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Change Fails in Silence | MOVE Like This

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Firms that treat communication as strategy—not admin—move faster, scale smarter, and keep trust intact.

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MOVE Like This
With Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
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On this episode of MOVE Like This, host Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk explores a deceptively simple question with Alice Grey Harrison, founder of AGH Consulting: Why do so many firm transformations stall—not because of strategy, but because of communication?

With more than 30 years of experience in strategic communications and change management within the accounting profession, Harrison has seen firms navigate mergers, private equity investments, leadership transitions, system implementations, and cultural shifts.

The difference between momentum and misery, she argues, is rarely technical. It’s human.

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Her core insight is that culture becomes a growth engine only when people understand how their work connects to the firm’s mission, vision, and values. That clarity unlocks what she calls “discretionary energy”—the extra effort people put in when they believe in the firm’s direction. READ MORE →

Five Simple Controls to Prevent Fraud

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Strengthen your processes and your deterrence.

By Ed Mendlowitz
77 Ways to Wow!

I’ve talked about fraud in not-for-profits, but it is also a serious issue for business firms. Here are some cash fraud scenarios and prevention techniques that can apply to all types of organizations.

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SCENARIO: One employee who is responsible for, or has access to, the handling, recording and mailing of cash disbursements creates a non-existing vendor who sends the company invoices, which are paid.
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When You Might Need a Forensic Professional

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Four ways to add control to your systems.

By Ed Mendlowitz
77 Ways to Wow!

Various professionals and consultants can set up controls with in-house accountants, the CFO and financial professionals employed by the firm, but they then leave, and the organization is left with administering it. Unless there is a highly disciplined and committed leadership within the company, the initial enthusiasm dissipates soon after.

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A trained forensic professional will detect flaws and cracks in systems and plug them up. They are also transaction-oriented, more than procedure-oriented, so they examine more closely how things are being done and look for subtle deviations from how they are supposed to be done. This skill should be employed in oversight and periodic monitoring of the controls they helped establish.
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