Employees
The Cost of an Empty Chair
Ilan Bernstein is the Chief Executive Officer of Trigger, a South Africa-based global outsourcing partner that offers customizable solutions for Audit, Actuarial, CAS, and Forensic Services. As the accounting industry continues to grapple with talent shortages, it’s becoming increasingly important for firms to explore alternative solutions. Over time, the effects of staffing under-resourced, overworked teams…
Read MoreAddressing the Capacity Crisis in Pursuit of Talent
Capacity issues and the war for talent are nothing new to the accounting industry. But along with hybrid teams, work from home, and The Great Resignation, the COVID-19 pandemic also brought with it a heightening of these talent crises. Winding River Consulting asked Allan Fisher of Premier Financial Search (PFS), to lend us his insights on this incredibly timely and critically relevant topic at our latest MPB Alumni Community Quarterly Check-in.
Read MoreHow Do You Train a Remote or Hybrid Workforce?
This is a question on many of our minds. As we face the reality of long-term remote and hybrid work arrangements, the facts are clear: Accounting firms will need to find practical ways to connect with and train both on-site and off-site employees. This includes employees at all levels of an organization, and at every…
Read MoreThe Power Players: The People Who Achieve Results in Digital Marketing for Accounting Firms
The business development landscape for accounting firms has experienced a dramatic change over the past year. With new strategies and techniques constantly emerging, the spotlight is now on digital channels and the people who achieve results in digital marketing for accounting firms. Success in this new digital age requires an entirely new set of skills:…
Read MoreWhen Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Effective communication is the difference between just saying something and saying something and getting it done Unengaged workers cost the U.S. billions of dollars a year in lost productivity. According to a study by Gallup, only 50 percent of employees know what their employer’s expectations are. The Gallup report claims that the number of employees…
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