Identity Crisis

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Top 10 predictions and challenges for the accounting profession

The accounting profession has changed radically in the last decade, and the momentum of change has increased. If we do not move with the times, we risk being left behind in the wake of more agile and adaptable businesses. Although the accounting profession is often seen as being stable and traditional, the accelerating pace of change will affect it in several widely differing areas.

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Talking Heads: The Rise of the Thought Leader

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Foresight: Reimagining the Profession

an initiative championed by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) and the CPA provincial bodies.

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CANADIAN CPAs SUFFER IDENTITY CRISIS

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Seismic Shift: Bulking up at the big firms

As boundaries between traditional accounting and non-accounting related services continue to crumble, and as a new generation asserts its presence in the workforce, the accounting profession and the way it serves the public is undergoing unprecedented change.

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SMALL FIRMS NEED TO REIMAGINE THE PROFESSION

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No.1 Concern for CPA Firms

Entrepreneurial Advisors

Many business schools like to brag that they have an entrepreneur in residence. We don’t bother. They’re all over the web anyway. We seek them out and listen to what they have to say. If what they say makes sense, we just steal their ideas.

Virtual Faculty

For each course, we employ very distinguished virtual faculty.

We can’t afford to pay them.

But our students do buy their books. All required texts are available as either e-books or audiobooks. Students can buy books in their choice of format. In that way, part of the proceeds eventually finds its way to the authors.

These cost a lot less than university textbooks at most business schools.

And, they’re generally better written, and more fun to read.

If you prefer in-person learning, use the audiobook format and pretend you’re attending a lecture.

I like to listen while I’m hiking up Mount Doug in Victoria with my dog Buddy!