2024

The Importance of Developing Soft Skills in the Workplace

DEI, ESG, Ethical Culture, Sustainability / /

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence I have previously blogged about the importance of developing soft skills. In today’s blog I update the discussion by addressing ways to improve your soft skills. First, it’s important to understand the importance of developing these skills in the workplace. Developing Soft Skills in the Workplace I recently read an interesting article on Forbes Advisor online […]

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Does ESG Reporting Enhance the Understandability of Sustainability?

ESG, Sustainability / /

The Challenges of Reporting ESG reporting provides a specific framework for evaluating and measuring a company’s sustainability performance. It assesses a company’s ESG-related risks and opportunities by providing a standardized approach for stakeholders, including investors, creditors, regulators and society in general, to assess corporate sustainability. The Purpose of ESG Reporting The goal of reporting on

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PCAOB Fines Withum for Quality Control Violations

Accountability, Accounting Profession, Workplace Behavior / /

Lack of Experience and Training is the Underlying Cause The following blog is taken from an interview soliciting my views on SPAC audit problems that was published by CFO Brew online by Courtney Vien on March 1, 2024. In case you needed more proof that the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) boom is over, the PCAOB just

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What is Ethical Intelligence in the Workplace?

Ethical Culture, Moral Values, Workplace Behavior / /

Reviewing What Others Say About It I’ve always been attracted to the concepts of Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Intelligence. They are character traits that make for healthy relationships. However, I haven’t given them enough coverage in my blogs as it pertains to ethics in the workplace. According to ethicist Bruce Weinstein: “Emotionally intelligent people are aware of how they and

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Are SPACs on the Way Out? New Regulations are on the Horizon

Accountability, Accounting Profession, Ethical Culture, Workplace Behavior / /

SEC Comes Down Hard on Marcum LLP On June 21, 2023, the PCAOB sanctioned Marcum LLP for violating PCAOB rules and quality control standards by failing to take sufficient steps to ensure that its system of quality control provided reasonable assurance that: (1) the firm would comply with the requirements regarding the acceptance of issuer

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