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Growth, Taxes & Regulation: What CFOs Need To Be Thinking About in 2021
Q1 is done. Planning is baked. Strategy is in focus. And now it’s time to start advancing. The road ahead for 2021 will have both opportunities and obstacles — some predictable, some not. Let’s talk about what we know right now. While Dorothy was primarily concerned with lions, tigers and bears in Oz, CFOs in 2021 should be keeping their…Read More
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Fahrenheit’s Investment in Structure and Strategy Prepared Firm for the Future
In Fahrenheit's tenth year of business, Fahrenheit Advisors' Co-Founding Partners, Keith Middleton and Rich Reinecke, created a leadership team to help set the direction and prepare for the next decade. In 2020, Fahrenheit enlisted the Truist Leadership Institute to help fine-tune the new leadership team and create the firm's strategy for the future. Fahrenheit's experience with the Institute and take-aways…Read More
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VIDEO: 4 Reasons to Engage a Leadership Coach
In this brief video, Fahrenheit Managing Director, Rachel Lutowsky explains the four most common reasons professionals engage a leadership coach. When selecting a coach, it is important to identify the "why" first. Watch the full webinar hosted by an expert panel of leadership coaches from Fahrenheit Advisors to learn more about finding the right leadership coach for you. Fahrenheit's…Read More -
4 Ways To Empower Your Team To Step Up in a Crisis
Is your team empowered to step up in a crisis? Is it ready to take charge on a moment’s notice? Is it set up to advance daily business when your chair is unexpectedly empty? Is it really? As a leader, I had the opportunity to find out for myself when I got COVID and was forced to completely shut down.…Read More
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America’s Economy Is About to Roar: Get Ready for Post-COVID Economic Growth
A preponderance of economists have weighed in and the consensus is impossible to ignore: America’s economy is about to roar — much like it did following the Spanish Flu pandemic of the early 1900s. History, it seems, is about to repeat itself. For us in 2021, it’s a priceless once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now is the right time to get ready to…Read More
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What Employers Need to Know: COBRA Provisions in COVID Relief Law
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees and their families have lost group health plan coverage because of layoffs or reduced hours. If your business has had to take such steps, and it’s required to offer continuing health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes some critical provisions for…Read More
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5 Tips to Structure Your Finance Team for Success
If you’re a fast-growing company looking to structure your finance team and position it to help you grow intelligently, it can be hard to know where to begin. Fortunately, there are always people willing to share their expertise. Here are important considerations when structuring your financial team to meet the needs of your growing business. 1. Focus on the…Read More
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How To Engage Passive Candidates in a Tight Labor Market
What a difference a year makes. Reflect back to February of 2020 when we were experiencing a strong labor market and overall unemployment of 3.5%, the lowest level in 50 years. Then, suddenly we were facing a pandemic, displacing millions of people from their jobs. In March and April of 2020, unemployment reached 14.8%. While unemployment numbers increased, the reality…Read More
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What is Executive Presence and How To Get It
Executive Presence or EP, as we will call it in this article, is always a hot topic for leaders and anyone within a company that is focused on building their career path, developing skillsets, and growing personally and professionally. Developing your EP is focusing on traits that can help get you to the next level. Read on to learn more…Read More
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How to Determine if Your Business is Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit
There has been a lot written about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), and much of it makes reference to the fact that more guidance was expected to clarify some of the gray areas of the law. Recently, we received additional guidance in the form of a 102-page notice from the IRS: IRS Notice 2021-20. More guidance is expected. I know…Read More
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Can Employers Mandate COVID Vaccinations to Return to Work?
A topic that has been gaining a great deal of attention lately, is the question of whether an employer can mandate employees be vaccinated against the COVID-19 prior to returning to the workplace. The short answer to this question is yes. An employer can require employees be vaccinated as a condition of returning to, or continuing work at the employer’s…Read More
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What Employers Need to Know About the FFCRA Expiration
With all that has been happening on the national stage recently, the expiration of the Family First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) has gone somewhat unnoticed. The reality is that the act that was put in place in April of 2020 to protect employees during the pandemic by providing the nation’s first mandated paid leave protections, has expired. This expiration may…Read More