Badge of Honour – An Accountant’s Work is Never Done
This post was inspired in part by a recent post on AccountingWEB by Bill Kennedy called This Accounting Life. In it, Bill talks about some things we can all probably relate to: working Saturdays, late...
View ArticleBringing Design Thinking to Accounting and Finance
There’s a lot of Buzz around the concept of Design Thinking at the moment. A great deal of content has been produced, but I’m not sure how much has been directed toward the accounting and finance...
View ArticleBusiness Reporting ≠ Dishwasher Job
A friend, he was in Sales at the time, explained to me his reasoning for getting out; to pursue an MBA and leave Sales. He said that in Sales, “you’re just a waitress” for the business. He was tired...
View ArticleThe Importance of Stories
This time of year provides tremendous illustrations of the power and importance of stories. From the stories that constitute our most core personal beliefs of the holiday season to those that detail...
View ArticleAccounting for IT in the Finance Department
An Interview with Wendy Van Donkelaar; CFO at MAKE Technologies Last week, we were talking with Cheni Yerushalmi, co-counder of Sunshine Suites, about Measuring What Matters. I think the main...
View ArticleStrategic CFO: Get in the Game
With all the March Madness going on right now, a basketball analogy seems in order (or at least some pics from my local court). Like hockey, basketball is a great example of a team sport that benefits...
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