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Continuing Education for Accountants
Just as some employees negotiate for more continuing education opportunities through their employer, employees in those industries that require continuing education credit often grumble and complain. Instead of grousing, here are some tips to get the most out of those CPE credits and maybe even make them a little more…
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Continuing Education Benefit Program
In today’s competitive environment, businesses in all industries across the U.S., but especially in Tech and Healthcare, are looking for ways to recruit and retain employee talent. It may be a surprise to you that as many as 95 percent of businesses offer financial support for employee education as an…
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Continuing Education – Not just for Employees Anymore!
In November of last year, Fortune magazine reported that unfilled job openings at U.S. businesses create an economic cost of roughly $160 billion a year.[1] Yes, that’s with a B. The article attributes a part of this due to decreased production when positions remain unfilled. For example, when an open…
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Microsoft Quick Tip: Visualize Your Data in an Excel Bubble Chart
Microsoft opened the door additional functionality through apps in Office 2013. If you want to create visual impact for your data in charts and graphics, there are numerous apps or add-ins to meet your need. For more on add-ins, check out our post: Three Excel Chart Add-Ins to Create Unique Charts…
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Tips for Creating Perfect Pivot Tables with a Macro
Once you've harnessed the power of PivotTables, you probably find yourself looking for ways to use them all the time. The same is true of macros – convenient shortcuts that make your life easier! But have you tried to combine the two? Unless you are turning the exact same format…
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Creating a Graph with Mutiple Data Series in Excel Without a PivotChart
One of the most powerful advantages of a chart is its ability to show comparisons between data series, but you'll need to spend a little time thinking about what you want to show and how to organize it for excellent communication. Let's look at the ways that Excel can display…
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A Great Way to Create an Excel Micro Timer
Professionals who are used to organizing their lives in Excel at some point wish Excel could include a timer to help keep track of common tasks. Tasks like tracking time spent on specific projects or monitoring hourly rate. A quick look, however, reveals that – unless you are an accomplished…
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Three Excel Chart Add-Ins to Create Unique Charts and Graphics
There's no debating that Excel is a powerful, useful tool for gathering, analyzing and communicating all kinds of data. But even the biggest fan sometimes wishes for just a little bit more, especially when you want to create visual impact for your data in charts and graphics. Microsoft opened the…
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Excel Standard Deviations and Error Bars for Better Graphs
It would be nice if all data was perfect, absolute and complete. But when it isn't, Excel gives us some useful tools to convey margins of error and standard deviations. If you work in a field that needs to reflect an accurate range of data error, then follow the steps…
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How to Create a Leadership Development Program for your Business
The Leadership Development Factbook 2014: Benchmarks and Trends in U.S. Leadership Development, produced for Bersin by Deloitte reveals that Leadership continues to be the number one Human Capital concern for businesses[1]. As organizations struggle with leadership gaps at all management levels, the report shows businesses responding with more leadership development…
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