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How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand
You can pick your friends, but you can’t usually pick your coworkers. Chances are you’ll work with someone you don’t like during your career, and there may even be someone on your team right now that you can’t stand. While working remotely limits the amount of interactions you have to have with the person, it can also limit information and make the situation worse, says Carlos Valdes-Dapena, author of Virtual Teams:
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FASB Approve Accounting Update to Presentation and Disclosure by Not-For-Profit Entities for Contributed Nonfinancial Assets
Originally Published in The Cooperative Accountant, Winter 2020 Issue. On September 17, 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve transparency in the reporting of contributed nonfinancial assets, also known as gifts-in-kind, for not-for-profit organizations. Examples of contributed nonfinancial assets include fixed assets such as land, buildings, and equipment; the ...
Read More5 Strategies to Smoothly Handle a Workplace Confrontation
The act of confronting someone can be awkward and stressful. Here are a few strategies to skillfully approach the encounter. Some situations at work urgently require a confrontation. Maybe it’s a gripe you have with your coworker, your boss, your neighbor, or even your spouse. But instead of confronting the problem, you ignore it. You rationalize away having the conversation by saying, “it’s not that big of a deal,”or ...
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Revenue Planning During COVID-19 and Beyond
Originally Published in The Cooperative Accountant, Winter 2020 Issue Introduction The pandemic has brought overall economic slowdown and changes in social patterns resulting from impacts due to the SARSCoV-2 virus (COVID-19). This is making it more difficult for electric cooperatives to project future revenue patterns, and challenging to forecast future financial outcomes. This article discusses trends in revenue forecasting for the electric ...
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The Cooperative Accountant is Going Digital
NSAC's quarterly technical journal, The Cooperative Accountant, often referred to as the TCA, is going digital! Members will receive both the digital and printed versions of the winter 2020 edition, and the digital TCA will arrive through email and Connect thereafter. Watch below as Nick Mueting, NSAC President, and Bill Miller, NSAC Immediate Past President, discuss the new found benefits of the digital TCA.
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