What Great Mentors Do Differently to Make a Lasting Impact

A mentor is an experienced professional who voluntarily provides guidance and support to help a mentee reach their goals. The mentor serves as an advisor, sounding board, and confidant and shares their knowledge, skills, experience, and professional connections to help navigate career advancement. A great mentor identifies a mentee’s strengths and weaknesses, encourages the mentee […]

The Key Steps to Take Before Answering Salary Expectation Questions

Taking key steps before answering salary expectation questions helps you negotiate competitive compensation. Understanding the value of your skills and experience increases your ability to earn what you are worth in the job market. Effective salary negotiation is essential when independently finding a job rather than working with a recruiter. Whereas working independently means you […]

Why Revisiting a Runner-Up Can Save Time and Strengthen Your Workforce

Revisiting a runner-up candidate can save time in the hiring process and strengthen your workforce. Although you added a different candidate to your team, the runner-up is a good cultural fit and might qualify for a future job. Keeping in touch with a runner-up candidate you would like to work with lets you present additional […]

Gentle Reminders to Embrace Recovery in Your Busy Life

Most people view exhaustion as a status symbol. However, rest and recovery are essential for top performance. This is often a busy time for accounting professionals in public practice and industry. Working extra time is often unavoidable, but you can take steps to avoid burning out.  For instance, adequate sleep is needed to regulate emotions […]

Balancing Employee Productivity and Time Management for Optimal Performance

As discussed in our November blog posts,  individuals have diverse beliefs about living to work or working to live. Understanding and appreciating these differences helps balance employee productivity and time management for optimal performance. Tracking hours worked and employee productivity helps improve workforce performance. Creating a productive work environment helps minimize burnout and strengthen employee retention. […]

How to Create a Safe Space for Your Team to Share Their Thoughts

Your team members’ diverse personalities impact communication. Whereas some members naturally speak up, others might need encouragement to share their thoughts. As a manager, you should recognize your team members’ communication differences and provide relevant resources to help everyone feel comfortable sharing their ideas. Addressing diverse communication styles and offering support help create an environment […]