Published Articles

Here is a selection of our recently published articles.

Publisher	Date Published	Link	Summary
	July 20, 2026	How to smoothly onboard new staff	The first few months shape every new hire's success. Is your onboarding process making the most of them?
	June 24, 2026	Rethink job interviews and embrace transparency	Are we hiring the best accountants, or simply the best interview performers?
	June 11, 2026	Firms shouldn't spend more time and effort buying software than hiring people	Why do we spend more time in due diligence on capital asset or subscription purchases compared to human capital purchases?
	May 06, 2026	Curiosity, the most important skill for accountants in the age of AI	Why is curiosity so important, and how do you know if your existing or prospective team members are curious?
	April 13, 2026	New Data Defines What Makes an Accounting Firm Leader	Are the candidates you’re leaning toward ready for a leadership role? Do they really want it?
	March 13, 2026	AI hiring is now a legal risk. Are you up to speed?	The use of AI in hiring brings significant risks. There are 3 key requirements for AI enabled hiring tools.
	February 02, 2026	Identify and develop emerging leaders at your firm	Our research show leaders are not outliers. It’s likely anyone in your firm can be a leader. What lessons can you learn?
	December 05, 2025	Overcome obstacles on your path to partnership	What are the 5 personality traits that can make or break your potential to become an accounting firm partner?
	November 13, 2025	Hiring new graduates is essential … and risky	Firms want candidates to have critical reasoning skills and not just be "robots" who follow processes and procedures blindly without questioning or interpretation.
	October 27, 2025	Quantify the ROI from pre-employment testing	Even a small investment in testing delivers strong ROI by ensuring new hires can perform, fit the culture, and contribute quickly.
	July 4, 2025	What a staff-centric restructure should look like	US accounting firm Hancock Askew redesigned its client accounting services team around people’s strengths, identifying where each team member would thrive.