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5 ways to roll with the changes you didn’t want

march 1, 2015

attitude is a big factor.

change, in business as in life, doesn’t always happen the way we want it.

especially in busy season.

it’s at those times when we may need some help. here, from “change expert” m.j. ryan, author of “adaptability: how to survive change you didn’t ask for,” are a few helpful thoughts…

1. focus on the solution, not the problem. because society rewards analytic thinking, we believe that identifying the cause of our troubles is the answer: why is this happening? that’s a starting point, but don’t spend too much time there. what are you going to do about where you are?

the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

february 28, 2015

by jody padar

and the 3 questions you should be asking yourself today.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i had just come off a really bad tax season.

this was about eight years ago now, and i knew there had to be a better way. i left a mid-sized firm, with seven partners and about 50 other employees and i joined my dad’s firm — literally and figuratively. figuratively, because many of his technology and processes were “old school.” read more →

walking the walk with a radical cpa

february 26, 2015

by jody padar

get real. get up from your desk. go for a ‘gemba’ walk.

by tom hood
the radical cpa

i remember sending a video intro to jody padar’s first meeting of ic opportunities where i read a quote from the february 2012 edition of fast company magazine in which the editor, robert safian, introduced the concept of “generation flux” and it reminded me of jody and her tribe:

“in our hyper-networked, mobile, social, global world, the rules and plans of yesterday are increasingly under pressure; the enterprises and individuals that will thrive will be those willing to adapt and iterate, in a disciplined, unsentimental way… generation flux is a term that describes all of this — the chaotic business era that we have moved into — as well as the people who are poised to thrive in this environment.”

so what is a “gemba walk,” you might be thinking? read more →

the 3 hallmarks of the ‘new accounting’ business

february 25, 2015

by gale crosley

news flash – the business model has changed.

by gale crosley
crosley+co.

when we think of innovation we typically think of a new product or service – something that didn’t exist yesterday that will make tomorrow better. innovative offerings are essential to the portfolio of any growth-minded cpa firm.

however, long-term sustainable growth requires a far more comprehensive innovation in your growth model, the strategic blueprint that helps you get from point a to point b.

emerging breed of cpa rewrites the rules of the profession, smashes old business models

february 23, 2015

by jody padar

‘generation flux’ embraces adaptability, flexibility, openness, decisiveness.

by gretchen pisano
the radical cpa

with a lifelong commitment to continuous learning, cpas are some of the most willing learners you’ll ever come across.

today’s new generation of cpa embraces adaptability and flexibility, an openness to learning from anywhere, decisiveness tempered by the knowledge that business life today can shift radically.