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  • Striking the Right Balance: Avoiding Miscommunication in Emails

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 16, 2025
    Email remains a cornerstone of workplace communication, but it’s not without its challenges. A possible problem when emailing is the misinterpretation of tone and intent, which can turn even simple phrases into sources of confusion.
  • Conscious Unbossing: How Gen Z is Redefining Leadership

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 14, 2025

    Gen Z is challenging traditional workplace norms. The latest concept to emerge from their ethos is "conscious unbossing"—a term that encapsulates their reluctance to pursue middle management roles. This generation’s unique priorities and experiences are reshaping the future of leadership. 

  • Rethinking Accounting Partnerships and Pathways for the Next Generation

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 10, 2025
    The accounting profession is undergoing significant changes as it adapts to the expectations of a new generation of professionals. How can accounting firms can attract Gen Z talent by rethinking traditional career pathways and partnership models, focusing on flexibility, inclusivity and opportunities for faster career advancement?
  • The Decline in Accounting Majors: Is There a Path Forward?

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 9, 2025
    Fewer students are pursuing accounting degrees, raising concerns about the future of the field. Between 2016 and 2020, the number of accounting graduates dropped by 17%, as reported by AICPA, while the number of CPA exam candidates has fallen by 27% over the past decade. 
  • Intergenerational Shifts in Firms Threaten Audit Quality

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 8, 2025
    On Dec. 9 2024, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released a report highlighting intergenerational tensions in the workplace culture of the U.S.’s largest audit firms, including Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, Grant Thornton, and BDO.
  • The Gen Z Catch-22: Navigating Workforce Challenges in 2025

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jan 7, 2025
    As companies shift to “unbossing” by eliminating middle management, Gen Z has been thrust toward self-leadership. This change, while promoting autonomy, simultaneously limits the generation’s access to traditional pathways for advancement, creating what Joseph Heller refers to in his 1961 novel as a catch-22. 
  • More Gen Zers Will Enter the Workforce in 2025, and Here's What to Expect

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Dec 26, 2024
    Although millennials are still dominating the U.S. workforce, Gen Z is not far behind. Three trends will define 2025 as more Gen Zers are expected to join the workforce next year.
  • Three Major Workplace Trends to Look Out for in 2025

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Dec 23, 2024
    With this year coming to a close, Fast Company enumerated three major workplace trends in 2024. It also discussed some of the most significant office-related storylines it is closely monitoring in 2025.
  • A Closer Look at Performance Reviews: What Works and What Doesn't

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Dec 18, 2024
    Even though years have passed after many major firms discontinued number-based ratings in performance reviews, the manner in which reviews are done is still a hot topic today,
  • Gen Z Leads in Gen AI’s Widespread Adoption

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Nov 27, 2024
    On Nov. 25, Google Workspace’s new research demonstrates the widespread adoption of generative AI (gen AI) among work leaders. The study is based on a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. employees aged 22 to 39 who now hold or aspire to hold a leadership position at work.