Managing Employees: Four Benefits of Finding the Right Fit

Finding candidates with the right temperament, skills and passion for your business isn’t easy, and compensation constraints can sometimes preclude the most talented applicants. However, you can save money over the long run by finding the right fit for your office. There are specific monetary and qualitative benefits by opting to pay more for qualified employees.  Faster Production Cycle Times Qualified candidates by definition know what they’re doing, which can increase your productive capacity without expanding your workforce. There are all kinds of monetary benefits associated with the fast and efficient cycle times qualified workers can deliver. You can reduce
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The BIG System for Company Success

The BIG System Many successful accountants rely on two universal truths to maximize individual and team performance: Clarity at a higher level gives purpose to a lower level. Success at a lower level supports achievement at a higher level. Many accounting firm owners know they should be working ON their business, not just working IN it.  Oftentimes accountants start their own business to experience business success, ultimate destiny, and create personal wealth. Some accountants succeed at achieving their initial goals. They create, establish and grow their business. Then they recruit employees and hire in contract specialists. At that point, many
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How To Maintain A Positive Attitude During The Workday

When you’re an accountant and a business owner, the busy pace and unpredictable nature of operations calls for you to have the ability to be flexible, resilient, and maintain a great attitude. Inevitably business owners will experience days full of mishaps, mix-ups, and misunderstandings, which can leave you feeling more like the business’s punching bag instead of the owner. Still, it seems that the hardest times to stay positive are usually the most important, as a positive attitude equips you with the best ability to problem solve and handle stressful situations. Some of the most effective ways to maintain a
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3 Tips to Simplify the Hiring Process for Accounting Firms

Hiring someone can be an arduous process. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you might know of someone who will be just right for the position. Maybe that person is among your circle of friends or a friend of a friend who is doing a similar job at another company. But this kind of situation only occurs once in a while. Most of the time, you need to go into your hiring process blind. You’ll need to post a job listing, scan resumes, interview candidates, negotiate salaries etc. Here are some tips to help you do so:  Job Listings Nowadays, most people
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Don’t Deal With Clients

Don’t Deal With Clients Do you work with your clients or deal with your clients?  “The Big Secret of Dealing With People” is the title of the second chapter in Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends & Influence People.” I take exception to the use of the words dealing with. When you say you are dealing with a person, there’s a negative connotation. It sounds like you are fulfilling an obligation or doing something you don’t want to do. It doesn’t sound like you want to help solve a problem — it sounds like you think the client IS the
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Words of Wisdom from Successful People

Words of Wisdom from Successful People Success takes hard work, but also the willingness to listen to good advice. Remember these words of wisdom from some of the world’s most successful people: Oprah Winfrey. “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.”  Phil Knight, CEO of Nike, Inc. “There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.”  Henry
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Know the Basics of Marketing Even When You’re Not a Marketer

Continuous learning is one of the top habits for any entrepreneur. If you’re not consuming information content about how your industry is changing, you might get left behind. Adjacent areas of expertise, like technology, marketing, and sales, are just as important. Knowing how systems work together opens the door for faster growth and bigger wins. Stay current with these three growing areas of marketing analysis:  How are visitors interacting with your company website? Websites are a requirement for almost every business. Whether your company uses your website as a landing page for entirely offline products and services or your website is
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LISTEN

LISTEN! Being an excellent and effective listener is key to a professional’s success in life and business. The ability to really, truly listen to another can strengthen relationships, aide in resolving conflicts and improve accuracy. Active listening is as simple as L-I-S-T-E-N.  L – LIKE First of all, you have to find something you sincerely like about the person you are talking to. I – INTEREST You have to have a sincere interest in the person OR in what they are saying. S – SEE Try to see things from the other’s perspective, try to understand the reasons why they
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Build a superstar team with these 3 tips!

The question on the mind of small and large accounting firms in this job market is: where is the top talent that I’m looking for to fill my open position? The fact is that in this day and age, the candidate is in the position of power during the interviewing process. With the unemployment rate at a level we haven’t seen in quite some time, businesses are now more than ever in a desperate race to reach qualified candidates before they receive offers from competitors.  While a strong candidate may be an asset for your company, without the right dynamic
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Ongoing Training Is A Must

Ongoing Training Is A Must.     You can’t just provide first-day training to team members and leave it at that. To successfully deliver excellent customer service, you must be consistent and persistent and provide ongoing training. This doesn’t require huge time commitments. After all, education experts say short and frequent messages have more lasting results and are more effective that longer and less frequent training lessons.   Short inspirational messages, weekly tips, short educational videos and employee newsletters are all ways you can provide ongoing training in small doses.       For more information, please go to www.getoffthewheel.com  
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