What Matters

What Matters

I propose ideas to improve the experience of accounting. Burnout is an occupational phenomenon the World Health Organization characterizes as “feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion”. The accounting industry specifically is notorious for harboring burnout as a...
The Leverage Problem

The Leverage Problem

I propose ideas to improve the experience of accounting. Leverage might be the most critical lever in an accounting firm or department. It’s at the crux of the experience. And it has become a problem. Leverage is defined as follows: use (something) to maximum...

WTF Performance Evaluations

I propose ideas to improve the experience of accounting. When it comes to feedback and performance evaluations, there is room. Some perspective on the current process: Few leaders in accounting enjoy telling members of the team how they screwed up. Team members...

A public accounting experience to stay for…

I had lunch Monday with one of my mentors at our usual spot (Chili’s). He’s in public accounting at a national firm and is on the frontlines of The Great Resignation. He was also on the battlefield during The Great Recession. Now, instead of having to let people go,...