Work-life balance

By showcasing how accounting intersects with technologies like AI, the profession becomes more appealing to tech-savvy students.

The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs released a report analyzing how firms can attract and retain talent amid the accountant shortage.

More firms are creating alternative paths for employees who want to excel, but who don't want to "sell their soul to the firm" in order to make partner.

Here are some life lessons I've learned from dusting myself off in sports, academics, and my accounting career.

The profession's most influential ponder whether personal and professional commitments can exist in harmony.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "Do you feel you have work-life balance? If so, how have you achieved it?"

Al-Nesha Jones envisioned a better busy season, and made it happen at her ASE Group

By viewing time as a valuable asset — much like the financial assets you manage for clients — you can make better choices about how you invest your hours.

The accounting profession is grappling with both a shortage of talent and a generational shift in workplace expectations.

We've been talking about the burnout crisis for decades, but the talk needs to turn into action.

It's time for finance leaders to make some tough decisions about the future of accounting and finance functions.

There are advantages to an extended (but carefully scheduled) tax season.

Besides a negative outlook on work-life balance, comp and career development questions are driving people away from the auditing profession.

Salary, burnout and work-life balance are among the factors affecting retention of accountants, according to a report from the Illinois CPA Society.

Once you have the right people, how do you get them in the right place to maximize productivity and firm growth?

What must firms do to adapt to the new landscape and keep as much current talent as possible?

Stress reduction can be accomplished by how realistically we view our roles, control what we do, commit to deadlines, and understand our own capabilities and time allocation.

A recent study said that the Great Recession caused not just economic pain but long term physical pain in certain individuals as well, an effect that persists well into the present day.

You are usually down 22% in staffing on any given week during the summer, assuming each staff person, owner or partner takes a two-week vacation.