay sane

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why good boundaries make good workplaces.

by kristen rampe

after spending nearly 20 years with accountants (including myself!), i’ve come to recognize a common trait among our tribe. we’re a group of people who love saying “yes.”

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we say “yes” to clients, firm partners, our team members, family, friends, volunteer engagements and so on. people love us for it. i mean, when you think of qualities you look for in people you work with, willingness and reliability are right up at the top of the list.

but as you’re working tirelessly to meet the needs of everyone you encounter, how are your own needs being met?

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how to develop your leadership team

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large group of people gathered into an upward arrow shapeget the right people on the bus, then figure out where to go.

by jody grunden

“once you recognize that the purpose of your life is not to serve your business, but that the primary purpose of your business is to serve your life, you can then go to work on your business, rather than in it, with a full understanding of why it is absolutely necessary for you to do so.” – michael e. gerber, “the e-myth revisited”

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as our team was growing and we reached over 30 team members, we recognized the need to establish a formal leadership team. when we were smaller, it worked fine for adam and me to be the primary decision makers, but as our client base and workload grew, we realized we would become a bottleneck and slow things down. at that point, we made a conscious effort to transition our daily tasks and client responsibilities to other team members so we could remove ourselves from the weeds and focus on the higher-level view of the company.
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the 5 keys to success in accounting careers

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man looking at 5 keystwo ears, one mouth.

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals: practical guidance for today’s accounting firms

young professionals or those who will graduate college in the next few years should understand there are important ingredients to progress in their careers.

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there are at least five principles you should follow to ensure you are moving ahead on the right track.
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hiring growth rate shows signs of leveling off

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still healthy, but not as good as last year.

who’s hiring, who’s not.
who’s quitting, who’s staying.
and why and why not.
join the survey. get the facts.

by beth bellor

“stay the course.” remember that chestnut?

more on jobs: what staffing shortage? | payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry | hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s. | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies
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maybe it’s not time to rock the boat. the accounting profession is more than holding its own, with new highs seen in:

  • overall earnings,
  • staff earnings,
  • cpa firm staff numbers and earnings, and
  • payroll services earnings.

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what staffing shortage?

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demand for new hires shows signs of weakening.

by beth bellor

high-quality tax, accounting, and finance talent remain in high demand, with about 33% of companies reporting open positions, according to a new study that also forecasts strong hiring demand over the next 12 months.

more on jobs: payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry | hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | salary survey: top skills getting top pay
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“more than one-third of the human resources professionals and hiring managers who participated in the q4 2019 hiring forecast survey reported unfilled jobs in accounting and finance,” according to sagar pandya, cpa, vp of operations at brilliant. “this number is lower than last quarter and lower than any other quarter in the past year.”
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