How to Optimize Project Portfolio Management
Strategy is a pattern in a stream of decisions – Henry Mintzberg Most accounting and finance leaders have a solid...
Why Your Attitude Trumps Your IQ
How do you approach a challenging situation? It may depend on more than your intelligence. I often talk about what...
What’s Your Worth? Learn the Appropriate Compensation for Your Profession with Brilliant’s 2016 Accounting, Finance and Information Technology Salary Guides
I’ve experienced firsthand just how much the accounting, finance and information technology (IT) professions have evolved over the past few...
Leading, Managing and Working with Millennials – An Interview with Mike Cahill, an Accomplished Gen-Y Professional
When I first met Mike Cahill (NIU Executive Club & YPN Merit Scholarship), I was a board member on the...
Benefits of Accelerating Invoice-to-Cash
It goes without saying that it’s in a company’s best interest to collect outstanding receivables as quickly as possible. Improved...
The Future of the CPA: An Interview with Todd Shapiro, one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting
You know things are going well for a couple of CEOs when it takes a few weeks to lock down...
5 Ways For Leaders to Build Self-Confidence
“Low self-confidence isn’t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered–just like any other skill. Once you master...
How to Balance Efficiency and Accuracy of Financial Reporting Demands
“Regulatory agencies don’t care if an organization is short on staff or if its financial management system amounts to a...
Brilliant™ Study Indicates Strong Hiring Demands for Accounting, Finance & IT in Q4 2015
What types of hiring trends can you expect? As we approach the final quarter of 2015, it’s important to take...