Practice

Do you need a coach?

How to decide whether someone’s worth hiring.

By Camilla Cornell |May 9, 2014

7 min read

Prove you know your clients

When auditors come knocking, you need to provide comprehensive, updated account documents, as well as evidence that you’ve met with all clients at least once a year.

May 9, 2014

3 min read

How to network better

Networking guides going back to 1936’s How to Win Friends and Influence People say it’s more important to listen than speak when meeting someone new. Is that true, or are you missing out on an opportunity to make an impression?

By Jessica Bruno |May 9, 2014

3 min read

The end of Windows XP

Software usually has a short shelf life, but Windows XP has become a dynasty. Microsoft released its longest-running operating system in 2001, and 13 years and four Windows OS upgrades later, Netmarketshare.com finds it still runs nearly 30% of the world’s computers and most of the world’s ATMs. Due to this high usage, Microsoft regularly delayed ending support for the now-antique operating system. But the company has also spent the last two years urging users to move to a newer OS, most recently Windows 8.1.

By Kevin Cork |May 9, 2014

3 min read