How do we do it?

Most of us Professional accountants have been trained to a good standard, however they way we undertake our every day work is different, some of it is based on personality. It is not that some peronalities are much better suited to number crunching than others, it is just that we approach our work in different ways

see the attached article for further thoughts

www.lenejones.com/download/Areallaccountantsintroverts.doc

Customers

These should never be taken for granted, they are the most valuable asset a business has, here is my analysis why
www.lenejones.com/download/WhathaveCustomersdoneforus.doc

150

I read an article the other day that says you can only realistically keep linked or connected to 150 people , as this was the optimum size of tribe and this number of people can be managed within the confines of our own brain quite easily, anything more becomes unwieldy, so why is this?

for additional thinking on this see
www.lenejones.com/download/150people.doc

Sustainable Happiness

There is a lot written about sustainability, the term has been hi jacked by several writers to cover different subjects and is a current buzz word. I thought I would hi jack it and talk about how we can find Sustainable or indeed everlasting Happiness. It comes down to how we manage ourselves and the trade off between current short term pleasure and longer term Happiness, and knowing the differece between the two
see
www.lenejones.com/download/SustainableHappiness.doc

Monthly Accounts

I have often wonedered about the benefit of monthly accounts and i how long should they take to produce. As in most walks of life there is a trade off between the quick and dirty and the longer lasting and durable. For Decision making purposes what key indicators can be produced in a timely and accurate manner for CEO's and Accountants that are a reliable indicator of performance and a basis for decision making.
see www.lenejones.com/download/Monthlyaccounts.doc

Credit squeeze

How often we forget about some fundamental rules for good housekeeping, irrespective of whether there is a credit squeeze or not, to find out more see
www.lenejones.com/download/Managingthecreditsqueeze.doc

Working with the CEO

In these recessionary times it is more important than ever that the relationship with the CEO works. How do you see yourself working under pressure and how does the CEO react when you are stressed and vice versa, see my thoughts in more detail on
http://www.lenejones.com/download/AndroclestheAccountant.doc

Committee work

You may or may not know I sit of the Finance and Management Faculty Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, here is my introductory profile
www.lenejones.com/download/Committeeprofile.doc

Is the Accounts Department Dead

There are several ways you can structure an accounts department depending on how you see the business processes and the amount of resource you have, for further comments see my article which first appeared on talkaccountancy ( the official ICAEW website)
www.lenejones.com/download/istheaccountsdepartmentdead.doc

The Happy accountant

For my views on how to keep Happy, see www.lenejones.com/download/TheHappyAccountant.doc

IT

Why is IT not always as user friendly as it should be?