Seize the Moment to Be Relevant
Your company is successful because of the business relationships that exist in the organization, clients are with you because you built a relationship with them; when you think about it, any human interaction becomes relevant through the relationship and shared experiences.
Filed under: In the Office by Sherrill Rude, CAE
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The Power of Knowledge … or is it Knowledge is Power?
Why should we care about knowledge and knowledge management? The future of your career, the future of your firm or your business, and the future of your profession might depend on it. Do I have your attention now? I know, I’m being dramatic. But if that’s what it takes, so be it!
Filed under: In the Office by Dave Shatkowski
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A Kodak Moment or a Lesson for CPAs?
I’ve been reading and thinking about an American icon that is in a serious state of flux and trying to figure out what we can learn from them. … There are lessons to be learned for all sorts of organizations, but particularly well-established companies, firms or professions that may be too risk averse, or frankly too successful, in the short-term to set strategies that will keep them at their strongest for the long-term.
Filed under: In the Office by Jennifer Briggs, CAE
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We Need to Make Sure the World Is Safe for CPAs …
At the Indiana CPA Society, we increasingly spend time in making sure that your CPA world is as safe as it can be. Why? Well, let’s take a look at what has been going on in 2012 just in state legislatures.
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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What IS a private company?
Sounds simple, but … maybe not. There has been a lot of news about the “right” answer for private company gap. There also have been plenty of messages sent to the Financial Accounting Foundation ( FAF ) on the topic … and members of the profession are pretty passionate about the issue.
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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We Will Do Our Best …
A big part of our “quality control” is the evaluation process that our members complete. We get lots of comments … not just numbers. And we read those comments. We really do our best to be responsive to those comments. But we need to be completely honest here. There are some things that are simply out of our control. Understand this … I am NOT making this stuff up. It is all real. No one could make this stuff up.
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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Getting Away
It is time for the annual golf trip. Early March. For those of you who know me, it is legendary. This year marks 17 years and 12 guys. It began as a fluke … standing around at a cocktail party in the fall of 1995. The scene was Houston, Texas. Somebody said, really just to [...]
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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You HAD Mail …
Did you see the cover story in USA Today on February 8? You know, the story about the end of the postal service being near. I guess we don’t need to worry about rain, sleet or snow anymore. The report indicated that the volume of mail today includes only .7 % personal letters. And, 47% of [...]
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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In the beginning …
Before there was a tax code (1913), before there was a Department of Labor (1913), before the SEC (1935) and before the PCAOB (2002), even before audits, there were CPAs (New York – 1896). How did the profession rise to the level of prominence in business without license to do something specific? It wasn’t until [...]
Filed under: From the Corner Office by Gary Bolinger
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