If you’re looking to succeed in accounting and finance, you need to be more than just technically proficient. Having a strong grasp of principles, concepts, software, etc is important, but it’s only part of the equation. To truly excel in these fields, you need to adopt the right mindset.
When it comes to career development, most people follow a similar path: go to college, get a job, work hard, get promoted. While this formula can work for some, it’s not the only way to achieve success in your career. In fact, sometimes taking an unconventional approach can lead to greater opportunities and fulfilment. Here are six unusual ways to take control of your career development in the world of Accounting and Finance.
Turmoil is taking place in the recruiting war. The battle for talent, executive level talent especially, seems to be tougher than it’s ever been.
Greg Hodge, and Executive Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, tackles these questions in this CFO Talk:
1. What advice would you give finance leaders about career management?
2. If a finance leader is in job search what specific advice would you give them?
Dave Bookbinder, a business valuation expert, author of the new ROI Return on Individuals and host of the Behind the Number show delivers an insightful message on how leaders can manage their talent as their most important asset, rather than the traditional method of treating talent as an expense.
In fact, Dave argues our accounting methods in general do a poor job of capturing the true value of human capital.
Watch Dave’s CFO Talk for more on evaluating our most valuable resource.
In this fun CFO Talk Brian Higgins describes how his engineering background helped him develop Activity Value Management to aid his clients in better cost management and improved enterprise performance.
“AVM leads you to do more of what you should be doing and less of what you shouldn’t be doing.”
