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Work/Life Issues
Committee
Works to increase awareness of work/life balance issues
among NCACPA members and to recommend strategies for
creating a more satisfactory balance in the professional and
personal lives of CPAs.
2008–09 Action
Plan
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Strategy:
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Action: |
Increase awareness among the young
CPAs about the activities of the
committee and ideas they can bring to their firms
or companies to
improve the workplace environment. |
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Co-sponsor & attend the 2008 YCPA Conference Social. Provide 2 large
signs for the committee at the conference. Make strong announcement
about the co-sponsoring at the start of the social function. |
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Increase awareness among member CPAs about how management could accommodate the
needs of the young CPAs, the “sandwich” generation, and the retiring Boomers to
achieve work/life balance as well as provide succession within the profession. |
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Present a concurrent session at the 2008 Symposium - a panel presentation by 3
or more individuals who would present different perspectives. The presentation
would be divided into 3 parts. Part one would be a presentation incorporating
the key ideas developed for the 2007 YCPA Conference & possibly utilizing one or
more PowerPoint slides from the chapter presentations. Part two would be a
discussion of questions from the audience, using a moderator to select the
questions & keep the discussions moving. Part three would be a summary of the
ideas presented in the discussions, possibly including examples of successful
firms and businesses. |
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Increase awareness of how to use work/life approaches to recruit and retain well
qualified employees. To bring about change in this direction among member owners
and managers. |
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Present a 1-speaker chapter CPE program to inform owners and managers about
work/life balance issues and how they impact recruitment and
retention/succession. The PowerPoint presentation to be made immediately prior
to Jim Ahler's Professional Issues Update at selected chapter meetings. |
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Provide information to the membership about the pros and cons of transitioning
from public practice to business and industry. |
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Write an article for the August 2008 Interim Report. |
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Disseminate W/L balance, personnel management, recruiting, retention,
and training information; assist members with their related questions &
concerns. |
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Prepare and send out e-newsletter to 3,000 members, including owners,
managers, supervisors, interested parties, subscriber requests, staff
requests, & the NCACPA Board of Directors. |
Roster
Articles/Resources
Monthly
Work/Life Issues Newsletter
Meeting Minutes
January 27, 2006
September 19, 2005
April 27, 2005
Contact Committee Chair:
Scottie Thompson
sthompson@vfgcpa.com
Contact Staff Liaison:
Fran Wilson
frwilson@ncacpa.org
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