Wellness

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.

It's all too easy to become consumed by our screens, losing touch with the human connections that are vital to our work.

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.

One of the major challenges in our field is retaining women after they take on another demanding role: becoming a mother.

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.

A recent survey pointed out that technology can either accelerate burnout or slow it, depending on the individual accountant.

As an accountant, how many times have you missed out on attending something important? Accountants are used to missing key events, especially as tax deadlines loom.

During tax season it's particularly important to look after yourself to maintain your productivity.

A recent study found that a lot of that time was flowing back into work, benefiting employers.