The Hybrid Workplace
By: Gary Shamis, David Toth, Marsha Leest, Evan Ishida, Jack Ricchiuto, and Jen Margolis
2020. A year eagerly awaited because it sounded like it would be powerful; have vision. And it was and it did - just not in the way anyone expected.
We learned some important things about ourselves and our businesses as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Most of the time, we were resilient and agile enough to handle the extreme level of disruption and stress we faced with some degree of efficiency and innovation. And while we thought this was an event, it has become an evolution. An evolution of the accounting profession, an evolution in the way we conduct business and go to market, and an evolution in the way we initiate and nurture relationships - whether with prospective clients, prospective hires, or the community at large.
Building Blocks
By: Gary Shamis
To achieve business success, you have to have more than a vision - you need inherent passion and a tangible strategy. In Building Blocks, award-winning serial entrepreneur and business consultant Gary Shamis takes you through his own journey of building eight highly innovative ventures to impart a lifetime of lessons learned.
Highlighting not only his triumphs but his stumbles along the way, Shamis reveals the critical characteristics, habits and strategies he coaches leading senior executives on - and makes them accessible and relatable to experienced and novice entrepreneurs alike.
Stratagem: Simple, Effective Strategic Planning for Your Business and Your Life
By: Sandy Manson, Jay Nisberg, Gary Shamis, Kristen Hamshire, Randy Wood, Brian Kosoy
Stratagem is a different kind of strategic planning tool. It gives owners and executives a different approach to thinking about their business today and in the future.
It provides leaders with an executable vision and a clear process to get there so they can succeed. It critically bridges the business and personal goals of owners and executives. Stratagem is not about creating a strategic planning document. It's an all-embracing, dynamic process and not a rigid form.
In fact, Stratagem fosters productivity and creativity.
How to Manage Your Accounting Practice
By: Marsha Leest, Jay N. Nisberg, and Gary Shamis
Practice management used to be a relatively simple process. Today, the world of accounting has changed so much that the old view of CPAs relaxing after the dreaded April 15 deadline is no longer accurate.
Tax, audit and consulting engagements keep most firms busy 12 months a year, and best practices for running a firm has morphed into best practices for managing chaos.
