Episode description

Episode 82. In today's news episode, we discuss "5 Steps to Help Accountants Prevent Burnout."

Key takeaways from this episode include:

✓ shout out to Guy Pearson, founder of Ignition, author of "Curbing burnout in accountants: 5 steps that can help"

✓ why accountants should become more familiar with 'the language of business'

✓ what 74% business owners and CFOs deem to be essential to their commercial goals

✓ what accountants and CFOs require to be relevant to business owners and CEOs

✓ the kind of things that make an accounting firm or software company an attractive place to work

✓ what leveraging automation and enhancing productivity does for reducing burnout in accountants

✓ what stops many accounting firms caring about their clients

✓ the importance for accountants of working in verticals, sectors or niches they are passionate about

✓ what building relationships for the future means for accountants and CPAs

✓ using 'submarine time' to prioritise workloads and set boundaries for your work

✓ what contributing to the culture of your workplace looks like in practice for accountants and CPAs

✓ the role of L&D, leaders, HR and managers in accounting firms in preventing burnout in their teams

✓ the importance of individual accountants to take responsibility for their own mental wellbeing and coping strategies

Source: https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/curbing-burnout-in-accountants-5-steps-that-can-help

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