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How to structure a great interview
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- 28 Jan 2025
- Xena Wang
This article outlines strategies for conducting structured, effective job interviews, emphasising thorough preparation, fair assessment, and evaluating both technical and soft skills to make better hiring decisions.
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Transform employee development with these continuous feedback strategies
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- 01 Jan 2025
- Nichole Marconi
This article explores how continuous feedback can enhance employee development, outlining effective feedback methods that foster growth and improve workplace performance.
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Time to double down on DEI
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- 01 Jan 2025
- Paige Hagy
Paige Hagy examines the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the accounting profession, against the backdrop of a wider corporate pushback against these initiatives.
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When a performance improvement plan could help your employee
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- 06 Nov 2024
- Liane Davey
This article explores how Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) can be used to address underperformance, emphasising clear expectations, feedback, and fairness.
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Turning negative reviews into a positive experience
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- 01 Nov 2024
This article highlights the value of constructive negative feedback in performance reviews, to foster employee potential and prevent disengagement.
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Mastering the art of feedback: cultivating positive and productive conversations
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- 01 Nov 2024
- Barbara Kay
Barbara Kay emphasises the importance of honest, constructive feedback, and offers strategies for delivering it promptly and effectively to support team development.
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The long-term costs of layoffs
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- 09 Oct 2024
- Didier Elzinga, Amy Lavoie
A study of 146 companies showed that layoffs can negatively impact employee morale, confidence, and loyalty over a long period. Companies that handle layoffs with empathy and transparency can mitigate long-term damage and rebuild trust more effectively.
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Employee ownership trusts: An emerging strategy for HR leaders
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- 29 Jul 2024
- Derek Razo
Employee ownership has emerged as an effective strategy for attracting, engaging and retaining top talent. The author discusses the use of employee ownership trusts in the US and how they can provide opportunities to increase employee satisfaction, foster collaborative cultures and drive consistent business growth.
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All-white boards becoming more common, says UK retailers report
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- 25 Jun 2024
- Jennifer Creery
A new report has found that the proportion of British retailers with all-White boards has increased, which is seen as a setback for the industry's efforts to improve diversity.
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3 challenges to hybrid work — and how to overcome them
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- 30 May 2024
- Mark C. Bolino, Corey Phelps
This article provides advice on how managers can overcome three key challenges which often arise in hybrid working contexts — those of aligning schedules, fostering culture, and ensuring productivity.
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Engage employees for AI success
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- 01 May 2024
- David De Cremer
Article discusses how in order to make Artificial Intelligence adoption a success it is important to keep employees happy and engaged. Employees find AI intimidating and their feedback is often not part fo the process. The author discusses what organisations must do to develop employee-inclusive AI practice and to keep their employees happy, productive, and engaged.
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6 mistakes leaders make when announcing layoffs
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- 09 Apr 2024
- Amii Barnard-Bahn
This article explores common leadership mistakes in layoff announcements and offers strategies for handling them with transparency and empathy.
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Leading digital and hybrid workforces
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- 20 Mar 2024
- Mohsina Malla, Alexandra Venn-Brown
Mohsina Malla and Alexandra Venn-Brown from Deloitte New Zealand explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workplace in the context of flexible working, including potential benefits and challenges.
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The future is flexible
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- 20 Mar 2024
- Allana Coulon
Allana Coulon looks at the rapid growth of flexible working and its implications for culture, performance and inclusion. She provides advice on how organisational leaders and HR professionals can ensure that flexibility works for the organisation and not against it.
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Black chartered accountants in post-apartheid South Africa: Global implications for the profession
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- 01 Mar 2024
- Theresa A.Hammond, Sedzani Musundwa
Although South Africa’s Apartheid system legally ended with the advent of democracy in 1994, by 2021 only 15% of chartered accountants were Black. The authors examine this underrepresentation through interviews with 22 Black South Africans who earned their chartered accountancy certification in the second decade of the 21st century. While the officially mandated educational and employment barriers that previous generations faced have been dismantled, the authors found that aspiring Black accountants continue to face immense barriers to entering the profession.
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Recruiting older workers
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- 01 Mar 2024
- Ken Dychtwald, Robert Morison, Katy Terveer
It's time for a new deal between employers and older workers, say the authors. They give advice for employers on how to hire, retain and engage older and retired workers, resulting in mutually productive employment matches. They also take a look at the value of older workers and bust some of the most prevalent myths about their working styles.
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Packing five days into four
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- 01 Feb 2024
- Ben Falkenmire
The article focuses on the experiences of two accounting firms in New Zealand and Australia that have successfully transitioned to a four-day work week, emphasizing the challenges, benefits, and lessons learned. Topics discussed include the importance of offering four days as an incentive tied to performance targets, the need to reconsider hybrid working policies to maintain team culture, and the specific measures taken by the firms to ensure a smooth transition for new recruits.
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Should I stay, or should I go?: Salary and recruitment trends for the year ahead
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- 01 Feb 2024
- Natascha Whitehead
The article discusses the findings of the Hays 2024 UK Salary and Recruiting Trends guide, highlighting the increased optimism among accountancy and finance employers about the economic climate, the persistent skills shortages in areas like credit management, and the growing importance of skills over degrees for accountancy employers. Topics include credit professionals' job satisfaction, the importance of flexible working and a benefits package to candidates and the impact of the rising cost of living on job moves.
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Effective onboarding in the age of remote work
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Santiago Poli
The rise of remote work and international teams has made it necessary to redefine onboarding, focusing on creating meaningful connections and instilling company culture through virtual methods. The author recommends achieving effective onboarding for remote workers through three key elements: social integration, technical preparations and cultural training.
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Embracing neurodiversity in accounting and finance
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Anthony Pacilio
Neurodivergent employees can foster a culture of innovation,
problem solving, and different perspectives. Anthony Pacilio gives advice on how employers in accounting and finance can attract and retain neurodivergent employees.
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New regulations clarify rules over WTR and TUPE
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Matilda Boyce
A short legal update outlining recent changes to the Working Time Regulations (WTR) and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE).
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How to keep remote workers connected to company culture
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- 09 Nov 2023
- Matthew Finnegan
Companies that don't proactively move to keep remote employees aligned with corporate goals and culture run the risk of turning them into 'gig' workers. The article covers steps businesses can take to ensure that remote workers are better aligned with company goals, culture and their colleagues.
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Reframing employee health: Moving beyond burnout to holistic health
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- 02 Nov 2023
- Jacqueline Brassey, Brad Herbig, Barbara Jeffery, Drew Ungerman
A survey conducted by the McKinsey Health Institute across 30 countries provides insights into how organizations can prioritize the holistic health of their employees. Positive work experiences are associated with better holistic health, increased innovation, and improved job performance. The article suggests that organizations should prioritize employee health as a strategic imperative and align it with their broader environmental, social, and governance framework.
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Microaggressions in the Accounting Academy: The Black experience
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- 01 Nov 2023
- Phebian L.Davis, Denise Dickins, Julia L.Higgs, Joseph Reid
Black Americans are underrepresented members of the US accounting academy. By interviewing Black accounting faculty about their experiences during their doctoral education and institutional hiring and promotion processes, the authors have discovered stories of degradation, stereotyping, and exclusion (i.e., microaggressions) that participants report negatively impact their views of the academic accounting profession and increase their turnover intentions.
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Why your organisation should use salary benchmarking
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- 10 Oct 2023
- Zoë B. Cullen, et al.
This article highlights how salary benchmarking ensures fair pay and boosts employee retention by using market data to set competitive salaries. It also provides practical tips on how to use salary benchmarks effectively.
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Tailored flexibility
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Danielle Lee
There is no one blueprint for cultivating a female-friendly workplace, as the top firms on Accounting Today's 2023 Best Firms for Women list emphasize, but as accounting practices attempt to sketch out a better culture for attracting, retaining and advancing women, lessons can be learned from the list's winners. The article features quotes from the top three ranked firms from the 2023 Best Firms for Women list, providing insights into how they are successfully fostering an inclusive workplace for women.
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Embracing the Flexible Staffing Model
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Steve Saah
How flexible staffing can help organizations gain access to specialized skills, save costs, and reduce burnout. If you’re considering bringing in highly skilled contract talent to work alongside your permanent staff, here’s a look at some of the top advantages you can realize from this move. These include increased access to in-demand talent and specialized skills, improved competitive position, and avoiding costly bad hires.
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The state of DEI: A Q&A with Crystal Cooke
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Jeff Drew
Crystal Cooke, director of Diversity and Inclusion at AICPA & CIMA, assesses the state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and attitudes in accounting. She discusses challenges faced in the US accounting industry, including setbacks in legislation and job losses in DEI roles, and gives advice on how accounting firms and finance departments can create a positive DEI culture.
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When I grow up, I want to be...
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Susan Muldowney
A look at the challenges faced by the accounting profession in attracting young talent, as enrolments in accounting-related university degrees decline. Topics include the need to change the perception of the profession among young people, showcase the diversity of roles within accounting, and address outdated stereotypes of brown cardigans.
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Return-to-office is a $1.3 trillion problem few have figured out
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- 04 Sep 2023
- Matthew Boyle
In these post-pandemic times, companies are still working out how to adapt to lasting changes to corporate working life. Stark differences have emerged across continents and cultures, with Asian and European workers largely returning to offices at a faster pace than their counterparts in the Americas. However, European working practices vary widely - the UK has one of the highest rates of remote work, and France one of the lowest. The disparities within countries and cities have upended the commercial real estate market, leading to a debt crisis among some landlords.
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