NEW LEASE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CURFEW DECEMBER 31… DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BALANCE SHEET IS?

Lease accounting to comply with new Accounting Standards Update (ASU) under FASB 842(US) and IFRS 16(European) is about to change in fundamental ways not seen in decades. First to be…

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MANAGEMENT MINDFULNESS: NEW WAYS TO UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE WE MANAGE

I find it interesting when management work is often referred to as either the hard science or the soft science. The hard science refers to deliverables, tasks,goals, and plans while…

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USING OLYMPIC TRAINING METHODS TO IMPROVE YOUR PLANNING & BUDGETING

Recently the Olympics dominated the airwaves for a couple of weeks. Everywhere you looked, the athletes used visualization to train, plan and improve their performance. Skiers, skaters and sliders swayed…

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CYBERSECURITY IN A CHANGING WORLD

The Wall Street Journal Pro Report of December 19, 2017 was devoted to the issue of Cybersecurity. The chilling reality is that national governments, state and local governments, businesses and…

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AGRIBUSINESS TRENDS AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The challenges of distributing products to end users is common in all industries. In the wine industry, customer access to bottled wine is primarily from supermarkets, wine specialty shops and…

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PEOPLE AND THE PERFECT PLACE

While the title is not as endearing as is Harold and the Purple Crayon, there are similarities in the adventure of finding the ideal fit for professionals. It is one thing to…

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