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Learning and development are the cornerstone of a thriving firm culture. If that seems a bit hyperbolic, consider this: LinkedIn Learning's 2022 Workplace Learning Report says “opportunities to learn and grow” is the number one driver of a great work culture. Remarkably, just two years prior, it lingered in ninth place. This leap in the ranking underscores the seismic shifts occurring in learning and development (L&D). But what’s driving this shift? Let’s dissect the four maj

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The landscape of the accounting profession is changing.

In Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, when Alice asks the Cheshire Cat which way she should go, he responds, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” The same can be said of a career. That’s why it’s essential to consider where you are and where you want to be. Without a defined career path, you risk overlooking opportunities and feeling as if you’re never quite in control of your destiny. Fortunately, this isn’t as daunting a task

Leadership development is a critical aspect of any successful CPA firm. And while many firms work to identify and nurture leaders from their service lines, it’s not uncommon to see them overlook this process for their IT teams. As firms navigate digital transformation, the need for visionary IT leaders who can steer these advancements is essential. So, let’s consider how firm leaders can cultivate a diverse and innovative leadership team equipped to face future challenges.

Based on my conversations with talent and learning and development (L&D) leaders from firms across the country, the profession is finally starting to “get it.” Every individual within a firm needs to be upskilling and reskilling. Leaders from forward-thinking firms recognize the critical role that L&D plays in ensuring their teams are competent in their current roles and equipped with the skills necessary to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing environment. Upskilling and

Welcome to the Boomer Briefing Podcast, where we help you solve a critical business issue in 20 minutes or less. On this episode of the...

The accounting profession and the broader world are changing rapidly. To keep up, it’s crucial for professionals to continuously learn and develop new skills. As your firm strives to remain competitive, groundbreaking technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and avatars, can revolutionize your learning and development (L&D) initiatives. So let’s discuss how these transformative tools can significantly enhance learning experiences and improve employee retention and

Compensation—particularly partner compensation—often leads to considerable debate in most firms. The discussion has only become more complex with the addition of non-equity and non-CPA owners. Most firms created their existing compensation model when the firm was small, the profession was less commoditized, labor was abundant and they relied on technology much less than they do today. In that environment, compensation was traditionally based on stock ownership and book of bus

Welcome to the Boomer Briefing Podcast, where we help you solve a critical business issue in 20 minutes or less. This episode, host...

It's a difficult reality in any profession, but especially for CPA firms: employees eventually leave. It can be disruptive, have financial implications, and generally cause anxiety within your team. But there are ways to respond to this disruption by strategically looking at the positives of resignations and approaching them with an open mind. If you're a leader of a CPA firm coming to terms with one or more employee departures during the Great Recession, here's how to face t

Accountants tend to get worried about artificial intelligence (AI) becoming good at traditional “human” jobs. But robots replacing humans isn’t inevitable in accounting, nor is it the most likely scenario. While AI is changing how we get work done and who does it, technology isn’t replacing people—at least not in knowledge jobs like accounting. Instead, it’s complementing and augmenting human capabilities. Collaboration between technology and humans—i.e., collaborative intell