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While at the HCLS conference in Missouri, Tom Hood of the Maryland Association of CPAs presented 3 of his fellow panelists with this bottle of 1040FU. What the heck is 1040FU? And no, it's not a bottle of F U.

FU refers to the possession of superior skills. Think of David Carradine and Kung FU. How clever and interesting, and certainly a conversation piece!!!! The panelists and speakers at this conference all possessed a tremendous amount of FU.

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Everywhere we turn, social media is whirling around us fast and furious….Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. While it is fascinating to connect with people whom we haven’t seen in years, should there be guidelines about the use of social media in the workplace?

Twitter reaches about 13 million people in the US and Facebook has about 60 million visitors a month. MILLION!!!!! Social media is here to stay. It’s a part of life and business. As such, employers need to set boundaries, implement… Continue

Are CPA Firm Managers in Crisis?

I don’t know…are they? Interesting topic from Rita Keller at the Forum for Women in Accounting conference last month. It makes you stop and think of the managers in your organization. Are your managers really managing?

Today, we are seeing four generations working side by side. We know from countless studies that the Millennial generation will not let a job get in the way of their life. They will simply go elsewhere. This is a stark contrast to the Boomer gener… Continue

As I return from the joint conference – The Forum for Women in Accounting and the Forum for Recruiting and Retention - I have plenty of takeaways.

Some of the biggest names in the industry were there presenting – Allan Koltin, Gary Boomer, Gale Crosley, Rita Keller, Gary Shamis – and what a huge honor and thrill it was to be able to attend this wonderful conference. I would love to share some of the nuggets of information with you.

Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting kicked off the conf… Continue

Mentoring….coaching……constant feedback…….These are some of the things the Y generation is looking for as they navigate their career paths. We have seen articles, reports and statistics indicating this is what the Millennials need to succeed. But what about the Traditionalists, Boomers and X’ers. If they are the Mentors, who is mentoring them?

For years, companies have viewed mentoring, whether formally or informally, as a way to pass on knowledge and experience to up and coming professionals wi… Continue