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  • Keeping A Hybrid Workforce Engaged and Productive

    by: Margaret Wood 6/29/2021 The human cost of working remotely Managing and being managed remotely comes with unique challenges. For managers, keeping a hybrid workforce of remote and in-house teams engaged and productive can be very demanding. And for remote workers, adapting to the new mindset and dealing with the isolation from their teams becomes one…

  • All Accounting Firms Should Track Their Time… Even If They’re Value Billing: Here’s Why

    by: Margaret Wood June 29, 2021 10:00AM Managing one’s own time is one thing–but managing one’s own time AND their staff’s, in-office, and remote team’s time is an entirely different ballgame. Managing one’s own time is one thing–but managing one’s own time AND their staff’s, in-office, and remote team’s time (some of whom are dealing…

  • 13 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence

    Wonder what emotional intelligence looks like in everyday life? Here are 13 examples. BY JUSTIN BARISO@JUSTINJBARISO In 1995, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman published a book introducing most of the world to the nascent concept of emotional intelligence. The idea–that an ability to understand and manage emotions greatly increases our chances of success–quickly took off, and it…

  • Yes, Pronouncing Other People’s Names Correctly Does Matter

    Especially if you value dignity, respect, and inclusion. BY JEFF HADEN@JEFF_HADEN (Reposted with permission) Before Coming to America, before The Arsenio Hall Show, long before Coming 2 America, Arsenio Hall was a sometime panelist on The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a game show whose one-year run was about a year too long. As Dave Holmes points out, the only notable thing about the show…

  • The Cost of a Bad Hire Can Be Astronomical

    What does it cost a company that hires a person who’s not right for the organization? By Lisa FryeMay 9, 2017 By some estimates, it costs more than a quarter of a million dollars to find and hire a new employee. If that person turns out to be wrong for the role, add to that amount…