Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2024

Staying ahead of the curve is essential for professionals seeking career growth and specialization in accounting. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Undoubtedly one of the most recognized and respected certifications in the accounting realm, the CPA designation is a hallmark of expertise and integrity.

CPA 104

CPA Compliance Finance Risk Management 104

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2018

Plenty of media coverage — and companies’ attention — is devoted to employees at the beginning and end of their careers, at least in my experience. What about the wide swath of employees who are in the middle of their careers? For many managers, the problem is seeing those employees through to the other side.

Career 13

Career Crisis Mentor CPA 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. As an idea, strategic intent is about setting a bold and ambitious goal, out of all proportion to a firm's current resources and capabilities.

Goal 9

Goal Prahalad Hamel CPA 9

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. The healthy habits that I attribute to my success as a leader are practice what I preach, set healthy boundaries, practice mindfulness, exercise, work hard and invest in my ongoing learning and personal development.

Succession 316

Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

Career 12

Career Budgeting Short-term Planning 12