Collections and accounts receivable professionals will develop more confidence in their abilities and rank ahead of their peers by following the ASK method. What’s the ASK method? It stands for Attitude, Speed and Knowledge. And it’s a tried-and-true strategy that Pam Fagan, president of Audit Business Services, trains her employees and clients to master. Fagan […]
Some of the workers that quit during the Great Resignation may be trying to become boomerang employees – meaning they’re turning around and coming back after realizing the grass wasn’t greener on the other side. More than one out of every four workers (26%) who recently left a job said they regret the decision, according […]
Your Payroll pros may be distracted this year-end because IRS still hasn’t committed to dropping the mandatory threshold for e-filing information returns in 2023, there’s a new e-filing option for 1099s being rolled out in January, and Forms W-2, 1099 and 1095 will be subject to increased scrutiny by the Service. However, the fact is […]
The coronavirus pandemic ushered in the Zoom meeting craze for many companies. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, and that certainly applies to meetings. Bottom line: Most employees think meetings are by and large a waste of their time and frequently don’t see their point! You’ll never win over all […]
Too many add-ons in an increasingly digital work environment can become overwhelming for some employees, leading to tech overload. A survey by contextual mobility management solution company TRUCE Software found: Almost a quarter (23.9%) of workers are concerned that they always need to be connected 7% are concerned about needing to learn new systems or […]
Ever wonder how strong your time-management skills are? Read these statements and grade yourself on a 1-5 scale, with a 1 meaning never and a 5 meaning all the time, and add them up once you’re finished. Prioritizing tasks. Throughout the day, I’m working on tasks that are high-priority or important enough that I should handle […]
Many of your peers are still struggling with employee retention as the Great Resignation batters the bottom line with recruiting costs, training costs and lost productivity. Back in September 2021, 4.4 million workers left their jobs, and a year later there’s only been a little improvement. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and […]
Many companies will be tightening their belts over the next few months. Pay raises and bonuses could be put on hold. If the experts are right, mass layoffs are right around the corner and a recession will hit a wide range of industry sectors hard. Add in inflationary costs on practically everything these days and […]
Finance departments need to know what’s going on across the organization. Yet all too often communication channels clog up, with one important team being the last to know important info. And that’s A/R. Picture this: Your A/R point person calls up a new customer whose payment is coming due. He discovers the customer’s order arrived […]
