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May 17, 2023

107: Team Member Engagement Tools You Can Easily Apply

Send us a text Team engagement is such an important daily exercise that it can affect how well your team members succeed or not. Team members who are positively engaged are more productive, more efficient, and more motivated ...

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May 3, 2023

Stay Curious to Grow Your Potential as a Finance Leader

Send us a text What drives you to achieve excellence? To achieve your BEST every day? Learning is a big part of our journey in achieving excellence, so what helps you to stay motivated to learn and grow? I believe …

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April 20, 2023

105: Finance and Accounting Trends for 2023

Send us a text The predictions are out for 2023 for Finance and Accounting, and it looks interesting. Our fields continue to be in high demand. What are the types of roles that are in demand right now, and what …

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April 11, 2023

Bonus Episode 58: Finance Leaders Provide Key Insights to Assist Seni…

Send us a text Strategy is a decision around what market you will pursue and with what product and service mix and more importantly - how you will employ your resources to serve that market properly, so your company becomes …

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April 4, 2023

Bonus Episode 57: Leadership Tools for Better Team Engagement

Send us a text What can you do better to make a positive difference? Team engagement is a necessity. If your team is quiet, it doesn’t mean things are necessary going well. You have to engage with them and continually …

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March 21, 2023

Bonus Episode 56: Protect Your Time - Don't Let the "Task Monkey" Jum…

Send us a text Be careful not to take back the "task monkey" who is wanting and waiting to jump on someone else. You may even have a team member who does this often to you so be watching and …

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March 14, 2023

Bonus Episode 55: Let's Talk About Leadership

Send us a text What does it mean to be a leader? How do you know if you are leading correctly? Leadership is hard sometimes. It takes practice and sometimes failure to get it right. With leadership, always begin with …

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March 7, 2023

Bonus Episode 54: Earning a Promotion

Send us a text This week, I am sharing Episode 88, Earning a Promotion to Manager. What does it take to be promoted from individual contributor to manager? You must show potential for greater responsibility. You need a combin...

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Feb. 21, 2023

104: Earning Your Professional Credentials

Send us a text Our professional credentials show our commitment level in becoming an expert in the finance and accounting fields. These are badges of knowledge and expertise that show our level of technical knowledge, strate...

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Feb. 7, 2023

103: Achieve Your Goals

Send us a text I am sharing what it means to set a plan and then to stay organized and focused so you can go achieve it. You must be persistent, and never quit. You can assess and reorganize, but …

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Jan. 24, 2023

102: Use the SMART Goal Setting Method for Better Goal Planning

Send us a text When we set our goals, let’s use the SMART goal setting methodology so we set realistic goals that we can achieve because we have properly thought through the best way to plan them and achieve them. …

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Jan. 10, 2023

101: Be BOLD in 2023 With Your Goal Setting

Send us a text This is 2023 and I believe this is the year we become bold in our career execution, our skills development, and our leadership growth. The last few years people have become hesitant due to the challenges …

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Jan. 3, 2023

Bonus Episode 53: Be Bold in 2023

Send us a text We will be using the acronym BOLD to shape our plans for 2023. BOLD: Believe, Overcome, Leadership, and Decisive. Believe in yourself, Overcome obstacles, Grow your Leadership and Be decisive in your plans and ...

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Dec. 28, 2022

Bonus Episode 52: Project Team Oppportunities

Send us a text As a Finance or Accounting professional have you ever been assigned to a project team or worked on a business case? Have you provided financial analysis or accounting advice regarding a high visibility project...

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Dec. 20, 2022

Bonus Episode 51: Learn to Enjoy Your Time Off

Send us a text Do you know how to enjoy your time off when you do take your vacation time? This is important so you can get mentally refreshed. You need a break – you need to clear your mind …

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Dec. 13, 2022

Bonus Episode 50: Inspire Your Team to Win

Send us a text Let’s wrap up 2022, but put off new ideas until next year. Enjoy your accomplishments, get some rest, enjoy your family, friends and colleagues, and put things in perspective. Season 13 will debut on January 10...

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Dec. 6, 2022

Bonus Episode 49: Know Your Self-Worth

Send us a text To prepare for 2023, I want you to work on your confidence, to take more risk, and to understand your self-worth even more. What do you bring to the table? What makes you unique in our …

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Dec. 2, 2022

100: The Impact of Finance and Accounting Leadership

Send us a text Did you know that as a finance and accounting leader you can have a great, positive impact across your organization? Finance and Accounting professionals do more than just analysis and record financial transact...

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Nov. 23, 2022

099: Take More Risk in Your Career

Send us a text Are you willing to take more risk to ensure you achieve what you want in your career? Or…are you playing it too safe? Taking risk is often a mindset issue where you can limit yourself and …

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Nov. 15, 2022

098: Why Did You Choose a Career in Finance and Accounting?

Send us a text Why did you choose to work in Finance and Accounting? Did you want to work with numbers? Did you think you would work mostly alone? Were you attracted to the leadership opportunities available? Was it something...

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Nov. 8, 2022

097: Improving Our Productivity

Send us a text How productive are you during the day? Is your day filled with distractions? Do you have set templates and use your available tools to make your workday easier especially for routine tasks? Having a productive ...

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Oct. 20, 2022

096: Leading in a Challenging Environment

Send us a text Are you facing a leadership challenge right now, or soon? Do you even know? Have you been complacent, or are you watching for the signs that change or a business challenge is imminent? When things are …

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Oct. 11, 2022

Bonus Episode 48: Believe in Yourself and Develop a Wellness Plan

Send us a text We all need a reminder to believe in ourselves especially when it gets tough, that is, when you face a challenge and then doubt tries to settle in. We are all in a battle to overcome …

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Oct. 4, 2022

Bonus Episode 47: Your Inner Circle Matters

Send us a text Who you have in your inner circle matters. Who you have around you, and who you associate with regularly affects your mindset, how you approach life, your happiness, and the overall level of your mental, spirit...

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