Starting and running a business is an exciting venture. Entrepreneurs start with a dream. This dream envisions an amazing future state. Daily, a mission is lived out with certain behaviors and values expressed. Strategy development bridges the gap between where the business is and where it wants to go. This is exciting stuff! Along the way, though, distractions surface. Lawsuits, miscommunications, under-performing team-members, et cetera get in the way of that exciting dream. How did it end up like this? 

Topics: Takeaways, culture, onboarding, Growing, Human Resources, Growth, workplace productivity, Success, Management

Distractions exist everywhere in the workplace! As introduced in the first two-parts of this four-part series, business owners and leaders must minimize distractions proactively. Waiting until an issue arises typically results in lost money, time, and productivity…all killers to an organization’s profitability and success! Here is part three of this four-part series.

Topics: Takeaways, culture, onboarding, Growing, Human Resources, Growth, workplace productivity, Success, Management

Distractions exist everywhere in the workplace! As introduced in the first part of this four-part series, business owners and leaders must minimize distractions proactively. Waiting until an issue arises typically results in lost money, time, and productivity… all killers to an organization’s profitability and success! Here is part two of this four-part series.  

Topics: Takeaways, culture, onboarding, Growing, Human Resources, Growth, workplace productivity, Success, Management

Running a business is hard work! Operational bottle necks, financial obstacles, personnel issues, and business development road blocks are realities. New opportunities exist, yet day-to-day challenges and distractions get in the way. The last thing a new entrepreneur or seasoned executive needs is another people-related distraction! Such personnel distractions exist due to poor preparation and planning. When it comes to people management, business leaders must setup policies, processes, and procedures to maximize human effectiveness and tighten legal compliance. Up-front preparation allows employers to minimize lost time, energy, resources, and morale. Over the next four blog posts, I will explore ten employment practices that create workplace distractions.

Topics: Takeaways, culture, onboarding, Growing, Human Resources, Growth, workplace productivity, Success, Management

Have you ever found yourself scrambling during the last week of January to track down a Federal Identification Number or addresses of 1099 recipients?

Topics: brixey and meyer, ohio, Tax, Tax Team, 2019, 2020, 1099

The Learning Leader Show is a podcast created and hosted by Brixey & Meyer's Leadership Advisory Practice Leader, Ryan Hawk. The show is a top rated iTunes business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the world.

Topics: Insider, Takeaways, values, creative, brixey and meyer, Ryan Hawk, Learning Leader, Leader, Podcast, Leadership Advisory

The IRS recently issued new increases to tax deduction and contribution limits for tax year 2020. These increases are from the annual inflation adjustment that the IRS makes towards multiple tax schedules.

Topics: brixey and meyer, ohio, Tax, Tax Team, IRS, 2020

We are so excited to introduce you to Morgan, one of our newest team members! She is a Staff Accountant in our Tax Services group making things happen in Cincinnati on the daily!   

Topics: Insider, Accounting, Meet Us Monday, culture, career, ohio, Cincinnati

There are new variations of Tax Related Scams going around and we want you to be aware!

Topics: brixey and meyer, ohio, Tax, Tax Team, 2019, Scam Prevention

 

We are pleased to announce our consolidation of Cincinnati offices to Mount Adams, one of Cincinnati's most historic and popular neighborhoods. The move will take place in late 2019. The new address is 1111 Saint Gregory St. Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Topics: Accounting, cincinnati cpa, Doug Meyer, Growing, Growth, Cincinnati, Mount Adams, Moving