[Video] Now Posted: Social Media and Web 2.0 Session at the MDBizExpo 2009
Bill Sheridan acts as moderator.
The panelists, from the left, are: Francine McKenna (retheauditiots.com), Alexandrea De Felice (@AICPA_JofA), Rick Telberg (Bay Street Group LLC), Â Will Burns (Maryland Chamber of Commerce), and Edith Orenstein (Financial Executives Institute).
Panels discuss the numbers of CPAs moving to social media, the opportunities, costs and risks, Part 1 of 6 parts.
Arnold Sanow: 50 Ways to Make a Lasting Impression
Tip #1: Make people your passion
Arnold Sanow, MBA, CSP, asks “Wouldn’t you agree that life is about quality connections?”
“Our success, happiness, and well-being,” he says, “are largely the by products of our ability to get along well with others and cultivate positive relationships.”
Here are 49 more active ingredients in creating enduring connections to make lasting impressions READ MORE →
Aronson CPAs: Top 10 Federal Small Contractors – Not So Small After All
The CPAs at Aronson & Co. crunched the numbers.
The ten biggest “small business” federal contractors look more like big businesses.
“We did a quick roundup of who might be the top small businesses in the federal government as of June 2009. What is most surprising, if it is at all, is that none of the companies on the Top 10 list really appear to be small! Go figure.”
Go figure, indeed. Can you spell s-c-a-n-d-a-l?
Aronson:
Percentages based on total analyzed spending of $ 223,191,890,355. For further details about these and other reports please visit: to www.fedmine.us or email Ashok Mehan at: amehan@fedmine.us.
Aronson’s Fed Point blog is one of the best in the business. And this kind of thing shows what it can do.
The New Rules for Your Career
Why CPAs need to re-think their goals in this economy.
by Rick Telberg
With the economic and business landscape shifting dramatically, finance and accounting career strategies need to change too.
Leaders, managers and staff alike need to understand the new rules of the workplace as companies and clients across the globe seem to adjust on a daily basis to changes in economic trends, financial conditions and the business outlook. READ MORE →
SURVEY RESULTS: How Accountants Use Social Media
As presented at the Maryland Association of CPAs MD BizExpo, June 16, 2009.
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Michael McLaughlin: The One Question Every Consultant Needs to Ask
Michael McLaughlin, “the Guerilla Consultant,” says the question is “How?”
“How do you know you have a problem?”
McLaughlin says:
The best consultants, and the top services sellers, resist the urge to talk about what they will do until they understand how the client identified the problem. They take this approach for three reasons.
First, most clients respect the honest skeptic. Once you accept a client’s assertion of any problem at face value, you’ve elected to place the sale above the need to solve the right problem. Clients expect some pushback when they advance their conclusions, and your response offers them a way to learn about your skills, perspectives, and ability to communicate. READ MORE →
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