by Patty Lawrence | Business Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Processes, Leadership, Uncategorized
That’s why I always say trust…and verify. Trust and verification go together. When we automatically trust someone due to their profession or degree, we can get in trouble and give our trust when it hasn’t been earned. Trust is the foundation of relationships that...
by Patty Lawrence | Employee Management, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, Leadership, Uncategorized
Let me tell you a story. I started working with a client (we’ll call her June) who has a degreed accountant doing her bookkeeping and an outside tax person handling tax accounting. We started doing some cleanup work reconfiguring the balance sheet accounts and income...
by Patty Lawrence | Business Management, Employee Management, Leadership, Uncategorized
Have you ever caught a severe case of Hiring Tunnel Vision? You know the feeling – you’re getting ready to make big moves for the future of your company, maybe you’ve got a merger or other expansion in the works, and you decide to bring on some extra help in...
by Patty Lawrence | Business Management, Employee Management, Leadership, Uncategorized
Beware the Wrong Hire We recently had a bit of an issue with one of our clients who was going through due diligence in preparation for a merger transaction which was going to result in a big payout for them, along with the perks that come with being part of a bigger...
by Patty Lawrence | Employee Management, Leadership, Uncategorized
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you. – John Wooden The COVID-19 pandemic gave us a new use for an old word: “Bubble.” In this case, it refers to the group of people that you decided to hunker down with during the...
by Patty Lawrence | Accounting Services, Knowledge, Leadership, Uncategorized
Is your business limping through this pandemic without any plans? Are you frustrated by unpleasant surprises that are popping up and costing your company money? Do you know if you’ll have enough cash to survive 2 more months of COVID-19 restrictions? If these...
