STAFFING & RECRUITING

Why Leaders Should Focus on Talent

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Are you acquiring or recruiting? There’s a difference.

By Anthony Zecca
Leading From the Edge

In my recently published book, “Leading From the Edge – Creating a Standout, High-Performing Organization,” I focus on the leadership accounting firms need to succeed in a future driven by seismic disruptors.

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Leadership has a responsibility and impact on creating the standout, high-performing talent necessary to drive the firm’s long-term strategy. We all understand and believe that at the end of each day, the firm’s greatest asset walks out the door (or in today’s world, disconnects). The quality of a firm’s talent directly relates to the success and performance of the firm.
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Hopson: Stop Turnover Before It Starts | Know-How Korner

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Use hope to shift stress, strengthen culture, and keep talent.

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Know-How Korner
With Donny Shimamoto
Center for Accounting Transformation

Know How Korner, hosted by Donny Shimamoto, aims to translate peer-reviewed findings into practical actions for firms. In a recent episode, Shimamoto interviews Katelynn Hopson, assistant professor of accounting at Arkansas Tech University, whose dissertation quantifies a deceptively soft concept—hope—and links it to how public accountants experience stress and consider leaving their firms.

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Hope, in the research literature, is not vague optimism. Psychologist C. R. Snyder frames it as goal-directed cognition comprising agency (“the will”) and pathways (“the ways”). Hopson studies state hope—how hopeful someone is about a specific time frame or event—rather than broad personality-level trait hope. State hope moves; it can be built or eroded by experience and context.

“People who have higher levels of hope are more likely to want to stay and less likely to feel burned out,” Hopson explains.

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Why Do You Want to Be Partner?

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Our expert council weighs in on preparation.

By Martin Bissett
Passport to Partnership

The skill in producing financial reports is limited by the quality of the information presented to the CPA by the client. The motivation of the client to influence that financial information comes in many forms, some intentional and some unintentional. Competence comes first in being able to resist pressure and present a true and accurate position of the client’s organization.

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Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? But there’s a twist.
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Traditional Benefits to Offer Remote Employees

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Being stingy could cost their loyalty.

By Jody Grunden
Building the Virtual CFO Firm in the Cloud

Traditional benefits often include things that many brick-and-mortar office workers take for granted such as paid time off, health insurance and a retirement plan.

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Why do I say these are taken for granted? Well, some distributed companies may hire independent contractors to cut down on their expenses when it comes to “frivolous” things like this, but we believe in building a great place to work, and to us that means offering the kind of benefits that make employees feel secure and cared for.
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How Niches Lead to Growth

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It’s all about your ideal client.

By Jackie Meyer
The Balanced Millionaire: Advisor Edition

Trying to be everything to everyone is a recipe for burnout and mediocrity. That’s why one of the fastest ways to scale up your practice is to niche down and find your ideal client profile (ICP). It might feel counterintuitive to narrow your focus, but trust me, specialization is powerful.

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The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

Before we dive in, let’s address the elephant in the room: the fear that by niching, you’ll lose opportunities. Many advisors hesitate to niche down because they worry, “What if I turn away someone and regret it? What if I limit my opportunities and my phone stops ringing?” It’s a valid emotional concern, but let’s bust the myth:

  • Serving everyone dilutes your expertise and makes it harder to stand out.

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