How to Disagree with Poise

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Does your company encourage healthy debate among its employees? If not, it should! Encouraging your employees to share their ideas, perspectives, and input is essential for innovation. Creating a psychologically safe space to respectfully disagree with others helps move the business forward. Supporting respectful debates leads to more effective approaches to problem-solving. The results include… Read more »

Beyond the Numbers: Skills Accounting Professionals Should Nurture

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Accounting professionals must look beyond the numbers to build their careers and benefit their organizations.. These professionals must nurture various hard and soft skills to support efficient business operations. Accounting professionals’ abilities to prepare, analyze, interpret, and discuss financial records help their organizations remain compliant with accounting standards and regulations. The value these professionals provide… Read more »

From Overwhelmed to Organized: Lighten Your Life as Days Grow Shorter

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As Fall approaches, you may be readjusting from the laid-back days of Summer to the hustle and bustle of back-to-school time. Your focus might include getting new backpacks and school supplies for a fresh start on the season. Your family likely will be spending more time indoors as the weather cools and the days grow… Read more »

Mindfulness in Accounting: Tips for Accountants to Stay Balanced

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Staying balanced as an accountant can be challenging. The intense, heavy workload and pressure to meet deadlines can result in substantial stress. Ongoing exposure to stress can negatively impact your health, productivity, and performance. Stress also can affect your work relationships, attendance, and employee morale. As an accountant, you should focus on staying balanced at… Read more »

Summer Bucket List

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When the sun’s out, the fun’s out! Now is the time to gather your family and friends for fun outdoor activities. Make the most of the warm weather in Manitoba with this summer bucket list! 1. Go berry-picking You’re in for a sweet treat at Cormier’s Berry Patch! Check the website for strawberry-picking tips and… Read more »

Professional Skills to Cultivate Throughout Your Career

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After learning to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, accountants are more prepared than ever to close out the year. Here's why. Mercer Bradley

Cultivating professional skills throughout your accounting career helps you grow professionally. The more value you add to an organization, the more opportunities you have for advancement. Developing relevant hard and soft skills helps you remain engaged and productive at work. It also increases your job satisfaction and tenure with an employer. This benefits your career… Read more »

The Importance of Ethics in the Accounting Profession

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Accountants are trusted and relied on to carefully, truthfully, and diligently make and keep financial records for companies and clients. Adherence to these ethical standards helps preserve the dignity, respect, and trust in accountants and the accounting profession. Accounting professionals must conduct themselves in a manner that serves the public interest and maintains the positive… Read more »

How to Receive and Implement Feedback

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Openly receiving and implementing feedback helps improve your work performance. As a result, you should intentionally create space for it and remain receptive. Feedback is not bad or negative, feedback is a way to learn and grow personally and professionally. Whether you receive formal or informal feedback, your brain immediately begins processing the input. Training your brain… Read more »

Spring Refresh for Professional Success

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Peace of Mind Hiring: The Right Hire Makes All the Difference Mercer Bradley

Spring cleaning involves clearing out the things you no longer need to make room for the things that you want. This is an excellent approach to refresh your career and take steps to increase your professional success. Taking the time for a spring refresh on your professional success paves the way for learning and development…. Read more »

We’re Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary!

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We’re proud to share that we will soon hit a huge milestone: Mercer Bradley  will reach our 15-year business anniversary on June 1st! Since opening our doors in 2008, our team has worked diligently to connect the right people to the right jobs, driving success for the clients and candidates we serve. Through dramatic changes… Read more »