Creating a sense of purpose in the workplace
A new book shows how to change work culture in two years using a four-step campaign to find purpose...
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Why employee happiness matters
Keeping staff happy means they will keep clients happy, says Quintessential Equity co-founder Harry Rosenberg FCA, who shares lessons he’s learned in accounting and advisory...
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Survey shows younger accountants most stressed
Accountants who are younger or female or who work for a law or consulting firm suffer the most stress, according to a university survey...
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Competency testing - a new tool in recruiting?
Giles Pearson FCA says frustration led him to develop an online testing company, accountests.com, with the aim of helping businesses find good finance staff, as well as reducing bad hires...
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How to choose the right office culture for you
How do you choose a workplace whose culture will suit you? Here are some ways to check if the new office role is really as good as it sounds...
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Tackling the complex modern boardroom
In an era of more complex business demands, what skills do modern board members need and what issues do they have to navigate?...
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Is it all work and no play as a CA?
Do accountants still burn the midnight oil like they used to? Acuity investigates...
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Keeping CA in the family
Melbourne-based Chartered Accountants Greenberg & Co is the very definition of a family accounting firm. Selwyn Greenberg FCA set up the firm in 1987 with wife Hannah, also an accountant, and now...
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Working as a CA in remote Australia
Living and working in the remote Red Centre of Australia offers a wealth of benefits for accountant Tanya Kirker...
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Looking ahead to life after CA
What can baby boomer CAs do to turn a career in chartered accounting into a new working life?...
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Seven ways to motivate the finance team
Managing people is not always easy but here are some tips to how to engage and inspire staff on a personal level and get them working well together...
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Shifting to a five-hour work day
A Tasmanian accounting and financial services firm allows staff to work five-hours a day on full salary. So what’s the catch?...
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Learning, leadership and lessons from Olympic sport
Rob Scott CA, new CEO of conglomerate Wesfarmers shares his insights into leadership learned through business and elite sport...
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Strategic planning for CAs in the digital age
The top 10 ways accountants can achieve successful strategic planning...
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How to transition from CFO to CEO
The increasingly important role of CFO can be a stepping stone to CEO - but what’s required to make the leap?...