Below is a selection of blog articles that you may find helpful in your business. These are opinion articles only.
The HR problems accountants cannot ignore
Published in Accountants Daily on 29th April 2022 Accounting practices, like most businesses, are busy and their focus is on servicing their clients and ultimately making money. So some areas do not get the attention they deserve. Human resource management is a good example. It is not a money earner and it is often not…
Importance of Training and Development
The companies that truly believe in providing training and development opportunities are the big winners when it comes to being an employer of choice. Not only will you retain top talent, and strengthen relationships with your staff but you will also boost staff morale and improve their productivity. The keyword here is investment, you want…
How to be a better Manager
Just because someone puts the word “Manager” in your title, does not mean you are actually a manager. Managing people is a skill that not everyone will master, and it is certainly not something that you learn on your first go around. It can take years and sadly some never get the hang of it.…
How Long Is Too Long?
How Long Is Too Long To Stay With The Same Employer? When is it time to go? Opinion Maybe 5 years is too long, maybe it’s 15. Everyone will have a different answer depending on their role, the company they work for and the opportunities they’ve had during their employment. For the millennials, the tenure…
Top TIPS to HIRE the RIGHT staff and how to KEEP them.
Write a clear job description and include measurable KPI’s Ask the “right” questions during the interview Include questions around “culture” to gauge a fit with company values and existing culture Ask for clear examples of work using an open-ended question style Introduce preferred candidates to existing team members prior to offer being made. This gives…
What’s worth more, flexibility or money?
Flexibility gets my vote. Don’t get me wrong, everyone has bills to pay, but the days where people accepted being clock-watched are gone. Pre COVID, it was safe to say that flexibility wasn’t a term widely used to describe job satisfaction because we didn’t really know what it meant. Fast forward to COVID times and…
