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![Week by Week Managing your Remote Team](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/Untitled_design_{width}x.png?v=1720046892)
The article discusses key insights and best practices for managing remote teams, drawn from recent conferences like AICPA Engage, Scaling New Heights, and the CPA Firm Management Association. With the shift towards hybrid and fully remote work models, maintaining effective team dynamics is crucial.
![Focusing Your Gen Z Accounting Team Members](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/thought-catalog-Nv-vx3kUR2A-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1717033403)
I always struggled with coaching conversations. Not my strong point at all. I guess I was one of those accounting partners where working with clien...
![Revolutionizing the Ledger: Crafting a Thriving Remote Work Culture in Accounting Firms](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1710973370)
Transitioning accounting firms to a successful remote work culture demands meticulous planning, transparent communication, and adept utilization of technology. This article delves into strategies such as establishing clear policies, fostering communication, promoting continuous learning, maintaining work-life balance, and embracing the right tools, showcasing how this evolution can lead to heightened efficiency and job satisfaction
![Thrown to the Sharks: The Perils of Unpreparedness in the Accounting Deep End](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3808008_{width}x.jpg?v=1709762774)
An accounting graduate, transparent about their lack of experience, faces overwhelming tasks and no support in a residential remodeling company. This illustrates the repercussions of inadequate hiring practices and the necessity for comprehensive onboarding and training programs to prevent stress on employees and risks to business integrity.
![Assessing an Accountant's Project Management Skills](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668430_{width}x.jpg?v=1690762946)
Assessing project management skills in accounting firms can be challenging through interviews alone. It is recommended to use personality, specifically Big-5/OCEAN based questionnaires, to gain valuable insights into a candidate's suitability for project management by evaluating traits such as conscientiousness, self-discipline, social boldness, assertion, and calmness. These traits are associated with success in project management roles within the accounting field.
![Keeping Remote Accountants Engaged](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/pexels-christina-morillo-1181248_{width}x.jpg?v=1687236764)
Explore effective strategies to boost engagement in hybrid accounting firms, ensuring remote employees stay connected and motivated. Uncover the secrets to overcoming remote work challenges and fostering a thriving environment in this new era of accounting.
![Benefits of Personality Testing in the Post-Pandemic Workplace](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/andrew-neel-cckf4TsHAuw-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1679549971)
As we move away from the traditional office towards a hybrid and remote workplace, it is important to understand the potential benefits of personality testing in this new environment. Personality tests can be used to assess role suitability, identify work styles, and support career development and hiring.
![Assessing an Accountant's Suitability for Remote Working](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/sigmund-eTgMFFzroGc-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1678851648)
What can employers of accountants and bookkeepers do to assess whether a job candidate is likely to thrive or struggle in a role where they may work remotely most of the time, or in the case of international or inter-state hiring, may never meet their employer face-to-face?
![How Coaching Could Have Made Me a Better Leader](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/mediensturmer-aWf7mjwwJJo-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1675214660)
Last summer I listened to a podcast on the AFO Wealth Management series where Amber Setter was interviewed. Amber is the Chief Enlightenment Officer for Conscious Public Accountants - a professional coaching firm that teaches accountants how to grow their careers without losing their souls. The team was carefully curated with the accounting profession in mind.
![Put Some Science In Accountants Personal Development Plans](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/APPQ_profdev1_{width}x.jpg?v=1672881758)
How’s that personal development plan for your bright young star going? Tough isn’t it? What about the one for the team member who thinks they should be promoted faster than is justified by their performance. Ouch! How about an accountants specific personality profile that comes complete with a personal development plan roadmap? Sound good?
![Employers Need to Make Peace with High Accountant Turnover](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/makepeacehighturnover_{width}x.jpg?v=1672879990)
A recent UK survey of senior HR people revealed that whilst 53% of them ranked talent shortages as the biggest threat to their businesses continuity, only 19% felt they were ready to face the challenges of acute staff turnover and candidate scarcity.
![Top Tips for Stay Interviews](http://www.accountests.global/cdn/shop/articles/stay_interviews_{width}x.jpg?v=1672877377)
Check out this quick read to get real time tips for conduction stay interviews. You’ll also learn the best questions to ask to get to the core of what motivates your staff at work, how to encourage loyalty, and foster an attractive workplace culture
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