November 2005 Boomer Bulletin
Each edition of the Boomer Bulletin offers an array of insights into firm management, technology and marketing. Review each Bulletin by its original publication date or search to explore specific topics. Come back frequently and discover new ways to keep your firm among the best!
Soft Skills - Hard Dollars
November 3 | by L. Gary Boomer, CPA, CITP, CEO
When you mention "soft skills" training, many accountants roll their eyes and discount the importance. This may appear to be a reasonable reaction, but is it good business? If you think for a moment, the answer is, "No". Your clients assume, and in most cases they are correct, that you have the technical skills required to perform your job duties; but members of your firm must continually prove they have the soft skills necessary to continue the relationships with those same clients.
Boomer Consulting, Inc. presents the 2006 Human Capital & Learning Symposium
November 3 | by Sandra L. Wiley, COO and Senior Consultant
Boomer Consulting, Inc. proudly announces the 10th annual premier Learning and HR professional event for the accounting industry. Network with the best firms in the industry and help your firm enhance its #1 resource. Come join Ken McCall and myself for two days of powerful information, great networking and take home materials that will impact your firms!
Boomer Technology Circle™ Firms Dominate Inside Public Accounting's "Best of the Best" List for 2005!!
November 3 | by Eric Hunt, Director of Client Relations
Inside Public Accounting (IPA) recently released their highly anticipated 2005 "Best of the Best" and "Honorable Mention" lists of the top public accounting firms. As was the case in 2004, Boomer Technology Circle Member firms dominated the list!
November 2005 Circle Update
November 3 | by Ken McCall, MBA, MCP, CDIA+
Circle activity for the month of October barely sneaked in at the end of the month! BTC #1 and #2 met the week of October 24 - 27, 2005. These two Circles always seem to have outstanding programs, and this time was no exception.
Virtualization - Image the possibilities
November 3 | by Eric Benson, Director of Interactive Communications
At the 2005 VMWorld conference, Diane Greene created an image of her computer's operating system (OS) on stage, copied it onto an iPod Nano and walked over to another computer. After hooking the iPod up to the second computer, she proceeded to run a copy of the original computer's OS in a virtual player on the second machine. Portable computing, indeed!
Multiple Time Zones Tip
November 3 | by Sue Thiemann, Director of First Impressions
Do you have a need to know the time in two different time zones? There is a very helpful feature in Microsoft Outlook to address this need.