Take a Cue from Big League Coaches

Mentoring is every professional’s number 1 job.

0040308.jpgBy Rick Telberg
On Careers

Forget the strategic stuff, the visionary exercises, the long-term planning. What keeps most finance and accounting executives awake at night lies closer to home in the here and now: the day-to-day management of their jobs and departments.It’s no small task considering the many roles finance managers are expected to play, the layers of new rules and regulations and the competitive demands of just keeping up.

So it’s little wonder that all too many finance managers may overlook the human and personal aspects of the job. But accountants are people, too, and they need as much hand-holding, mentoring, encouragement and coaching as anyone else.