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How To Stop Using Metrics Against Yourself
As accountants, we’re all about numbers and metrics. Accounting metrics and KPIs are critical components of business management, and a proper record of the cash flows, expenses, and gains is incredibly valuable to the companies we serve. Some metrics and KPIs we...

Learning To Pause On Purpose
I was recently at the dentist, sitting and waiting, scrolling Instagram, and saw an advertisement for a necklace. What drew my attention was its simplicity - it was called “The Pause Necklace,” and it came with a card that read the following:“She finds herself awake...

Improving Your Relationship With Deadlines
Whether you are in public or private accounting, there’s no denying that deadlines are a normal part of the accounting profession. But it’s not just our accounting work that has deadlines - our personal life also has plenty of deadlines. For example, not only are...

Breaking Bad Habits And Creating Better Ones
Typically the start of the new year is when we take inventory of what’s working, what’s not, and what we’d like to do differently in the upcoming year. The 12 months ahead offer us a symbol of hope that we will have set and accomplished various goals by this same...

Creating A Family Mission Statement
As the end of the holiday season typically leads to thoughts about the new year, I thought it would be a great idea to do something different this year. Instead of sitting down and doing a family budget or setting personal goals, I thought it would be a great time to...

A Different Perspective On Quiet Quitting
Have you heard about the term “quiet quitting”? It’s believed to have started on TikTok but has gained popularity in all forms of social and mainstream media. For example, on August 12th of this year, The Wall Street Journal published an article, “If Your Co-Workers...

Holiday Anxiety
Do you hear it playing on the radio or in the stores, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” and mumble under your breath, “Yeah, right! Not if you’re a working mom”? Let’s face it - while you want to make the holidays as festive as possible for your children...

Tools and Strategies for Supporting Small Businesses – ADP
Supporting small businesses amid economic uncertainties, continued talent attraction and retention challenges and supply chain issues requires increasing attention and strategy. Together, these trends can create some of the toughest stressors a small-business leader...

How To Handle Bad Leadership
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Horrible Bosses,” you probably cringe and chuckle at the same time thinking about how the 3 employees jokingly suggest that their lives would be happier if their bosses were no longer around. Initially hesitant, they eventually agree to...

How To Stay Out Of The All-Or-Nothing Trap
Do you find yourself unable to let go of small mistakes you made at work, believing you can’t do anything right? If you’re running late in the morning trying to get yourself and the kids out the door, do you question whether you’ve got the whole working mom thing...