change

Why didn’t I speak up? Because I wanted to be a team player.

By Liz Gold

Difference comes in many forms. Race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, learning style, personality – these characteristics are just a few of the many that make us who we are, yet isn’t it amazing that many of us only bring a fraction of ourselves to work?

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Diversity is a loaded word. August de los Reyes is the head of design and research at Pinterest. In a TechCrunch video, he talks about the connotative baggage that comes along with the term “diversity,” preferring to take the term in the literal sense.
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Your timeline needs a deadline, or big things won’t get done.

By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide

Now that we know who our customers are and our desired business model, we’re going to think about what we’re going to do for the rest of the year. We’re going to create goals!

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I’ve talked about Aha! and how that helps me set a course for my firm. But what I really like about the platform is that once you create goals, you can move them around. And it’s not a big deal!
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How to create one and what to do next.

By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide

At my firm, one of our big personas is a real estate investment firm. They like a one-stop shop. They like our personalized attention. They know that we have a certain amount of practical, specialized tax knowledge that they can use.

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What do they dislike? They dislike the detail, because they’re deal guys, they’re big-picture guys, they just want to know: Can they defer the gain, can they not defer the gain, what is the gain? They tell us to take care of the details. Hands off, get it done yesterday, keep me out of jail, I hate taxes. I’m sure you know the type.
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And 4 skills the product manager must have.

By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide

Are you ready to take the plunge? As a Radical CPA, you’re already used to dealing with change.

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But I’m here to tell you, your customers (and the market) are demanding that you not only deal with change, but master it. So how do you start?
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