SlideMagic is a blog I read regularly about good design for presentations. Good presentations often include flowcharts to explain systems, which I found to be applicable to the types of flowcharts us internal control folks put together or review on occasion. I think some tips offered in a recent post are excellent, in particular theseContinue reading “Good tips for flowcharting”
Category Archives: Business
Open plan office space may inhibit concentration and productivity
William Belk of Rocket Fueled People is reporting something that many of us have known for a while now: Open plan office space is the worst if you need quiet to concentrate and, y’know, actually get things done: Their work appears to be geared toward tech workers, but the open plan office fad has spreadContinue reading “Open plan office space may inhibit concentration and productivity”
Invoice dates in the age of electronic billing
So as not to come off as too unreasonable or difficult on Twitter, a longer explanation of recent tweets is likely helpful. I tweeted this to Rogers, one of Canada’s big telecom companies: https://twitter.com/neilmcintyre/status/667060548908032000 Every month, I’m billed for my mobile phone service and cable TV on the 11th. Rogers bills in advance of theContinue reading “Invoice dates in the age of electronic billing”
Finance managers are human
CFO.com has brought to my attention a survey conducted by the CEB of finance managers. They asked finance managers whether they believe their direct reports are “effective in the behaviors and skills that drive excellent performance by the finance function.” The title of CFO.com’s article gave away the answer: Finance Leaders Bemoan Talent Shortage. NotContinue reading “Finance managers are human”
Light’s effect on integrity and honesty
Following an earlier post about how clean smells were correlated with more ethically minded decision making is this HBR post about good lighting encouraging the same thing: In one laboratory experiment, we placed participants in a dimly or well-lit room and asked them to complete 20 math problems under time pressure. The participants received aContinue reading “Light’s effect on integrity and honesty”