Looking Forward & Looking Back #100

Published: June 12, 2020, 2:50 p.m.

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\\u201cSimply Tax\\u201d turns 100 by looking back and looking forward with Sam Allred, Jeremy Clopton and Heath Alloway of Upstream Academy on how accounting firms are responding to the coronavirus pandemic and preparing for future success. Here\\u2019s what\\u2019s covered:

  • Looking back to the beginning of 2020 [02:43]
  • Top four goals of managing partners, even during crisis [05:03]
  • Areas of focus amid a pandemic [12:01]
  • Lessons firms have learned so far [17:49]
  • The do\\u2019s and don\\u2019ts of leadership in the present crisis [22:25]
  • Advice for working and training in a remote environment [33:11]
  • \\u201cLeadership in a time of crisis is going to leave a more lasting memory than anything else a leader does\\u201d [39:41]
  • \\u201cNothing says I care more than being proactive\\u201d [42:19]
  • Preparing for future success [45:34]
  • Innovation as a way to improve [54:34]
  • The danger of reverting to normal [59:56]
  • Forward-looking book recommendations from Jeremy and Heath [01:04:38]
  • Closing thoughts [01:09:01]

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