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Insights for the generations on communication

Generational guru Phyllis Weiss Haserot has outlined some insights for the generations on communication as she observes and evaluates style, media, what employers look for and what comes next.
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Measuring trust in business

Trust is a vital element of business, yet it's difficult to measure and often gets overlooked. Two research groups have devised their own rating systems to determine which companies are most trustworthy.
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Managing and developing young professionals

It's no secret that young professionals (YPs) are the future of our workforce. Engaging YPs now ensures future workforce development needs will be met – despite the retirement of baby boomers.
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Five tips for part-time employees and their managers

Being a part-time employee and a college student can sometimes be a lot to juggle. My school schedule is priority and fortunately my part-time job schedule is flexible. Staying focused while on the job can be very difficult as the mind set for college work is very different from that of my part-time job duties.
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Four things accountants must do to keep up with technology

With the changing technological landscape, what must accountants do to stay competitive in the future, and how will technology change the future role of the accountant? Here are four tools every accountant should have in the technology toolbox.
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Low-cost plan of action for developing a marketing program

There is a wealth of marketing tools, resources, and software available on the market - many of which work well and are cost effective. My intention with this article is to provide those with no marketing plan with a little inspiration and to mention that it might be time to review existing plans.
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One single marketing mistake is killing the success of accountants

Everything you’ve ever learned about marketing and growing an accountancy practice... is wrong. That’s right, wrong! And if it’s not wrong it’s probably out of date.
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Action checklist for inter-generational initiatives

There are many ways people of any generation can contribute to inter-generational inclusion. The items in this checklist can apply to any generation as the action initiators.
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Overcoming inertia

When you are stuck on the treadmill of life juggling the tasks of working, parenting, spending beyond your means, eating and drinking too much, and getting sucked into watching TV, it’s hard to change your routine.
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Get the right results from employment tests, while avoiding charges of discrimination

As the economy slowly improves and employers look to add more workers, hiring productive workers is as important as ever, and no one wants to waste time and money hiring people who aren’t the right fit.
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Practice Management

Book Review: "As One" by Mehrdad Baghai & James Quigley

"As One" opens with a dedication to people all over the world from all walks of life who labor tirelessly to enable groups of people to work “as one” in pursuit of noble goals.
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Is this dress code professionalism overkill?

If you are thinking about branding or flexibility for your firm’s people, the 43-page new dress code from Swiss bank UBS AG should get your attention.
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FASB issues proposed accounting standards update on testing goodwill for impairment

The FASB has issued an exposure draft of a proposed accounting standards update intended to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment.
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IRS gets serious about return preparer rules

The PTIN registration is the first step in a multi-year effort by the IRS to provide standards for and oversight of the tax preparation industry. Starting this fall, certain paid preparers will be required to pass a new competency test.
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Could you be breaking the law by not archiving e-mails?

Think about it – almost all of your business communications and negotiations are performed via e-mail, making them important documents to keep for reference.
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Flat world update: Use social media internally to flatten your organization chart

Commerce is now global, accessible, and available to all– the world has been deemed flat With all this talk about how flat the world is, it’s amazing how hierarchal our companies and institutions are, especially as professional service firms whose titles create a class system of their own.
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Minimize personality conflicts in your workplace

The motherly instruction to "play well with others" doesn't always travel from the playground to the workplace. Resolving staff conflicts is an ongoing issue faced by supervisors.
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Don’t go another year without a succession plan!

If a key partner decided to retire or became disabled, would your firm have a plan for transitioning clients, choosing a replacement leader, and ensuring continuity of firm vision and strategy?
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Going through the motions: Only 1/3 of workers are engaged in their jobs

Remember mood rings – those unstylish color-changing rings that would give you away if you were embarrassed, in love, or just having a hot flash? Now Globoforce has announced the 21st Century version of the mood ring – the Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker.
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Eleven cool mobile apps for running your practice

We recently featured five cool Web apps for running your firm that were highly recommended by your accounting colleagues. Now we’re going to stay on the productivity app beat and take a look at mobile devices.
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Voice of the Editor

Even though any accounting auditor would tell you it seems like there are an awful lot of tax accountants out there, surely one-third of the country isn't made up of tax preparers, so it's rather startling news to learn that one-third of Americans like to do their taxes. Who knew?
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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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