how covid rewrites the rules for recruiting

frank stitely explains how stitely & karstetter cpas competes for top talent.

^ click to play

with richard rothstein

frank stitely, the managing partner of stitely & karstetter, ceo of clarity practice management and a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 expert contributor, explains how stitely & karstetter handles staff recruiting in a competitive environment, in this interview with richard rothstein of rothstein consulting for 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

^ download and subscribe to the podcast on itunes here

read more →

increase your odds of success

young asian woman lifting dumbbellsshrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses.

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: make tension work for you | when to cut your losses | make worry work for you | are you right where you’re supposed to be? | letting go is not giving up | your obligation to yourself | why we risk change
goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

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.
read more →

make tension work for you

calm balanced businessman sitting outdoors on bench in yoga lotus pose meditating, with office building and blue sky in backgroundit impacts performance, so use it.

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: when to cut your losses | heading off course? time to correct | don’t let time pass without … | is your sense of duty misplaced? | are you sure you’re in the wrong place? | how are you programming your mind? | how to stay in the present | stop ignoring opportunities right in front of you
goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

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.
read more →

why annual staff evaluations fall short

two businesswomen meeting in an officethe same information is available in better ways.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

i have never felt annual staff evaluations are effective.

they are forced meetings that lay on complaints and blame for past failures, many of which are not remembered or are vague memories at best. i have rarely seen resulting changes last more than two or three weeks before old habits are reverted to.

more: 10 ways to stay in control | 20 best practices for staff training and retention | what does the client want to see? | 6 ways to increase your fees … if you dare | the clients that got away | upselling made painless | boosting a fixed fee substantially
goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

i think these annual meetings are a waste of time. instead, i have been very successful with immediate and periodic evaluations, coupled with regular mentoring meetings.
read more →

how to get the most from cpe

young businessman sleeping on the keyboard in the officeyour mindset makes a difference.

by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor

question: like every cpa i need to take continuing education courses. however most of what i take

  • are not relevant to me,
  • are things i know or
  • are things i don’t really want to know.

more: how improv can help accountants | strategic planning for the small firm | before you sell your practice | work the client needs … but won’t pay for | 14 better uses for timesheet data | 9 must-haves for firm growth | 5 ways to build teamwork
goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

also, many of the speakers are boring. yet, cpe is big business. are there any suggestions you can give me to get better use of that time?
read more →