7 Ways Millennial Managers Will Change the Workplace By Jim Wong, CPA | February 17, 2016 “Things don’t have to change the world to be important.” –Steve Jobs There’s no denying that millennials are making their...
How to Optimize Project Portfolio Management By Jim Wong, CPA | February 10, 2016 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | January 20, 2016 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | December 9, 2015 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | December 2, 2015 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | November 11, 2015 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | October 7, 2015 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 By Jim Wong, CPA | September 30, 2015 “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 By Jim Wong, CPA | September 23, 2015 “Regulatory agencies don’t care if an organization is short on staff or if its financial management system amounts to a...