Week-End: Work Smart

They say you can do anything if you just work hard. Well, they’re wrong.

Here are seven tips to help you work more efficiently and more productively without expending any additional effort—here’s how to work smarter, not harder:

• Walk away - Breaks can actually make you more productive.
•  Recognize and eliminate distractions.
• Ignore low-priority items.
• Create routine habits.
• Work in chunks.
• “Multitask” - Try to fill the empty spaces with productive work.
• Work around your strengths and weaknesses.

By: Larry Alton

http://www.success.com/article/7-shortcuts-to-work-smarter-not-harder

Week-End: Work-Life Balance

Achieving an optimal work life balance is something every professional look up to and auditors are no different. It is important for improving productivity, building and maintaining strong relationships and stress management for a lasting life.

Here are few tips from some of the busy executives about achieving work life balance. Enjoy these tips for a better work life balance.

Week-End: Accountant Stress Relief

Do you want to de-stress an Accountant? Does that CPA need soothing? Is the Financial Controller flustered?

Here are 20 financial words and phrases that will have accountants smiling at their spreadsheets and comforted by calculators:

• Favorable variance
• Authorized
• Fully Reconciled
• Checklists
• Profit
• Immaterial
• Clean audit report
• Fully compliant
• Segregation of duties
• Strong internal controls
• Peace and Quiet
• Fully supported journals
• Chart of Accounts
• Prudent
• Cross-referenced
• Within budget
• No surprises
• Audit Trail
• Matched Purchase Order
• Balanced

 See more at: http://www.workileaks.com/accountant-stress-relief.html

Week-End: Right Decisions Matter!

I would like to present you a good story about the auditor and making right decisions in life:

"The accounting department dean had worked for the prestigious firm of Arthur Anderson for a number of years. He had been one of their rising stars until he had a tiff with upper management concerning how to report certain transactions for a client. Arthur Anderson management wanted the transactions recorded in a manner which would make the client look good. The Dean however insisted on full disclosure with the transactions being reported clearly and informatively. That wouldn't have been favourable for the client. So rather than compromise his integrity, he resigned from Arthur Anderson and found the job of dean of the accounting department at St. Martins College."  

From the Book: Odyssey of the Auditor Interns

Author: Thomas McGoldrick

Week End: Work-Life Balance

How many times our colleagues and bosses told us that we, auditors need to maintain work-life balance? Looks like it become the buzz word meaning not much. But now I know what is the secret! My friendly colleague noticed that I am going to leave late in the evening last Friday supplied me with masterpiece guidance which I am going to share with you. Please take a look at this funny picture :)