(Note: This was originally published on CPATechViews.com) “Radar” is a very interesting thing. When something or someone is on your “radar,” you are much more likely to encounter that something or someone in your daily life. For example, if you…
I had the pleasure of being part of a panel for this morning's IABC/Dallas Members-only Breakfast seminar that focused on career management. Thanks to Melissa Anderson for coordinating the panel, and to my co-panelists, Sharon Larkin and Nancy Voith, for…
(Note - this originally ran on CPATechViews.com) Writing for the Web is WAY different than writing a newsletter article, speech, e-mail and just about everything else - except for a blog, which is also based on brevity. I think most…
Yesterday, I watched Citizen Kane with my son; he is taking a college class on classic movies and had to watch it in order to do a presentation on technique, innovativeness and other gems in the movie. OK, I admit…
(Note: this blog entry originally ran on CPATechViews.com) CPAs and accountants are always asking me about their future. Perhaps they think my nickname is “Swami Cytron.” While I do not read tea leaves or fortunes, I did come across a…
Several people asked me for this recipe - so here it is. I soak the beans in chicken stock in the crock pot the day before I make the chili, then finish it up about 3 hours prior to serving…
(This blog entry originally ran on CPATechViews.com) I’ve never been under any impression that I’m a hard-core investigative journalist. At the end of the day, I like my stories to be compelling, certainly, but not necessarily controversial unless the situation…
(This blog entry originally appeared on www.cpatechviews.com) As I get older, I think time, indeed, DOES go faster. It seems that 2010 sped along with the same ferocity as a freight train. Now that it is the end of the…
Why does public relations matter? That’s a good question asked by almost every accounting firm, related organization and service provider. I think people “get” what public relations is trying to achieve, but the overriding concern, always, is to reap a…
(note - this blog originally ran on CPATechViews.com) I am back on my soapbox about client service - and I do not think this dead horse has been beaten nearly enough! Perhaps I feel the way I do because of…