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...
Brilliant™ Study Indicates Strong Hiring Demands for Accounting, Finance & IT in Q4 2015 By Jim Wong, CPA | September 16, 2015 What types of hiring trends can you expect? As we approach the final quarter of 2015, it’s important to take...
Rules to Follow When Quitting Your Job By Jim Wong, CPA | September 9, 2015 If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. — Maya Angelou At some...