We all know April showers bring May flowers. And you know what's made for these busy, rainy April days? Comfort food! We're mixing it up on the Encoursa blog with an easy recipe. Liz Briggson, CPA, CVA whipped this up while on a conference call (aka 15-20 minute prep time) earlier this week and everyone enjoyed it...
Do you find your current work environment is causing you stress or anxiety? Distinguishing the root cause of the stress can be difficult. While a quick look in the mirror can help us determine if we are part of the issue, workplace stress often manifests from external forces and relates to the behaviors of toxic leader...
Do you find your current work environment is causing you stress or anxiety? Distinguishing the root cause of the stress can be difficult. While a quick look in the mirror can help us determine if we are part of the issue, workplace stress often manifests from external forces and relates to the behaviors of toxic leader...
Branching out to explore the realm of communications, Nancy Wu delivered some amazing insights about listening skills AND one culprit that causes the opposite of listening, the oft experienced, yet rarely discussed Amygdala Hijack. Click here to watch the recap! We recapped the webinar and wanted to share wit...
One thing that unites all accounting and finance professionals is striking a balance between doing work we enjoy and taking care of tedious tasks.Dave Mundy, President & Founder of AuditDashboard, recently led a one-hour webinar, "Cut Waste, Improve Your Team and Client's Experience." Dave acknowledges, "All proces...
Occupational fraud is far more widespread than we may be inclined to think. According to the ACFE Report to the Nations, the typical fraud case lasts 14 months before detection, aggregating losses of over $100,000. A lack of internal controls contributes to nearly 33% of frauds. Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Custome...
As accountants and auditors, we take certain things for granted. For calendar year-end audit clients, we generally plan interim fieldwork in the fall followed by year-end fieldwork in the winter. We roll-forward the prior year document request lists (lovingly referred to as PBC lists because, in fact, the documents are...
This week I had the pleasure of catching up with leadership consultant Jon Lokhorst in person. We chatted about business acumen, the future of work environments, turnover, burn-out, and leadership. (Quite a few topics in one hour!)We both acknowledged the trends we are seeing with organizations trying to figure out opt...
Every controller can relate to the nervous, eager, and somewhat uneasy feeling they experienced when closing the books and reporting financials for the first time in their new role. For some, that feeling never goes away, while others tackle the pain points head on. They assess risk, identify obstacles, and implement s...
It’s no secret that companies are investing in technology at the expense of traditional departmental budgets laden with personnel expenses. A 2021 Gartner survey showed that companies are expecting to drive business growth through the use of technology, and functional budgets would be decreased in order to fund these g...