How to Increase Productivity While at Home
Being productive at work sounds simple – just do the best you can every day. Unfortunately, due to the never-ending demands that are placed upon us and by us, it is much more complicated than it sounds. Now, with our normal routines changing due to COVID-19 and Shelter in Place orders, it is becoming even…
Read MoreWhat does a crisis reveal about your business development skills?
A common turn of phrase is that a crisis reveals our character in how we respond. While that may be true in some respects, I believe what a crisis actually uncovers is how effective we are with our skills. The question is, what is this crisis revealing about your CPA firm’s BD skills? It’s…
Read MoreAsking for Transparency – What Does That Really Mean?
When facilitating visioning sessions with both current partners and their NextGen leaders, one element consistently emerges as crucial to their becoming a NextGen firm: transparency. Yes, it’s a request of the NextGen leaders, and it is often contrary to Baby Boomers’ and older Gen Xers’ approach of “Just put your head down, don’t ask any questions and…
Read MoreIN ORDER TO TAKE YOUR PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL, YOU MUST LET GO OF BELIEFS THAT HOLD YOU BACK.
In our last post, we discussed the need for a clear process to help you price, sell, and deliver your new advisory services for clients. When your process communicates the value you offer, you are on the brink of achieving major success. There’s just one more step, and we’ve saved the best for last. The truth is,…
Read MoreBecoming a Flex-Forward Firm
At ConvergenceCoaching, we’re huge proponents of flexible work programs, or what we like to call Anytime, Anywhere Work™ programs. We’ve been operating in a flexible, virtual environment ourselves for almost 18 years and the strategies we use to keep our team connected and operating efficiently are the same ones we teach to our clients. Philosophically,…
Read MoreCommunicating During COVID-19
As I write this from my own quarantine, I can confidently say we are in uncharted waters. Suddenly we are all trying to figure out how to work remotely, what it means to be flexible and just what needs to be communicated and to whom. As accounting and business advisory professionals, your skills – and…
Read MoreJust Say No to These Website Faux Pas
It’s 2020 and a website is no longer a novelty; it’s a necessary tool for any serious business. Making that website attractive and easy to navigate is a must, and luckily, website design has evolved to the point that the task can be accomplished without too much difficulty. Too many people see design as “making…
Read MoreCommunicate to Drive Change
“Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it.” ~ Reinhold Niebuhr Have you found the meaning of life? If we each had to define our meaning, the meanings we’d interpret would be as diverse as our backgrounds, experiences and beliefs. But no matter what you’re planning and expecting in this life, the one constant you…
Read More4 Surprising Facts About Remote Accountants
You know by now that the remote revolution is upon us. Workers are embracing work-from-home options and flooding to the gig economy in droves. According to a 2017 report, 3.9 million employees currently work from home at least half the time. That’s a 115% increase in remote workers since 2005. But misconceptions about remote work permeate the…
Read MoreWhat is Your Why and Why Does it Matter?
These days, it seems like we’re always rushing around. We’re always busy, busy…we love to cross things off our to-do list. How often do you stop to think about why you’re doing all the things you’re doing? Why do you do the things you do, in your work and in your personal life? I’ll be the first to…
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