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CDH NewsSalary Structure
Apr 23, 2018 | Blog, Human Resources
Salary History Bans Lead to Salary Structures to Reduce Gender Pay Gap Recently, policymakers in multiple states, including Illinois, have been pressing to ban employers from asking applicants to provide their salary history. This has been a question asked by many...
Why Dashboards Matter – Sage Intacct
May 21, 2018 | Blog, Sage Intacct
Good dashboard design with the right metrics provide the value add when a client signs up to upgrade from older legacy systems. Sage Intacct provides the relevant dashboards by role to key in on these highlights and drive your business forward. Dashboards in Sage...
The Lifeblood of an Organization’s Success
May 21, 2018 | Blog, Executive Focus
The Lifeblood of an Organization’s Success Over the many years that I have been consulting with manufacturing firms it is no surprise that the most successful of those firms are the ones that are very focused and aggressive in the area of new product...
Harassment in the Workplace
May 25, 2018 | Blog, Human Resources
Harassment in the Workplace Today it was McDonald’s, yesterday was Uber. It seems like every day brings new sexual harassment allegations against prominent figures and corporations. Since the #MeToo movement brought the issue of sexual harassment center stage, experts...
New Cloud Accounting System? How to Increase Customer Engagement
Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Sage Intacct
It is key to increase customer engagement when upgrading to a new cloud accounting system, like Sage Intacct. It is important to have a good strategy set before the kick off meeting. Engaging the customer should be a continuous process from the selling cycle, to...
Managing Labor with a Record Low Unemployment Rate
Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Executive Focus
For many of my clients, 2018 brings good news for employees, but most employers are facing tougher times filling positions as the job market continues to tighten its grip. For the month of May, the economy added 180,000 jobs and pushed the unemployment rate to an 18...
LEADer in the Spotlight – Yoko Yamamoto
Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Core Values, Women LEAD at CDH
WHO: Yoko Yamamoto WHAT: Started hosting new study groups for Japanese professionals in Novi, Michigan & Cincinnati, Ohio ROLES: CDH Principal, Business Evaluation and Transfer Pricing Expert, CPA, CVA, Best Practices Guru DETAILS: Yoko is our newly promoted...
Moving to “the Cloud” with Sharepoint
Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Technology Solutions
We have all probably heard about ‘the Cloud’ and the benefits of migrating our servers to it, but for many small business owners it is still a daunting step to take. What would building a virtual copy of your company server in the Cloud entail? How would we manage and...
How Technology is Changing Accounting
Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Sage Intacct
Forget the traditional audit where a team of accountants spend weeks at a client to produce a document that's out of date and expensive. The future value add in accounting is all about advising (moving from obsolete accounting systems), predicting (using new tools to...
Protecting Profitability in Uncertain Times
Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Executive Focus
We are very possibly entering a time period that there are going to be dual pressures on profitability. First of all almost all companies are going to feel the impact of growing inflation due to the general strength of the economy, both from a labor perspective and...
6 Essential Management Tips During the Looming Trade War
Aug 29, 2018 | Executive Focus
Currently a potential trade war face-off continues with the U.S. and China. So far both nations have imposed tariffs of $34 billion worth of goods against each other. Trade talks are set to resume, but with this spiraling dispute at stake is $16 billion worth of...
Is Personal Data Putting Your Business at Risk
Aug 29, 2018 | Assurance
Does your business have any type of data privacy program? If not, it is well past time to put data privacy on the list of corporate priorities. It might help to start by clarifying exactly what is meant when we speak of data privacy. Data privacy relates to how...
The Simple Solution to Better, Faster Decisions
Aug 29, 2018 | Sage Intacct
To be relevant today, we need to differentiate our product/service offering and be competitive to add value. We have to stay ahead of our customers, validate assumptions, and guide them to the next stage. Going to the cloud with Sage Intacct is a solid start in this...
LEADer in the Spotlight – Yoko Tamai
Aug 29, 2018 | Core Values, Women LEAD at CDH
WHO: Yoko Tamai WHAT: Devoted to helping and supporting the WINGS organization since 2014 ROLES: CDH Assurance Senior, fundraiser and organizer, volunteer coordinator, CDH team leader DETAILS: Please meet Yoko Tamai who has been dedicated to helping the WINGS...
Beware of Complacency in Strong Economic Times
Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Executive Focus
Unless your leadership has a disciplined program of continuous improvement in place with timely monitoring of the key performance indicators (KPI’s) and a process of corrective action when the company veers off track you will not maximize the improved profitability of...
The Secret to Going Fast: Slow Down!
Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Sage Intacct
Spinning your tires in a snow drift is fast tire rotation without making any progress or forward movement. In today's culture of fast food, electronic trading, texting, and video gaming many of us feel the pressure to make decisions quickly so we can move on to...
LEADer in the Spotlight – Riki R. Shah
Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Core Values, Women LEAD at CDH
WHO: Riki R. Shah WHAT: Organized and Moderated the First Ever Women in Public Accounting Panel at Loyola University -Chicago ROLES: Mentor, Coach, Creative Thinker, Difference Maker and “Taxpert” DETAILS: Riki is one of our Senior Managers in the Tax...
Are You Neglecting Your Cost of Quality?
Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Executive Focus
Cost of Quality in theory has been around since the 1950’s, but I find that many of my clients do not track or have a complete understanding of this concept. COQ is often misunderstood. It is not just the price of creating a quality product or service. It is the...
Accounting System Pulse Check
Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Sage Intacct
How do you know when your accounting system is running well? Unfortunately, there is no standard measurement of health for an accounting system: no blood pressure, BMI, or pulse check. However, here are some points to consider this month during your month-end close...
Team CDH in the Community
Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Core Values
The weather may be getting cooler and wetter, but that is not stopping the CDH team from being active both outside, and for the community. On Sunday September 30th, some members of the CDH team participated in the Inside Out Club DuPage 5k run/walk. The weather...
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