Developing Leaders in Finance & Accounting: We Help You Advance Your Career
Complacency inhibits your ability to create new growth and sets you in a condition for decline. Leaders who become complacent often are unaware of their situation. Complacency resonates with being too comfortable or when you lack the ability to see that conditions are changing, and you take no action. You must be continually focused on …
Leaders must realize that active listening often brings better results than excessive talking. When you are talking, you are not understanding what is going on around you. Leadership requires knowing and understanding the situation, and it does not require you to become an expert at how your own voice sounds. Active listening is about observing …
The financial statements for your business each period reveal a story about your accomplishments, your shortcomings, and where you are headed in the future. What story are your financial statements saying about your performance? Is it a cheerful story or is it agony each month? What story do you really want your financial statements to …
As leaders, you must use your words to inspire your team every moment. Even when expressing disappointment, you must carefully choose and craft your message to communicate the problem, but also inspire the team to work better together toward your vision. Adverse situations will reveal character flaws throughout the organization. It is through tough situations …
New hires come into the company usually excited about contributing right away. They want to deliver lots of value to their new employer. What makes it complicated are long tenured team members who use different terms for the same requirement or process. This then creates frustration and confusion for new employees. Proper communication processes involving …