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Why Having A BHAG Is Critical To Your Company’s Success

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BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. My company was founded in 2004, but we didn’t have a BHAG until 2013. What’s a BHAG?

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How Women Can Achieve Success In Male Dominated Professions

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According to an AICPA 2013 report, for the last 20 years women have represented about 50% of new CPAs in the accounting profession. I worked as an associate for two years, paid my dues, and was eventually promoted to senior associate, and then manager. Kathy Jensen joined CST Group in 2012 as Senior Manager.