Barbara Flynn

I have been teaching the HRCI Certification Preparation Course for over 18 years now and in almost every class, I stress the importance of communications.  Communication in the workplace is critical in all aspects of the business. Employees need to communicate with their peers to ensure a healthy culture.  A happy environment leads to job...

I am a big believer in goal setting.  I find that the only way I can focus and get things done is by creating goals for myself.  I think I am successful at it because it seems when anyone needs to get something done, they turn to me.  I’d like to share my process with...

In our last team meeting in April, we reviewed the May calendar and noticed that Cinco de Mayo was the first upcoming holiday in May. One of us asked the question if we wanted to do something fun for our clients for that holiday. How about a team video? Everyone loved the idea, and the...

When I start out on a new month for my many tasks, I do an overview of what I need to get done and in what order it needs to be completed so that I meet my deadlines. One of my larger tasks are our clients’ benefit invoice reconciliations. This task involves many steps that...

One of the many questions I am asked when discussing bookkeeping services is “what should I look for when interviewing an outsourced bookkeeper?”  Here is what I suggest: I would ask them what types of industries have you worked in? For example, I have a client who is a franchise owner, with specific reporting requirements...

I recently read a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “Believe you can, and you are half-way there.” When I read the quote, I started to think about its meaning, and I was quickly drawn into a state of analysis and brainstorming about it. “Believe” is the key word in the quote. If we believe we can...

Profitability is defined as the degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain. I can share with you that for many years, while working for a previous business, that’s just how the owners operated.  They never thought about the future, they just wanted to see money in the bank, that bills...

I was fortunate early in my career to work for an employer who paid for me to earn my Master’s Degree.  I wanted to do something to give back to my employer for this great benefit and so for my thesis, I developed a Career Development Program for the company.  As part of the program,...