INTHEBLACK OutLoud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK.
Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.
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3 skills accountants need in a ‘post-truth’ era
Here are three key skills that accountants need now more than ever
- Personal and career development
5 min listening timePublished onMaking the most of mid-career upskilling
Mid-career upskilling is priority. Learn how you can also juggle competing demands.
- Personal and career development
6 min listening timePublished onWhy your transferrable skills are in demand
As organisations vie for talent, identifying and building on transferable skills will be key
- Personal and career development
5 min listening timePublished onTop CFO skills for 2024
Strategic finance, employee engagement and technology are high on the agenda for CFOs
- Personal and career development
8 min listening timePublished onUpskill now: short course or longer program?
Continuing professional development enhances career progress – and finding the right course is key
- Personal and career development
6 min listening timePublished onCan socialising really be your career secret weapon?
Learn how stronger social connections could boost your career prospects
- Personal and career development
5 min listening timePublished onWorkplace tips: delivering bad news
Discover how to professionally and clearly deliver bad news in your work setting
- Personal and career development
8 min listening timePublished onWhy accountants should learn Python
Python can help you extract new insights from data, and it belongs in every accountant’s skill set
- Personal and career development
7 min listening timePublished onEffective writing tips for accountants
Learn how to engage your audience with data and information visualisation and these writing tips
- Personal and career development
6 min listening timePublished onIt's been six years since 'me too'. Has anything changed?
The #MeToo hashtag brought sharper focus to harassment and assault at work. Here's what's changed.
- Business strategy
10 min listening timePublished onWhat you need to know about references when hiring
Practical work reference examples to help you clarify whether candidates are the right fit
- Career skills
5 min listening timePublished onThe economic upside of reducing global food waste
Reducing A$4 billion in food waste globally can lead to real economic advantages. Here's how.
- Economy
10 min listening timePublished onLearned helplessness at work: what it is and how to beat it
How to overcome learned helplessness
- Personal and career development
4 min listening timePublished onModern slavery: can Australia do more?
Experts debate how Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 can be fine-tuned for greater global impact
- Ethics
- Governance and risk
13 min listening timePublished onWhy boredom "can be beautiful": research expert explains
How boredom at work can be your creative secret weapon
- Career skills
7 min listening timePublished onHow to come back from career failure
Career failure may have a silver lining – the opportunity to reinvent yourself or start a new career
- Personal and career development
7 min listening timePublished onWhy face-to-face meetings are still key in 2023
Meeting fatigue is understandable, but learn why face-to-face still has value
- Personal and career development
4 min listening timePublished onWhy planning is the key to internal recruitment
An external candidate isn't the only solution when an employee leaves a business
- Personal and career development
7 min listening timePublished onHow to seek honest feedback from your employees
A safe space for employees to talk openly without repercussions can unlock more honest feedback
- Personal and career development
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