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Candor in Shareholder Letters 11 Aug 2013 | 09:42 am
Candor. No, I’m not talking about condor, a bird. I’m talking about clear and unbiased communication. The Merriam-Webster definition uses the words fairness and honesty. Do some corporate communica...
Ernst & Young Continues to Embarrass Accountants With Its New Brand 9 Aug 2013 | 06:32 am
I can’t stand it. Do a Google search on Ernst and Young new rebranding effort, and gay pornographic images are returned. I now think of gay porn every time I hear the firm’s name (Ernst & Young) or s...
AAM Announces President and Leadership Team for 2013-14 26 Jul 2013 | 10:30 pm
Although I am not a member of the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM), I am a huge fan. I believe that a course in professional services marketing should be a requirement in every accounting s...
Portrait of a LinkedIn User 2013 21 Jul 2013 | 11:42 pm
Wayne Breitbarth of Power+Formula has an infographic out summarizing the results of the 2013 edition of his annual LinkedIn User Survey. Both the infographic and the survey are well worth a look. Why...
Two Essays on Leadership 12 Jul 2013 | 02:17 am
Two essays on different aspects of leadership have recently been posted on the web. I think they are relevant to anyone who is (or aspires to be) in a position of influence. Accounting firm CEOs and ...
LA Times Reports ‘EY Has Sexy Boys Problem’ 9 Jul 2013 | 11:53 am
Ricardo Lopez of the LA Times has a titillating new story out, “Ernst & Young, now EY, has a ‘sexy boys’ problem.“ It was posted to LaTimes.com on Monday, July 8, 2013. Ernst & Young on July 1 announ...
HETL Selects New President 9 Jul 2013 | 11:10 am
I am a member of the Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL) discussion group on LinkedIn. It has nearly 30,000 members. There is an associated formal academic group which supports two journals ...
Congress Passes Bill About Accounting/Auditing 9 Jul 2013 | 09:33 am
I just received word that the U.S. House of Representatives (Congress) has passed a bill banning mandatory auditor rotation. Before you start to think that perhaps Congress has done something great a...
Should an Accountant Clean Up His/Her Online Network? 6 Jul 2013 | 12:28 am
Should an accountant clean up his or her online network? Answering this question has been puzzling me since reading Jenn Herman’s blog post “When Was The Last Time You Cleaned Up Your Connections?“ J...
No Fireworks For Me On This Independence Day 4 Jul 2013 | 11:04 pm
[July 4, Bowling Green, OH] The July 4th holiday used to be known as Independence Day. Ever since I became an accountant, on this day I’ve been celebrating the notion of auditor independence from the ...
