Energized Accounting

July 2008 - Posts

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  You're Teaching - But Are They Learning? Last night, at the dojo , John was teaching. John has a radically different way of teaching martial arts. He smiles. He cracks jokes. He took a serious Aikido exercise and called it the "Weeble Wobble" (as in " weebles wobble but they don't... Read More... Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 06:24 AM Tags: training

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  TEST [FM82578-97] [FM82578-97] Read More... Published: Friday, July 25, 2008, 10:34 AM

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  Brag Bag Now Open! Chris Brogan , a social media expert, has a great concept he calls the Brag Bag. Every Friday he posts an article encouraging people to add a comment about something they're proud of. Some people talk about personal accomplishments. Some people brag... Read More... Published: Friday, July 25, 2008, 07:57 AM Tags: energize

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  Security Officer Goes Postal Today's Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper had this article about a city of San Francisco computer engineer who changed the security passwords on his employer's system. The system still works, but nobody can get in to set up new users, change passwords... Read More... Published: Monday, July 21, 2008, 06:24 AM Tags: security

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  Accounting 501: Be Nimble The only time my father's employer changed was when his firm merged with another, whereas I have had several employers, including myself. I didn't plan it that way. In fact, I had every intention of staying with my first employer until I retired... Read More... Published: Friday, July 18, 2008, 07:44 AM Tags: energize, ethics

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  It's MY Data, dammit! The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. It was Tuesday, July 8, a smoggy day in the metropolis. My name is Joe Friday, and I implement business systems. Normally accountants are quiet, orderly people... Read More... Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 06:50 AM Tags: customer relationship mgt, data ownership

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  Motivate Your Team “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” In how many MBA classes, inspirational business speeches and management books has this... Read More... Published: Tuesday, July 08, 2008, 03:45 AM Tags: energize, motivation

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  Just Like Buying a Car Turnkey : it’s a beautiful word, isn’t it? When used to describe accounting software, it conjures up the image of just turning the key in the ignition, hearing the roar of the engine and driving off into the sunset. It’s a whole sales pitch in a word... Read More... Published: Tuesday, July 01, 2008, 06:47 PM Tags: software selection