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“done” only has one meaning

“done but” increases wip and turnaround time. profits go … well, you know.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

in my last book, i recommended hiring younger staff. in that book, i cautioned that you might have to teach very simple tasks like breathing and using the bathroom to your newbies.

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one reader posted that she didn’t believe it was the responsibility of an admin department to teach bathroom use. she was new to this hot new writing technique called sarcasm, but she did a great job making my point that you have to teach your staff a lot of basic things.

one of those teaching tasks is the meaning of “done.”

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how ai works in plain english

check out these three reads to understand ai and how to leverage it for business.
 
by rick richardson
technology this week

science fiction author arthur c. clarke once said, “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” yet artificial intelligence isn’t magic, and you don’t need to be a computer scientist to understand how chatgpt works.

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if it hasn’t already, ai will soon be present in your home and business. ideally, you should be ready.
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workflow tools only as good as their users

software is just the beginning. consistency is the key.

by penny breslin
it’s not just the numbers

workflow. tasking. these two words are thrown around quite a bit and sometimes they are used interchangeably. so, let’s get this part defined a bit more.

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workflow definition: noun, the sequence of industrial, administrative or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion

tasking definition: noun, a piece of work to be done or undertaken

verb, assign a piece of work to

workflow is always a noun and tasking can be either a noun or a verb. no wonder people get this confused.
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make biz dev feel less like selling

several businesspeople talking and shaking hands, silhouette against city skyline

five tasks that will take some reflection.

by martin bissett
business development on a budget

over the years, many partners have told me about their struggles to grow their firms proactively, the main one being that they feel they must sell, which goes against the grain for them. have you ever felt that way?

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perhaps you’ve never had to sell before, and it is taking you way out of your comfort zone. you are entering into unfamiliar territory, that alien landscape called “selling.”
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looking for fresh accounting grads? good luck

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the american institute of cpas 2023 trends report on new graduation data has good news and bad.

which would you like first?

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spoiler alert: even the good news is pretty bad.
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