Like Hollywood actors, professionals put themselves on the line with every word—taking a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. Just like actors, even the best, most experienced coach benefits from script review, rehearsal, and coaching. Here are the 9 most common mistakes seen on the business stage and ways you can avoid them: […]

By now, you have probably figured out that developing and using a sales strategy isn’t as simple as determining how much money you want to make. A revenue goal alone won’t get you the long-term strategic sales you need to sustain growth. But, building a great sales strategy will help ensure the success of your […]

For many of us, as we advance further and further into this new digital world, we are assailed by a plethora of new technologies, new terms, new ways of thinking and new ways of processing transactions. One of these technologies is the blockchain. Few people really understand what the blockchain is, but banks, financial institutions, […]

We recently covered the various accounting certifications available in the United States, but it’s important to note that there are many other types of accounting certifications available around the world. Today we’re going to look at those in Canada.  There was a considerable change in the past decade in Canadian accounting designations. In 2014, Canadian […]

Congratulations. You’ve been assigned to moderate a panel. This is a great opportunity to add value to your customers and elevate your reputation. As you already realize, there’s a great deal to be aware of. Keep in mind these 11 suggestions. You will set the tone for the session, raise the audience’s expectations, and be the glue […]

After reviewing United States and Canadian accounting certifications, today we’re going to take a look at EU accounting certifications. It would be impractical to cover every single certification available, so we’ll simply be highlighting a handful.  ACCA Qualification The ACCA qualification is given by the ACCA – the global body for professional accountants. The ACCA […]

Operational risk is probably one of the most misunderstood risks in the whole of the risk spectrum. While risks such as “credit risk”, “liquidity risk”, “market risk” are easily understood by business and other professionals, “operational risk” is a poor relation when it comes to grasping what it really means.  The starting point, of course, […]

In business, as we do in life, most all of us strive to do the right thing and help those in need. The difference is that in business there are usually economic motives and consequences to our actions. Take for example a computer software company who deploys contract professionals to fill the need for programmers […]

We’ve explored the various accounting certifications in the US, Canada, and EU, but we avoided one of the big topics of discussion: bookkeepers.  Bookkeeping vs Accounting Bookkeepers handle the day-to-day tasks like recording transactions, posting debits and credits, producing invoices, running payroll, and maintaining the general ledger and accounts. Essentially, they generate all the data that accountants will […]

I was recently talking to the CFO of a publicly-traded company about training for his finance and accounting group (about 1,200 employees in the organization). They are already a client of ours but we were talking about live training and what he does for his folks there and he said, “I like sending them to […]